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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 | NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP 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: | 20 December 2021 |
| (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? | STAGECOACH GROUP 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: | 5p ordinary | |||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | |||||
| and/or controlled: | 567,452 | 0.09% | 9,362,825 | 1.52% | ||
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | |||||
9,093,904 | 1.48% | 259,656 | 0.04% | |||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | |||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| TOTAL: | 9,661,356 | 1.57% | 9,622,481 | 1.57% | ||
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: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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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 |
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5p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 2.4700 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 7 | 2.4760 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 12 | 2.4558 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 84 | 2.4380 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 109 | 2.4019 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 564 | 2.4800 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 628 | 2.4652 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 647 | 2.4600 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 654 | 2.4740 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 761 | 2.4088 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 810 | 2.4140 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 889 | 2.4117 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,050 | 2.3920 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,271 | 2.3895 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,278 | 2.4075 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,371 | 2.4203 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,425 | 2.4160 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,439 | 2.4388 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 2,407 | 2.4100 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 3,586 | 2.3890 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 6,498 | 2.4598 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 7,537 | 2.3798 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 9,158 | 2.4041 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 10,153 | 2.4173 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 14,103 | 2.4390 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 19,549 | 2.4165 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 28,064 | 2.4184 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 65,811 | 2.3800 GBP |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 74,215 | 2.4145 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 47 | 2.4639 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 89 | 2.4700 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 364 | 2.4128 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 602 | 2.4860 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 647 | 2.4600 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 654 | 2.4740 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 677 | 2.4160 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 868 | 2.4601 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 990 | 2.4012 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 1,379 | 2.4540 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 2,502 | 2.4080 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 2,628 | 2.4165 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 3,355 | 2.4032 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 5,101 | 2.4126 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 5,235 | 2.4112 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 6,016 | 2.4390 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 7,973 | 2.4281 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 11,186 | 2.4405 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 12,780 | 2.4588 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 12,941 | 2.4171 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 13,270 | 2.4103 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 17,036 | 2.4087 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 21,295 | 2.4147 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 42,034 | 2.4142 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 48,084 | 2.4082 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 66,846 | 2.4302 GBP |
5p ordinary | Sale | 67,012 | 2.4207 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per |
relevant | description |
| reference | unit |
security |
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| securities |
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5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 278 | 2.4139 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Long | 319 | 2.4698 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,904 | 2.4419 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,224 | 2.4072 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,758 | 2.4049 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,355 | 2.4032 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,369 | 2.4397 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 5,868 | 2.4584 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Long | 7,168 | 2.3993 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 7,344 | 2.4834 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 12,495 | 2.4125 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Long | 17,036 | 2.4087 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 19,534 | 2.4246 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 21,483 | 2.4159 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 21,558 | 2.4473 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 22,711 | 2.4145 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Long | 22,878 | 2.4239 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 26,516 | 2.4216 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 32,763 | 2.4212 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 46,970 | 2.4205 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 48,084 | 2.4082 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 24 | 2.4840 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 84 | 2.4380 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 196 | 2.4782 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 392 | 2.4368 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 614 | 2.4284 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 662 | 2.3801 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,371 | 2.4204 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,948 | 2.3800 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 5,186 | 2.4303 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 6,032 | 2.4367 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 10,153 | 2.4173 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 12,815 | 2.4033 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 14,883 | 2.4357 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 17,346 | 2.4085 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 17,393 | 2.3801 GBP |
5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 31,086 | 2.4219 GBP |
5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 65,811 | 2.3800 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 |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
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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
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(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
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(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | |||
| Date of disclosure: | 21 Dec 2021 | |||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | |||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | |||
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.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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