Form 8.3 - FirstGroup plc

RNS Number : 2631N

Barclays PLC

30 May 2022

 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

FIRSTGROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

27 May 2022

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

6,386,448

0.85%

1,021,251

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

20,025,807

2.67%

5,393,406

0.72%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,412,255

3.52%

6,414,657

0.86%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.				DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
5p ordinary		Purchase		99		1.3411 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		402		1.3705 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		432		1.3112 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		469		1.3659 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		518		1.3560 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		733		1.3170 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		768		1.4030 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		830		1.3400 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		900		1.3644 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		947		1.3322 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,498		1.3388 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,663		1.3489 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,367		1.3558 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,433		1.3570 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,649		1.3573 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,993		1.3310 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		3,023		1.3293 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		3,571		1.3799 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		3,727		1.3282 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		4,127		1.3367 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		5,063		1.3410 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		5,235		1.3571 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		5,574		1.3496 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		7,075		1.3461 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		8,018		1.3450 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		8,415		1.3290 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		13,102		1.3313 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		13,655		1.3617 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		15,382		1.3317 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		15,969		1.3355 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		20,067		1.3718 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		23,320		1.3478 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		33,520		1.3440 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		99,803		1.3487 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		173,478		1.3356 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		583		1.3741 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		728		1.3739 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		733		1.3150 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,054		1.3328 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,130		1.3340 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,454		1.3757 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,656		1.3253 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,097		1.3302 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,246		1.3804 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,136		1.3537 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,672		1.3801 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,932		1.3555 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		5,000		1.3720 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		6,107		1.3742 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		6,122		1.3354 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		6,643		1.4050 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		6,964		1.3337 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		8,133		1.3668 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		9,008		1.3635 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		12,608		1.3440 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		16,249		1.3341 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		20,108		1.3515 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		29,250		1.3677 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		78,598		1.3606 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		94,621		1.3502 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		185,864		1.3556 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		833,853		1.3402 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,054	1.3328 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,309	1.3747 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		5,000	1.3275 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		6,122	1.3354 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		8,787	1.3218 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		10,000	1.3837 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		12,608	1.3440 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		20,852	1.3788 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		34,250	1.3682 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		39,785	1.3403 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		57,746	1.3541 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		94,621	1.3502 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		100,799	1.3719 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		892,759	1.3402 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		20	1.3113 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		99	1.3410 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		238	1.3643 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		412	1.3111 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		662	1.3645 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		743	1.3955 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		990	1.3573 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		1,139	1.3051 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,498	1.3388 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,659	1.3574 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,212	1.3430 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,367	1.3558 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,023	1.3293 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		4,127	1.3367 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		4,293	1.4031 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,235	1.3571 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,574	1.3496 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,837	1.3440 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		7,265	1.3212 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		12,207	1.3613 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		13,655	1.3617 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		23,432	1.3515 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		24,975	1.3270 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		48,245	1.3415 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		49,214	1.3420 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		173,478	1.3356 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						applicable)
4.				OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii)  the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				30 May 2022
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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