Form 8.3 - National Express Group plc

RNS Number : 9903E

Barclays PLC

16 March 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

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP 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:

15 March 2022

(f)

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

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

STAGECOACH GROUP 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:			5p ordinary
			Interests		Short Positions
			Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:		3,050,518	0.50%	8,123,691	1.32%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
			7,496,770	1.22%	2,298,509	0.37%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:		0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:		10,547,288	1.72%	10,422,200	1.70%

(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		2		2.3200 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		10		2.3292 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		22		2.3305 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		238		2.3340 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		503		2.3266 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		532		2.3180 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		966		2.3139 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,806		2.3363 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,071		2.3470 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,150		2.2958 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		3,070		2.3179 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		4,702		2.3147 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		5,358		2.3295 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		7,698		2.3276 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		9,152		2.3237 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		15,419		2.3370 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		17,728		2.3234 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		28,163		2.3187 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		103,971		2.2960 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		313,005		2.3235 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		324,475		2.3154 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,079,280		2.3274 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3		2.3160 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		9		2.3026 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		49		2.3356 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		67		2.3195 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		238		2.3340 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		283		2.3327 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		964		2.3260 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,191		2.3113 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,730		2.3240 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,272		2.3267 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,094		2.3014 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		13,240		2.3259 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		15,525		2.3075 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		17,490		2.3382 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		19,130		2.3288 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		21,614		2.3321 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		37,208		2.3050 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		37,537		2.3276 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		46,306		2.3247 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		53,164		2.3262 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		53,766		2.3273 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		63,061		2.3057 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		77,099		2.3184 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		84,989		2.2960 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		105,102		2.3130 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		108,700		2.3265 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		217,572		2.3280 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		223,042		2.3254 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		303,245		2.3279 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		67	2.3194 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,191	2.3113 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		1,586	2.3118 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,771	2.3483 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		2,468	2.3080 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,614	2.3198 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		8,846	2.2960 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		10,140	2.2959 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		16,000	2.3255 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		21,614	2.3321 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		22,218	2.3201 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		22,342	2.2959 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		37,208	2.3050 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		63,061	2.3057 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		77,099	2.3184 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		105,102	2.3130 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		1,806	2.3363 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,156	2.3229 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		7,604	2.3290 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		8,792	2.3171 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		12,275	2.2962 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		13,581	2.3268 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		13,749	2.3228 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		14,323	2.2960 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		14,414	2.3147 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		31,481	2.3285 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		47,008	2.3185 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		66,320	2.3122 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		76,696	2.2960 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		96,066	2.3254 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		150,741	2.3139 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		235,861	2.3243 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:				16 Mar 2022
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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