29 Jan 2015 14:17
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. | ||
| (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | GREENE KING PLC | |
| (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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 28 Jan 2015 | |
| (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” | YES: SPIRIT PUB CO 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: | 1,501,786 | 0.69% | 1,736,416 | 0.79% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 1,216,683 | 0.56% | 266,902 | 0.12% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 2,718,469 | 1.24% | 2,003,318 | 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 | 76 | 8.2750 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 249 | 8.3100 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 803 | 8.3150 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 951 | 8.3181 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,063 | 8.3169 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,142 | 8.2950 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,207 | 8.3065 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,229 | 8.3050 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,323 | 8.2815 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,304 | 8.3039 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,537 | 8.2878 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,804 | 8.3019 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,428 | 8.2957 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,755 | 8.3000 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,846 | 8.2910 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,007 | 8.3284 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 105 | 8.3100 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 323 | 8.2983 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 459 | 8.3050 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 803 | 8.3150 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 820 | 8.3035 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,020 | 8.3038 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,142 | 8.2950 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,000 | 8.3400 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,378 | 8.2870 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,071 | 8.2956 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,847 | 8.2991 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,914 | 8.3000 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,170 | 8.3227 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,500 | 8.2875 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,709 | 8.2973 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,881 | 8.2865 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,624 | 8.3051 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,427 | 8.3036 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,654 | 8.3021 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,764 | 8.3098 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,959 | 8.2885 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,052 | 8.2895 GBP | ||||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 11 | 8.2990 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 591 | 8.2941 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,692 | 8.2698 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,925 | 8.2875 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,326 | 8.3219 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,328 | 8.2823 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,502 | 8.3178 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,968 | 8.2988 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,154 | 8.2981 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 9,926 | 8.2906 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 14,764 | 8.3098 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 20,933 | 8.2966 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12,928 | 8.2740 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 420 | 8.2505 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,697 | 8.3052 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 6,126 | 8.2922 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: | 29 Jan 2015 | |
| 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 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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