Form 8.3 - National Express Group plc

RNS Number : 2279J

Barclays PLC

25 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:

22 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:

2,177,107

0.35%

7,556,890

1.23%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

7,260,092

1.18%

2,074,254

0.34%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,437,199

1.54%

9,631,144

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	2.3637 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		204	2.3840 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		338	2.4020 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		438	2.3720 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		467	2.3800 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		632	2.3920 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		780	2.3980 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,657	2.4011 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,991	2.3845 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		4,454	2.3879 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		5,767	2.3758 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		10,000	2.3816 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		38,865	2.3883 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		72,660	2.3746 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1	2.3640 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		15	2.3800 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		75	2.3920 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		247	2.3960 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		332	2.3700 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		338	2.4020 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		984	2.3950 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		991	2.4048 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,061	2.3840 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,403	2.3798 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,410	2.3766 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,676	2.3793 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,804	2.3872 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,598	2.3897 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,718	2.3681 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		4,196	2.3824 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		4,201	2.3680 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		5,542	2.3949 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		6,827	2.3919 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		9,361	2.3913 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		10,296	2.3890 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		10,981	2.3670 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		15,464	2.3795 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		15	2.3799 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		890	2.3798 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,446	2.3679 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,859	2.3908 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		7,020	2.3928 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		8,645	2.3655 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		15,464	2.3795 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,657	2.4011 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,954	2.3818 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		6,840	2.3896 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		10,000	2.3816 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		11,153	2.3884 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		13,987	2.3733 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		19,836	2.3681 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		27,921	2.3740 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:				25 Apr 2022
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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