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) | Â | Full name of discloser: | Â | 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 | MELROSE INDUSTRIES 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: | 15 January 2018 | |||
(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? | 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 | 48/7p ordinary | |||||||||
 | Interests |  | Short Positions | ||||||||
 |  | Number |  | (%) | Number |  | (%) | ||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 18,676,576 | 0.96% | 37,465,206 | 1.93% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
35,735,979 | 1.84% | 7,406,855 | 0.38% | ||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
 | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 54,412,555 | 2.80% | 44,872,061 | 2.31% |
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 | 100 | 2.2960 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 241 | 2.3170 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,304 | 2.2465 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,547 | 2.2550 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,820 | 2.2770 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,846 | 2.2652 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,517 | 2.2801 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,737 | 2.2983 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,745 | 2.2870 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,171 | 2.2733 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,298 | 2.2731 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 7,647 | 2.2932 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 8,809 | 2.2650 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 9,697 | 2.3080 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 10,530 | 2.2547 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 10,706 | 2.2702 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 10,792 | 2.3024 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 11,739 | 2.3088 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 12,817 | 2.2935 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 17,801 | 2.2965 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 19,282 | 2.3079 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 19,570 | 2.3045 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 25,000 | 2.3017 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 26,033 | 2.2833 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 26,230 | 2.3058 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 38,683 | 2.2952 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 39,658 | 2.2992 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 105,653 | 2.2972 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 129,324 | 2.3048 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 158,741 | 2.2497 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 173,131 | 2.3015 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 177,205 | 2.2958 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 210,598 | 2.3061 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 244,334 | 2.3056 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 244,640 | 2.2794 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 266,147 | 2.2973 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 303,859 | 2.3063 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 438,252 | 2.3007 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 678,882 | 2.3060 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 716,000 | 2.3006 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 988,601 | 2.2938 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 33 | 2.2814 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 117 | 2.3050 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 241 | 2.3170 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 571 | 2.2936 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 600 | 2.3108 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,547 | 2.2550 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,597 | 2.3000 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,898 | 2.2617 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 2,121 | 2.2574 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 2,890 | 2.2915 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 3,745 | 2.2871 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 3,745 | 2.2870 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 4,207 | 2.2847 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 4,284 | 2.2902 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 4,916 | 2.2978 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 11,544 | 2.2468 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 12,590 | 2.2787 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 12,714 | 2.2905 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 13,808 | 2.2907 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 17,194 | 2.2964 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 24,193 | 2.2628 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 24,611 | 2.2872 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 26,153 | 2.2900 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 62,750 | 2.2733 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 150,971 | 2.3019 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 247,944 | 2.2892 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 279,392 | 2.3060 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 750,000 | 2.3038 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 750,000 | 2.2944 GBP | ||||
48/7p ordinary | Sale | 794,956 | 2.3035 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 | CFD | Long | 117 | 2.3050 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 600 | 2.3108 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 900 | 2.2966 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,898 | 2.2617 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 2,696 | 2.2466 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 4,916 | 2.2978 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 12,809 | 2.3068 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 24,193 | 2.2628 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 24,611 | 2.2872 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 40,465 | 2.2613 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 62,750 | 2.2732 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 70,405 | 2.3063 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 135,599 | 2.2889 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 270,870 | 2.3060 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP Expires 17/02/2019 | Long | 1,500,000 | 2.2991 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 37 | 2.3194 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 56 | 2.3122 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 181 | 2.2936 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 448 | 2.3016 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 726 | 2.2929 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 900 | 2.2862 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 946 | 2.3038 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,395 | 2.2925 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,500 | 2.3082 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,641 | 2.2845 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,691 | 2.3018 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,820 | 2.2770 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,838 | 2.2693 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,846 | 2.2652 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,313 | 2.2938 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 2,517 | 2.2801 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,737 | 2.2983 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,784 | 2.2961 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,252 | 2.2842 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,416 | 2.3020 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,599 | 2.2690 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,171 | 2.2732 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,298 | 2.2731 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,232 | 2.2710 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,392 | 2.3027 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,981 | 2.3109 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 6,147 | 2.2895 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 6,316 | 2.3043 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 8,428 | 2.3031 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 8,809 | 2.2650 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,039 | 2.2966 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,464 | 2.3080 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 10,530 | 2.2547 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 11,739 | 2.3088 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 14,791 | 2.3079 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 18,438 | 2.2960 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 18,438 | 2.2960 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 18,590 | 2.2988 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 19,570 | 2.3044 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 20,122 | 2.2994 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 25,773 | 2.2476 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 26,033 | 2.2833 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 36,222 | 2.3106 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 38,479 | 2.3049 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 44,960 | 2.3081 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 44,960 | 2.3081 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 63,917 | 2.2901 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 76,116 | 2.3050 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 123,758 | 2.3059 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 125,000 | 2.2985 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 129,324 | 2.3048 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 131,448 | 2.2979 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 133,913 | 2.2962 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 148,230 | 2.2934 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 158,741 | 2.2497 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 244,640 | 2.2793 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 252,991 | 2.2948 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 309,712 | 2.3061 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 309,712 | 2.3061 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 576,740 | 2.2926 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 678,882 | 2.3060 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 724,314 | 2.3006 GBP | |||||
48/7p ordinary | SWAP Expires 15/01/2019 | Short | 724,314 | 2.3006 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: | 16 Jan 2018 | ||
Contact name: | Jay Supaya | ||
Telephone number: | 020 7773 0635 |
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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