24 Apr 2017 15:01
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: | 21 April 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: | 848,738 | 0.85% | 449,150 | 0.45% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 315,292 | 0.31% | 824,506 | 0.82% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 1,164,030 | 1.16% | 1,273,656 | 1.27% | |||||||
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 | 22 | 21.1750 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 33 | 20.6012 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 40 | 21.0300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 45 | 20.9400 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 68 | 21.0650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 75 | 21.0080 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 75 | 20.9450 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 75 | 20.8250 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 94 | 21.0550 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 108 | 20.8550 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 134 | 20.9250 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 162 | 20.9200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 166 | 20.8450 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 169 | 20.9800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 198 | 20.9186 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 200 | 20.6100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 204 | 20.8650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 226 | 20.8300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 229 | 21.0150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 240 | 21.1450 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 272 | 21.1900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 327 | 21.0050 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 337 | 21.1100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 367 | 20.9700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 395 | 20.7850 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 428 | 21.1300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 442 | 20.7550 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 446 | 20.9100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 453 | 21.0700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 460 | 20.7650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 474 | 20.6800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 489 | 21.0171 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 564 | 20.7000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 628 | 21.0200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 637 | 21.1800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 686 | 20.7700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 726 | 20.8900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 812 | 20.8350 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 816 | 21.0800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 828 | 21.1250 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 850 | 20.7750 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 874 | 20.8950 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 881 | 20.7797 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 897 | 20.9050 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 971 | 20.6500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 20.6900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,026 | 20.9900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,117 | 20.8200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,192 | 20.8400 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,246 | 20.8150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,368 | 20.9489 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,414 | 20.8800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,519 | 21.1600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,520 | 20.9109 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,724 | 20.9146 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,749 | 21.1700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,761 | 20.9850 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,780 | 21.0900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,809 | 21.0510 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,827 | 21.1240 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,832 | 21.1500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,963 | 20.7600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 2,019 | 20.9600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 2,068 | 20.9300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 2,169 | 21.1200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 2,198 | 20.9367 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 2,406 | 21.1400 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 2,436 | 20.8600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 2,475 | 21.0600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 2,642 | 20.8050 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 3,019 | 21.0752 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 3,152 | 20.7900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 3,472 | 20.8687 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 3,912 | 20.7800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 4,094 | 21.0500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 4,171 | 20.8818 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 4,374 | 21.0100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 4,693 | 20.8100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 4,969 | 21.0000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 5,214 | 20.8000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 5,352 | 20.7950 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 5,666 | 20.8943 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 7,244 | 20.8500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 8,062 | 20.8967 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 15,134 | 20.9835 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 18,412 | 20.9259 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 18,648 | 20.7840 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 20,435 | 20.9321 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 29,808 | 20.8780 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 32,092 | 20.9385 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 42,517 | 20.7969 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 109,259 | 20.8973 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 132,554 | 20.8181 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 22 | 21.1750 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 40 | 21.0300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 45 | 20.9400 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 68 | 21.0650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 75 | 20.8250 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 75 | 21.0080 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 75 | 20.9450 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 83 | 20.9006 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 94 | 21.0550 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 108 | 20.8550 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 134 | 20.9250 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 162 | 20.9200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 166 | 20.8450 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 169 | 20.9800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 180 | 20.6473 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 200 | 20.6100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 204 | 20.8650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 226 | 20.8300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 229 | 21.0150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 240 | 21.1450 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 272 | 21.1900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 327 | 21.0050 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 337 | 21.1100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 349 | 20.8857 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 367 | 20.9700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 395 | 20.7850 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 428 | 21.1300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 442 | 20.7550 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 446 | 20.9100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 453 | 21.0700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 460 | 20.7650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 474 | 20.6800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 564 | 20.7000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 628 | 21.0200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 637 | 21.1800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 686 | 20.7700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 726 | 20.8900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 812 | 20.8350 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 816 | 21.0800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 828 | 21.1250 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 850 | 20.7750 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 874 | 20.8950 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 897 | 20.9050 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 971 | 20.6500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,000 | 20.6900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,026 | 20.9900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,117 | 20.8200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,192 | 20.8400 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,246 | 20.8150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,414 | 20.8800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,519 | 21.1600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,553 | 20.8006 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,676 | 20.7929 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,749 | 21.1700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,761 | 20.9850 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,780 | 21.0900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,809 | 21.0510 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,827 | 21.1240 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,832 | 21.1500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,963 | 20.7600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 2,019 | 20.9600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 2,068 | 20.9300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 2,169 | 21.1200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 2,406 | 21.1400 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 2,436 | 20.8600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 2,475 | 21.0600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 2,629 | 20.7714 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 3,152 | 20.7900 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 3,316 | 20.8050 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 3,912 | 20.7800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 3,918 | 20.7950 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 4,082 | 20.8549 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 4,094 | 21.0500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 4,374 | 21.0100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 4,693 | 20.8100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 4,821 | 20.8309 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 4,969 | 21.0000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 5,214 | 20.8000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 6,317 | 20.7814 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 7,244 | 20.8500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 11,005 | 20.8570 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 18,501 | 20.7744 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 58,770 | 20.9090 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 95,938 | 20.7696 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 234,110 | 20.9113 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 83 | 20.9007 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 180 | 20.6473 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 704 | 20.7306 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 750 | 20.9571 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 1,000 | 20.6228 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 1,000 | 20.6381 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 1,000 | 20.6569 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 1,000 | 20.6681 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 1,000 | 20.6781 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 1,000 | 20.7114 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 1,000 | 20.7281 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 1,100 | 20.6281 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 1,141 | 20.8071 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 2,000 | 20.6481 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 2,000 | 20.8081 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 3,000 | 20.6181 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,643 | 20.9028 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 4,192 | 20.6081 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,400 | 20.8970 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 5,000 | 20.7489 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 5,000 | 20.7529 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 5,000 | 20.7585 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 5,000 | 20.7610 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 5,000 | 20.7881 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 5,000 | 20.7981 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,181 | 20.9237 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 5,300 | 20.7481 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 6,000 | 20.6981 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 7,046 | 20.7745 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 10,000 | 20.5981 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 15,000 | 20.7581 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 20,000 | 20.8000 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 51,257 | 20.9172 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 33 | 20.6012 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 51 | 20.9896 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 198 | 20.9186 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 489 | 21.0171 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,482 | 20.8689 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,083 | 20.6797 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 3,334 | 20.6611 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 3,410 | 20.6478 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,395 | 20.8172 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 12,107 | 20.6249 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 33,204 | 20.8006 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 134,985 | 20.8379 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: | 24 Apr 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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