Form 8.3 - INVESTEC LIMITED
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) Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
are being disclosed: BARCLAYS PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies
is insufficient
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to
whose relevant securities this form
relates: Investec Ltd
Use a separate form for each
offeror/offeree
(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: 22 April 2010
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or YES
are they today disclosing, under the Code
in respect of any other party
to this offer?
If YES, specify which:
Investec Plc
Rensburg Sheppards Plc
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: ORDINARY
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant
securities
wned and/or
controlled: 1,599,463 0.64% 825,136 0.33%
(2) Derivatives
(other
than options): 92,114 0.04% 91,340 0.03%
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 1,691,577 0.68% 916,476 0.36%
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or
sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open
Positions).
(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:
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class
of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a)
or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of Purchase/sale Number of Price per
relevant securities unit
security
Ordinary Purchase 7,893 63.52811
Ordinary Purchase 8,686 63.52811
Ordinary Purchase 1,582 63.52811
Ordinary Purchase 5,000 63.4809
Ordinary Purchase 200 62.82
Ordinary Purchase 100 62.85
Ordinary Purchase 1990 62.86
Ordinary Purchase 187 62.97
Ordinary Purchase 16 63
Ordinary Purchase 163 63.02
Ordinary Purchase 526 63.03
Ordinary Purchase 816 63.04
Ordinary Purchase 150 63.05
Ordinary Purchase 300 63.07
Ordinary Purchase 2093 63.1
Ordinary Purchase 192 63.12
Ordinary Purchase 50 63.14
Ordinary Purchase 200 63.16
Ordinary Purchase 120 63.17
Ordinary Purchase 45 63.18
Ordinary Purchase 71 63.19
Ordinary Purchase 43 63.21
Ordinary Purchase 86 63.23
Ordinary Purchase 1482 63.26
Ordinary Purchase 200 63.28
Ordinary Purchase 2 63.3
Ordinary Purchase 408 63.31
Ordinary Purchase 101 63.34
Ordinary Purchase 101 63.35
Ordinary Purchase 260 63.37
Ordinary Purchase 136 63.38
Ordinary Purchase 240 63.39
Ordinary Purchase 447 63.4
Ordinary Purchase 300 63.41
Ordinary Purchase 242 63.42
Ordinary Purchase 73 63.44
Ordinary Purchase 212 63.45
Ordinary Purchase 100 63.46
Ordinary Purchase 106 63.47
Ordinary Purchase 282 63.48
Ordinary Purchase 100 63.49
Ordinary Purchase 264 63.5
Ordinary Purchase 668 63.51
Ordinary Purchase 297 63.55
Ordinary Purchase 163 63.56
Ordinary Purchase 100 63.61
Ordinary Purchase 720 63.64
Ordinary Purchase 236 63.65
Ordinary Purchase 41 63.71
Ordinary Purchase 379 63.72
Ordinary Purchase 2 63.79
Ordinary Purchase 20 64
Ordinary Sale -18,161 63.552442
Ordinary Sale -258 62.98
Ordinary Sale -3 62.99
Ordinary Sale -20 63
Ordinary Sale -2943 63.02
Ordinary Sale -866 63.03
Ordinary Sale -40 63.06
Ordinary Sale -76 63.14
Ordinary Sale -700 63.16
Ordinary Sale -1458 63.17
Ordinary Sale -3 63.18
Ordinary Sale -48 63.2
Ordinary Sale -49 63.23
Ordinary Sale -1990 63.24
Ordinary Sale -551 63.28
Ordinary Sale -1425 63.29
Ordinary Sale -21 63.3
Ordinary Sale -95 63.31
Ordinary Sale -2 63.32
Ordinary Sale -152 63.33
Ordinary Sale -2 63.35
Ordinary Sale -195 63.38
Ordinary Sale -709 63.39
Ordinary Sale -851 63.4
Ordinary Sale -306 63.41
Ordinary Sale -255 63.42
Ordinary Sale -101 63.45
Ordinary Sale -868 63.46
Ordinary Sale -128 63.47
Ordinary Sale -253 63.48
Ordinary Sale -246 63.49
Ordinary Sale -81 63.5
Ordinary Sale -176 63.52
Ordinary Sale -111 63.53
Ordinary Sale -3611 63.54
Ordinary Sale -302 63.55
Ordinary Sale -40 63.56
Ordinary Sale -143 63.57
Ordinary Sale -200 63.58
Ordinary Sale -188 63.6
Ordinary Sale -719 63.61
Ordinary Sale -22 63.7
Ordinary Sale -7687 63.71
Ordinary Sale -679 63.72
Ordinary Sale -520 63.75
Ordinary Sale -20 63.77
Ordinary Sale -123 63.78
Ordinary Sale -21 63.79
Ordinary Sale -100 63.8
Ordinary Sale -21 63.83
Ordinary Sale -44 63.84
Ordinary Sale -80 63.85
Ordinary Sale -100 63.94
Ordinary Sale -2 63.99
Ordinary Sale -1645 64
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price
relevant description e.g. opening/ reference per unit
security e.g. CFD closing a long/ securities
short position,
increasing/reducing
a long/short position
Ordinary CFD Long 1,269 63.6966
Ordinary CFD Long 3,610 63.2723
Ordinary CFD Long 3,770 63.5249
Ordinary CFD Long 13,372 63.435
Ordinary CFD Long 14,619 63.2463
Ordinary CFD Short 297 63.5754
Ordinary CFD Short 5,692 63.3403
Ordinary CFD Short 8,630 63.1648
Ordinary CFD Short 22,021 63.4421
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
relevant description purchasing, of Price e.g. date Money
security e.g. selling, securities per unit paid/
call varying to which American, received
option etc. option European per unit
relates etc.
(ii) Exercising
Class of Product Number of Exercise
relevant description securities price
security e.g. call per unit
option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of Nature of Details Price per
Relevant dealing e.g. unit
security subscription, (if applicable)
conversion
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 23 April 2010
Contact name: Geoff Smith
Telephone number: 020 7116 2913
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.