Form 8.3 - MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

Form 8.3 - MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

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)	Â	Full name of discloser:	Â	Barclays PLC.
Â		Â		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		MELROSE INDUSTRIES 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:		26 February 2018
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
Â		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?		GKN PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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.

(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	Â	Â	48/7p ordinary	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		19,229,455		0.99%		34,828,489		1.79%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				28,449,759		1.47%		4,450,644		0.23%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)
		TOTAL:		47,679,214		2.46%		39,279,133		2.02%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), 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 employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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.

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

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		25		2.2712 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,339		2.2795 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,452		2.2535 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,626		2.2666 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,635		2.2515 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,787		2.2525 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,920		2.2505 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,412		2.2763 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,854		2.2632 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		11,458		2.2621 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		11,753		2.2599 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		15,882		2.2719 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		19,742		2.2645 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		20,486		2.2604 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		23,621		2.2649 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		24,198		2.2552 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		27,589		2.2549 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		29,839		2.2676 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		62,122		2.2607 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		76,494		2.2614 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		88,461		2.2593 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		191,545		2.2551 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		202,562		2.2616 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		212,924		2.2557 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		221,427		2.2601 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		235,207		2.2610 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		272,960		2.2612 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		306,309		2.2628 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		315,512		2.2516 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,156,566		2.2550 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		28		2.2541 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		169		2.2503 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		408		2.2521 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		700		2.2740 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,109		2.2716 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,339		2.2795 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,375		2.2660 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,635		2.2515 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,787		2.2525 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,920		2.2505 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		2,368		2.2570 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		2,951		2.2630 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		4,154		2.2649 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		7,001		2.2653 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		12,570		2.2711 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		13,776		2.2496 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		17,508		2.2631 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		18,308		2.2672 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		22,252		2.2535 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		24,659		2.2657 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		34,701		2.2545 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		38,184		2.2559 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		72,808		2.2628 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		77,933		2.2683 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		94,962		2.2600 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		102,845		2.2589 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		596,429		2.2579 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,341,000		2.2684 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,490,000		2.2596 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		100		2.2548 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		350		2.2522 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		700		2.2740 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,109		2.2716 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		9,739		2.2578 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		12,570		2.2711 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		17,508		2.2631 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP Expires 28/03/2019		Long		18,308		2.2672 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		31,802		2.2678 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		68,388		2.2630 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP Expires 28/03/2019		Long		77,933		2.2683 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP Expires 28/03/2019		Long		1,341,000		2.2684 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP Expires 28/03/2019		Long		1,490,000		2.2596 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		4		2.2625 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		5		2.2600 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		25		2.2712 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		75		2.2613 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		1,626		2.2666 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,666		2.2546 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		2,412		2.2763 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,854		2.2632 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		11,753		2.2599 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		15,882		2.2719 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		23,621		2.2649 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		29,839		2.2676 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		50,383		2.2554 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		62,122		2.2607 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		76,494		2.2614 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		77,391		2.2597 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		191,545		2.2551 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		212,924		2.2557 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		272,876		2.2612 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		331,445		2.2628 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		360,057		2.2615 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		2,156,566		2.2550 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,156,566		2.2550 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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Price per unit (if applicable)

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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. 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	NO
Date of disclosure:		27 Feb 2018
Contact name:		Elise Tang
Telephone number:		0207 1163 001

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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

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

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