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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 interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 03 August 2021 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A” | NO |
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: | 10p ordinary | ||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||
| and/or controlled: | 14,595,783 | 0.60% | 12,851,649 | 0.53% | |
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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9,728,138 | 0.40% | 5,174,458 | 0.21% | ||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
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| TOTAL: | 24,323,921 | 1.01% | 18,026,107 | 0.75% | |
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 | securities | |||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,669 | 2.7210 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,936 | 2.7292 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,942 | 2.7200 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,134 | 2.7272 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,202 | 2.7256 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,306 | 2.7214 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,199 | 2.7245 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,209 | 2.7282 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,333 | 2.7265 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,385 | 2.7255 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,928 | 2.7224 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,146 | 2.7260 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,780 | 2.7222 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,191 | 2.7261 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,320 | 2.7236 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,450 | 2.7247 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 10,154 | 2.7248 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 11,931 | 2.7262 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 17,096 | 2.7268 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,481 | 2.7368 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 137,831 | 2.7258 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 140,014 | 2.7362 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 248,953 | 2.7370 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 393 | 2.7247 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,388 | 2.7255 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,472 | 2.7269 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,677 | 2.7203 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13,941 | 2.7202 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 15,400 | 2.7234 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 43,847 | 2.7257 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 62,100 | 2.7327 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 73,700 | 2.7332 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 120,836 | 2.7293 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 148,175 | 2.7370 GBP | |
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 645,575 | 2.7361 GBP | |
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | |||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per |
| relevant | description | reference | unit | |
| security | securities | |||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,039 | 2.7222 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 5,002 | 2.7369 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 14,755 | 2.7234 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 86,725 | 2.7369 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 111,453 | 2.7344 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 112,682 | 2.7370 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 120,836 | 2.7293 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 197,511 | 2.7341 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 266,022 | 2.7368 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 44 | 2.7240 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 260 | 2.7246 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 371 | 2.7244 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 530 | 2.7209 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,936 | 2.7292 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,134 | 2.7272 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,568 | 2.7245 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,928 | 2.7224 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,780 | 2.7222 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 6,346 | 2.7261 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,320 | 2.7236 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 12,776 | 2.7262 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 18,559 | 2.7238 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 30,828 | 2.7293 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 51,530 | 2.7370 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 77,825 | 2.7252 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 81,151 | 2.7371 GBP |
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 153,007 | 2.7370 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” |
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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? | YES |
Date of disclosure: | 04 August 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.
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Full name of person making disclosure: | Barclays PLC. |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates: | WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry |
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | |
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | |||
| security | varying etc | to which | ||||
| option | ||||||
| relates | ||||||
| 10p ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 291,758 | 1.9224 | European | 19 Aug 2021 |
| 10p ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 492,529 | 1.8728 | European | 8 Sep 2021 |
| 10p ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 591,982 | 1.9075 | European | 25 Aug 2021 |
| 10p ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 591,982 | 1.9044 | European | 1 Sep 2021 |
| 10p ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 639,341 | 1.9121 | European | 11 Aug 2021 |
| 10p ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 878,792 | 1.8790 | European | 0 Jan 1900 |
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: |
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It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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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