3 May 2017 16:09
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 | WS ATKINS 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: | 02 May 2017 | |||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | |||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 1,060,490 | 1.06% | 360,866 | 0.36% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 112,895 | 0.11% | 903,403 | 0.90% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 1,173,385 | 1.17% | 1,264,269 | 1.26% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 18 | 21.1627 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 21 | 21.1250 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 24 | 21.2300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 35 | 21.2050 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 43 | 21.2200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 45 | 21.2250 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 46 | 21.1640 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 66 | 21.0550 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 70 | 21.1150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 79 | 21.1850 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 86 | 21.2150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 104 | 21.1550 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 120 | 21.1050 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 141 | 21.0650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 141 | 21.1900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 151 | 21.0900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 154 | 21.1350 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 172 | 21.1061 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 176 | 21.1650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 220 | 21.2016 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 248 | 21.1100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 257 | 21.1780 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 285 | 21.1700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 299 | 21.0753 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 307 | 21.1226 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 309 | 21.1750 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 349 | 21.1758 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 447 | 21.1450 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 474 | 21.1950 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 505 | 21.0600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 576 | 21.2599 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 600 | 21.1300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 620 | 21.2000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 638 | 21.0800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 664 | 21.1000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 684 | 21.1800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 688 | 21.1500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 705 | 21.1400 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,197 | 21.1200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,239 | 21.1600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 4,739 | 21.1607 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 6,798 | 21.0935 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 9,536 | 21.1035 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 17,163 | 21.1467 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 70,400 | 21.1536 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 116,540 | 21.1688 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 21 | 21.1250 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 24 | 21.2300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 30 | 21.1306 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 35 | 21.2050 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 43 | 21.2200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 45 | 21.2250 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 46 | 21.1640 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 66 | 21.0550 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 70 | 21.1150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 79 | 21.1850 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 86 | 21.2150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 104 | 21.1550 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 107 | 21.2900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 120 | 21.1050 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 141 | 21.0650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 141 | 21.1900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 154 | 21.1350 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 176 | 21.1650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 256 | 21.1100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 285 | 21.1700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 309 | 21.1750 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 420 | 21.1496 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 426 | 21.1544 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 446 | 21.1300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 447 | 21.1450 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 463 | 21.0800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 471 | 21.1682 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 474 | 21.1950 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 505 | 21.0600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 591 | 21.1400 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 610 | 21.1143 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 620 | 21.2000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 664 | 21.1000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 684 | 21.1800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 688 | 21.1500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 941 | 21.1656 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,071 | 21.1540 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,197 | 21.1200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,239 | 21.1600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 2,500 | 21.1958 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 2,623 | 21.0909 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 2,780 | 21.1445 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 7,939 | 21.1422 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 9,015 | 21.1546 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 9,673 | 21.0900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 61,665 | 21.1517 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 80 | 21.1262 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 162 | 21.1800 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 381 | 21.1385 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,543 | 21.2038 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 14,411 | 21.1379 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 79 | 21.1088 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 141 | 21.2536 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 466 | 21.2240 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,711 | 21.1160 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,960 | 21.1906 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 4,739 | 21.1607 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 24,672 | 21.1874 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 47,875 | 21.1625 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 57,613 | 21.1602 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: | 3 May 2017 | |
| Contact name: | Jay Supaya | |
| Telephone number: | 0207 773 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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