3 Feb 2015 14:29
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 | GREENE KING 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: | 2 February 2015 | |||
| (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? | SPIRIT PUB COMPANY 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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 1,433,037 | 0.66% | 1,794,105 | 0.82% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 1,269,646 | 0.58% | 196,803 | 0.09% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 2,702,683 | 1.23% | 1,990,908 | 0.91% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 221 | 8.4475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 238 | 8.4441 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 557 | 8.4325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 570 | 8.4500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 708 | 8.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,260 | 8.4450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,390 | 8.4250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,480 | 8.4350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,680 | 8.4372 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,781 | 8.4345 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,016 | 8.4314 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,224 | 8.4431 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,421 | 8.4366 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,386 | 8.4360 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 23,293 | 8.4443 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,587 | 8.4361 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 52 | 8.4425 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 221 | 8.4475 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 557 | 8.4325 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 708 | 8.4400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 810 | 8.4318 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 899 | 8.4228 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,154 | 8.4500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,257 | 8.4450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,751 | 8.4350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,409 | 8.4294 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,660 | 8.4360 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,386 | 8.4431 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,008 | 8.4385 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,229 | 8.4316 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,484 | 8.4250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,031 | 8.4328 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,107 | 8.4387 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,799 | 8.4326 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 42,048 | 8.4267 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
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| ORD | CFD | Long | 2 | 8.4500 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3 | 8.4433 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 386 | 8.4291 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 730 | 8.4180 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 808 | 8.4317 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,272 | 8.4445 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,736 | 8.4334 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,062 | 8.4316 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,386 | 8.4432 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21,348 | 8.4311 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 21,348 | 8.4311 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 23,020 | 8.4300 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 23,429 | 8.4246 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 192 | 8.4355 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,680 | 8.4372 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 11,199 | 8.4378 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 11,700 | 8.4356 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” |
(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” |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 3 Feb 2015 |
| Contact name: | Sushil Vashisht |
| Telephone number: | 020 7773 0744 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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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