Form 8.3 - National Express Group plc

RNS Number : 9238I

Barclays PLC

21 April 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:

20 April 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:

2,146,685

0.35%

7,568,998

1.23%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

7,288,559

1.19%

2,046,153

0.33%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,435,244

1.54%

9,615,151

1.57%

(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		1	2.3477 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		38	2.3540 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		246	2.3894 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		889	2.3770 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,058	2.3629 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,343	2.3999 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,853	2.4040 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,959	2.3998 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,707	2.3922 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		5,894	2.3833 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		5,955	2.3865 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		7,645	2.3917 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		14,625	2.3856 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		15,862	2.3675 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		16,511	2.3805 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1	2.3480 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		4	2.3980 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		163	2.3900 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		940	2.3971 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,572	2.3834 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,800	2.4040 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		6,245	2.3890 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		6,547	2.3761 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		6,986	2.4000 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		13,634	2.3989 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		16,971	2.3876 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		25,378	2.3877 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		4	2.3979 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		70	2.3439 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,980	2.3551 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		2,711	2.3818 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		10,916	2.3846 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		13,564	2.3991 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		16,971	2.3876 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		18,830	2.3898 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		246	2.3894 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,125	2.4000 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		1,343	2.3999 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		2,663	2.3852 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		4,049	2.3906 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		4,737	2.3700 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		4,830	2.3834 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		4,973	2.3635 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		5,234	2.4001 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		5,894	2.3833 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		14,625	2.3856 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		15,862	2.3675 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:				21 Apr 2022
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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