Form 8.3 - National Express Group plc

RNS Number : 4038J

Barclays PLC

26 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:

25 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:

2,161,385

0.35%

7,643,059

1.24%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

7,331,848

1.19%

2,088,292

0.34%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

9,493,233

1.55%

9,731,351

1.58%

(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		362		2.2680 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		426		2.2640 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		440		2.2360 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		483		2.2460 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		487		2.2838 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		635		2.2503 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,104		2.2713 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,433		2.2600 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,621		2.2553 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,288		2.2944 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		3,317		2.2860 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		5,498		2.2593 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		6,100		2.2839 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		6,100		2.2840 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		6,552		2.2786 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		6,573		2.2616 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		13,115		2.2638 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		24,614		2.2820 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		33,161		2.2562 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		55,169		2.2803 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		155,671		2.2597 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		27		2.2700 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		40		2.2802 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		41		2.2621 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		188		2.3460 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		432		2.2760 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		483		2.2460 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		663		2.2862 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		820		2.2340 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		869		2.2718 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		903		2.2358 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,099		2.2740 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,144		2.2567 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,528		2.2747 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,555		2.2758 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,633		2.2850 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,760		2.2611 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,818		2.2858 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,187		2.2609 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,204		2.2689 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,716		2.2906 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,834		2.2663 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,866		2.2600 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,953		2.2723 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,177		2.2733 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,700		2.2732 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		3,969		2.2506 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		4,970		2.2550 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		6,100		2.2840 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		7,059		2.2798 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		10,371		2.2570 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		12,188		2.2736 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		16,083		2.2629 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		25,821		2.2583 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		35,624		2.2500 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		35,922		2.2643 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		112,884		2.2601 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		118,409		2.2523 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		27	2.2700 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		40	2.2802 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		41	2.2620 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		769	2.2518 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,177	2.2733 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		10,371	2.2569 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		12,188	2.2736 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		19,260	2.2498 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		23,017	2.2594 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		25,713	2.2500 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		54,741	2.2520 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		67	2.3203 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		420	2.2780 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,800	2.2673 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		4,125	2.2680 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		6,573	2.2616 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		13,115	2.2638 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		14,388	2.2754 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		22,939	2.2931 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		28,199	2.2746 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:				26 Apr 2022
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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