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 “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: | Â |
Barclays PLC. |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed,
if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities
this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
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MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: | Â | Â |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure |
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12 Jan 2018 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A†|
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YES 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 | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 17,732,739 | 0.91% | 37,916,826 | 1.95% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
36,551,335 | 1.88% | 6,651,045 | 0.34% | ||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 54,284,074 | 2.80% | 44,567,871 | 2.30% |
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 | 591 | 2.2900 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 700 | 2.2549 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,224 | 2.3050 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,083 | 2.3698 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,093 | 2.1913 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,121 | 2.3857 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,147 | 2.2503 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,164 | 2.2693 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,780 | 2.3020 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,609 | 2.2580 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,706 | 2.2562 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,567 | 2.2612 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 9,134 | 2.2686 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 9,939 | 2.2976 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 12,914 | 2.2679 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 18,892 | 2.2565 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 43,751 | 2.2609 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 52,341 | 2.3083 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 53,704 | 2.2750 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 55,730 | 2.2527 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 62,879 | 2.2849 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 65,946 | 2.2196 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 80,366 | 2.3092 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 106,939 | 2.2771 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 110,209 | 2.3012 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 131,815 | 2.2493 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 132,481 | 2.2893 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 165,414 | 2.2943 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 179,291 | 2.2746 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 258,564 | 2.2740 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 303,575 | 2.2464 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 465,267 | 2.2437 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 753,254 | 2.2420 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 805,146 | 2.2834 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,316,881 | 2.2802 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,909,407 | 2.2197 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 200 | 2.2560 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 402 | 2.2567 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 533 | 2.2670 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 591 | 2.2900 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 598 | 2.2565 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,067 | 2.2345 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,224 | 2.3050 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,250 | 2.2330 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,666 | 2.2635 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,869 | 2.3573 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 2,177 | 2.2617 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 2,780 | 2.3020 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 3,070 | 2.2708 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 3,220 | 2.2858 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 3,853 | 2.2611 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 10,540 | 2.2832 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 11,685 | 2.3140 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 11,803 | 2.2738 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 13,250 | 2.2639 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 15,744 | 2.2658 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 22,362 | 2.2417 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 29,863 | 2.3521 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 31,137 | 2.2559 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 44,309 | 2.2992 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 45,933 | 2.2571 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 53,580 | 2.2801 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 54,249 | 2.2766 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 61,884 | 2.3153 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 62,521 | 2.2748 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 63,914 | 2.2675 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 64,773 | 2.2616 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 77,488 | 2.2826 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 84,664 | 2.3437 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 108,340 | 2.3734 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 143,962 | 2.2982 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 249,752 | 2.3331 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 286,901 | 2.2674 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 305,274 | 2.2745 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 532,988 | 2.2595 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 750,000 | 2.2373 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,000,000 | 2.2618 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,120,484 | 2.2778 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 4,800,000 | 2.2873 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 4,853,430 | 2.2750 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 | 433 | 2.2759 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,869 | 2.3573 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,927 | 2.2886 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,111 | 2.2804 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,135 | 2.2696 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,177 | 2.2617 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,234 | 2.2700 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,600 | 2.2420 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,637 | 2.2699 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,220 | 2.2858 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,917 | 2.2685 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 4,266 | 2.2565 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 5,033 | 2.2650 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 8,232 | 2.3000 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 8,447 | 2.2686 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 8,613 | 2.2820 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 13,609 | 2.2652 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 15,662 | 2.2724 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 19,621 | 2.2895 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 21,091 | 2.2717 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 21,896 | 2.2703 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 36,081 | 2.2633 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 48,252 | 2.2660 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 53,757 | 2.3358 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 62,526 | 2.2803 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 64,773 | 2.2615 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 74,954 | 2.2892 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 108,340 | 2.3734 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 249,752 | 2.3331 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 264,955 | 2.2509 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Long | 305,274 | 2.2745 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 380,702 | 2.2748 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 688,891 | 2.2744 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Long | 1,000,000 | 2.2618 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Long | 1,036,901 | 2.2457 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Long | 4,800,000 | 2.2873 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 4,853,430 | 2.2750 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 4,853,430 | 2.2750 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 300 | 2.2752 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 700 | 2.2549 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 832 | 2.2552 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,093 | 2.1913 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,609 | 2.2580 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,706 | 2.2562 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,724 | 2.2567 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 4,658 | 2.2565 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 13,454 | 2.2958 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 24,774 | 2.2527 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 32,518 | 2.2445 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 34,748 | 2.2112 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 43,751 | 2.2609 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 48,727 | 2.2597 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 53,704 | 2.2750 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 62,879 | 2.2849 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 65,946 | 2.2195 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 70,495 | 2.3124 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 72,638 | 2.2537 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 74,910 | 2.2797 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 80,366 | 2.3092 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 110,209 | 2.3012 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 118,682 | 2.2814 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 125,000 | 2.2601 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 258,564 | 2.2740 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 303,575 | 2.2464 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 340,133 | 2.3095 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 364,587 | 2.2522 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 388,667 | 2.2324 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 465,267 | 2.2437 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 780,411 | 2.2735 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,909,407 | 2.2197 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(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. |
 | Expiry date |  | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Â |
Product description
e.g. call option |
 | Exercising/ exercised against |  | Number of securities |  | Exercise price per unit |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Â |
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion |
 | Details |  | 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: | Â |
15 Jan 2018 |
Contact name: |
Jay Supaya |
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Telephone number: |
020 7773 0635 |
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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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