Form 8.3 - Investec Plc - Amendment

Form 8.3 - Investec Plc - Amendment

BARCLAYS PLC

Amendment

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	Â	Barclays PLC.
Â	are being disclosed:		Â
(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
Â	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):		Â
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		INVESTEC PLC
Â	relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an
	offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
Â	offeror/offeree:		Â
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:		9 August 2011
(f)	Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are		YES:
	they today disclosing, under the Code in respect		EVOLUTION GROUP
	of any other party to this offer?		INVESTEC LIMITED

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:		Â	ORD
			Interests	Â	Â	Â	Short Positions	Â	Â
Â	Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:		31,930,469		5.89%		33,277,763		6.14%
Â	Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)	Derivatives (other than
	options):		5,593,122		1.03%		5,841,511		1.08%
Â	Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)	Options and agreements to
	purchase/sell:		1,072,000		0.20%		0		0.00%
Â	Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(4)	TOTAL:
			38,595,591		7.12%		39,119,274		7.21%

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:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

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 relevant	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		393		3.8326 GBP
ORD		Purchase		501		3.9597 GBP
ORD		Purchase		506		3.9658 GBP
ORD		Purchase		541		3.9790 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,126		3.8772 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,887		3.8767 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,905		3.9670 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,236		3.8078 GBP
ORD		Purchase		7,189		3.9663 GBP
ORD		Purchase		10,317		3.8010 GBP
ORD		Purchase		12,112		3.9302 GBP
ORD		Purchase		13,400		3.9095 GBP
ORD		Purchase		19,761		3.8748 GBP
ORD		Purchase		20,634		3.7990 GBP
ORD		Purchase		21,354		3.8703 GBP
ORD		Purchase		46,372		3.8758 GBP
ORD		Purchase		260,411		3.8613 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,565		3.9112 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,034		3.9120 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,305		3.8744 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,539		3.7792 GBP
ORD		Sale		5,300		3.9367 GBP
ORD		Sale		7,688		3.8069 GBP
ORD		Sale		18,773		3.8192 GBP
ORD		Sale		29,380		3.9273 GBP
ORD		Sale		59,670		3.9790 GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		CFD		Long		1,964		3.8574 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		2,253		3.8484 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		5,224		3.9614 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		5,528		3.8331 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		8,831		3.9613 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		50,774		3.9132 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		61,283		46.1917 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		163,464		46.6046 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		309,669		46.2944 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		701,769		46.5967 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		393		3.8325 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		1,285		3.9441 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		6,834		3.8409 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		13,616		3.8564 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		22,480		46.4438 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		24,046		47.0505 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		209,952		3.8606 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		311,066		46.8700 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,553,000		46.5000 ZAR

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Â

Product description e.g. call option

Â

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Â

Number of securities to which option relates

Â

Exercise price per unit

Â

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Â

Expiry date

Â

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security

Â

Product description e.g. call option

Â

Number of securities

Â

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Â

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Â

Details

Â

Price per unit (if applicable)

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”

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”

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Â

YES

Date of disclosure:	Â	11 Aug 2011
Contact name:	Â	Geoff Smith
Telephone number:	Â	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 [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

143221.01

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings	Â	Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:		Â
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		INVESTEC PLC
relevant securities this from relates:		Â

2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class

Â

Product

Â

Writing,

Â

Number

Â

Exercise

Â

Type

Â

Expiry

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

security

varying etc

to which

option

Â

Â

Â

relates

Â

Â

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ORD

Put Options

Purchased

100,000

5,200.0000

American

15 Sep 2011

ORD

Call Options

Purchased

972,000

5,800.0000

American

15 Sep 2011

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences (“CFDs”) or spread bets.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.