Last checked at 15 Feb 2018 12:00
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 | MELROSE INDUSTRIES 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: | 14 February 2018 | ||
| (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? | GKN 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: | 48/7p ordinary | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 15,642,458 | 0.81% | 35,166,024 | 1.81% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 32,443,960 | 1.67% | 3,468,564 | 0.18% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 48,086,418 | 2.48% | 38,634,588 | 1.99% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 730 | 2.1359 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,533 | 2.2110 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,738 | 2.1954 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,860 | 2.1590 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,912 | 2.1581 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,097 | 2.1541 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 3,828 | 2.1532 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 4,972 | 2.1792 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 5,083 | 2.1608 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 7,530 | 2.1474 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 8,870 | 2.1446 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 10,105 | 2.1430 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 13,449 | 2.1404 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 18,326 | 2.1596 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 18,406 | 2.1751 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 20,893 | 2.1857 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 22,403 | 2.2157 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 25,064 | 2.2007 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 26,602 | 2.1695 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 28,190 | 2.1832 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 44,742 | 2.1995 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 45,283 | 2.1516 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 47,171 | 2.1710 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 134,794 | 2.1940 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 197,949 | 2.1841 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Purchase | 382,881 | 2.1740 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 55 | 2.1530 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 269 | 2.1440 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 374 | 2.1450 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 445 | 2.2090 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 451 | 2.2010 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 494 | 2.1507 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,226 | 2.1460 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,860 | 2.1590 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 2,407 | 2.1969 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 2,414 | 2.1531 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 3,997 | 2.1394 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 8,309 | 2.1498 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 10,026 | 2.1847 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 12,517 | 2.2056 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 13,062 | 2.1310 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 13,356 | 2.1615 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 20,124 | 2.1962 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 43,451 | 2.1748 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 44,529 | 2.1871 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 57,478 | 2.2114 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 121,225 | 2.1942 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 131,829 | 2.1421 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 170,571 | 2.1638 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 270,116 | 2.1596 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 663,777 | 2.2110 GBP | ||||
| 48/7p ordinary | Sale | 3,539,446 | 2.1420 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,226 | 2.1460 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,997 | 2.1393 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 6,874 | 2.1415 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 10,026 | 2.1847 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 13,356 | 2.1615 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 17,425 | 2.2128 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 27,109 | 2.1592 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 31,684 | 2.1338 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 33,676 | 2.1396 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 34,022 | 2.2226 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 39,360 | 2.1391 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 47,187 | 2.1780 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 78,045 | 2.1919 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 170,571 | 2.1638 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Long | 576,543 | 2.2109 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,539,446 | 2.1420 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 730 | 2.1359 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 967 | 2.1582 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,945 | 2.1581 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,010 | 2.1531 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,097 | 2.1541 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,972 | 2.1792 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,702 | 2.1624 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,530 | 2.1474 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 8,870 | 2.1446 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 10,105 | 2.1430 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 11,800 | 2.1532 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 11,800 | 2.1532 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 13,449 | 2.1404 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP Expires 15/01/2019 | Short | 20,780 | 2.1339 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 22,403 | 2.2157 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 25,064 | 2.2007 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 29,478 | 2.1814 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 42,331 | 2.1884 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 52,217 | 2.1626 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 57,800 | 2.2112 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 59,405 | 2.1489 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | CFD | Short | 74,317 | 2.2111 GBP | |||||
| 48/7p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 134,794 | 2.1940 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: | 15 Feb 2018 | |
| Contact name: | Elise Tang | |
| Telephone number: | 0207 1163 001 |
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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