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)   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 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: 16 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:       48/7p ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 22,139,673 1.14% 43,413,510 2.24%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
40,658,078 2.09% 7,388,313 0.38%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 62,797,751 3.23% 50,801,823 2.62%

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

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   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
48/7p ordinary Purchase 614 2.3242 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 675 2.3375 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 741 2.3385 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 1,125 2.3240 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 1,256 2.3458 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 1,350 2.3390 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 1,443 2.2980 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 1,956 2.3222 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 4,511 2.3318 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 12,110 2.3462 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 13,016 2.3196 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 13,159 2.3456 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 16,099 2.3371 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 16,892 2.3311 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 18,126 2.3300 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 19,945 2.3227 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 20,852 2.3410 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 21,782 2.3351 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 32,130 2.3359 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 55,869 2.3421 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 60,412 2.3235 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 75,275 2.3226 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 86,062 2.3213 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 107,217 2.3431 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 137,113 2.3345 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 138,430 2.3366 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 164,742 2.3387 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 193,209 2.3430 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 302,002 2.3363 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 405,055 2.3279 GBP
48/7p ordinary Purchase 497,726 2.3335 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 236 2.3560 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 525 2.3480 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 1,443 2.2980 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 2,278 2.3216 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 2,568 2.3282 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 2,711 2.3334 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 2,923 2.3358 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 3,485 2.3424 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 4,200 2.3380 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 7,215 2.3070 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 8,651 2.3349 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 12,640 2.3315 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 19,074 2.3321 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 20,013 2.3217 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 20,352 2.3071 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 25,656 2.3240 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 30,453 2.3367 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 37,266 2.3430 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 59,855 2.3340 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 110,139 2.3387 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 121,274 2.3327 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 145,254 2.3415 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 186,436 2.3372 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 191,782 2.3294 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 263,564 2.3194 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 290,565 2.3330 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 375,000 2.3475 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 937,500 2.3247 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 1,064,746 2.3370 GBP
48/7p ordinary Sale 1,496,516 2.3160 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
48/7p ordinary SWAP Long 2,302 2.3243 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Long 2,923 2.3358 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Long 3,485 2.3424 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Long 3,500 2.3427 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Long 4,200 2.3380 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Long 4,307 2.3294 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Long 8,651 2.3349 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Long 12,513 2.3281 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Long 19,074 2.3321 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Long 20,352 2.3071 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Long 29,556 2.3398 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Long 37,266 2.3430 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Long 59,855 2.3340 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Long 160,762 2.3334 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Long 160,762 2.3334 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Expires 18/02/2019 Long 186,436 2.3371 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Long 205,676 2.3320 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Expires 18/02/2019 Long 263,564 2.3194 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Expires 18/02/2019 Long 4,012,500 2.3275 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 13 2.3300 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 48 2.3167 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 119 2.3372 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 234 2.3175 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 337 2.3195 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 598 2.3180 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 675 2.3375 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 719 2.3325 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 807 2.3266 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 1,256 2.3458 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 1,397 2.3322 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 1,868 2.3248 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 1,956 2.3222 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 2,347 2.3317 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 2,597 2.3242 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 2,597 2.3242 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 2,681 2.3369 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 3,557 2.3350 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 4,215 2.3153 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 4,215 2.3153 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 5,043 2.3162 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 5,248 2.3370 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 7,100 2.3349 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 7,731 2.3429 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 8,158 2.3373 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 9,393 2.3230 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 11,006 2.3353 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 12,093 2.3462 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 13,016 2.3196 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 13,037 2.3434 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 16,892 2.3311 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 20,105 2.3214 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 22,370 2.3212 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 23,910 2.3218 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 79,827 2.3387 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 84,125 2.3389 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 85,490 2.3226 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 85,490 2.3226 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 109,576 2.3313 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 121,594 2.3304 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 149,349 2.3469 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 157,147 2.3431 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 185,478 2.3430 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 185,478 2.3430 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 193,095 2.3289 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 199,122 2.3278 GBP
48/7p ordinary SWAP Short 203,950 2.3281 GBP
48/7p ordinary CFD Short 302,002 2.3363 GBP

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security   Product description e.g. call option   Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.   Number of securities to which option relates   Exercise price per unit   Type

e.g. American, European etc.

  Expiry date   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security   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   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?   NO
Date of disclosure: 17 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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