28 Apr 2022 15:00
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: | Citadel Group |
(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. | N/A |
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: | N/A |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 27 April 2022 |
(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 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: Common Stock | ISIN GB0006215205 | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 0 | 0.00 | 227,959 | 0.03 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| 0 | 0.00 | 1,652,658 | 0.26 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
TOTAL: | 0 | 0.00 | 1,880,617 | 0.30 |
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: | N/A |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | N/A |
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 security | Purchase/sale ISIN GB0006215205 | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
Common | Sell Transaction | 34,457 | 2.3940 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 848 | 2.4220 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 14,763 | 2.3900 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 32,090 | 2.3960 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 22,852 | 2.3920 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 22,958 | 2.3980 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,351 | 2.4100 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 493 | 2.3000 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 30,541 | 2.4000 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 8 | 2.3120 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 6,655 | 2.3860 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,316 | 2.4140 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 87 | 2.3540 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,204 | 2.3760 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 789 | 2.3420 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 8,414 | 2.4060 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 9,045 | 2.3880 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,346 | 2.4120 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 184 | 2.4160 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 742 | 2.4240 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 4,166 | 2.3660 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,815 | 2.4200 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,673 | 2.3500 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 197 | 2.3060 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,222 | 2.3600 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,645 | 2.3840 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 617 | 2.3800 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 62 | 2.3160 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,102 | 2.3480 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 64 | 2.3240 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 20,615 | 2.4180 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 6,356 | 2.4080 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,430 | 2.3740 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 10,674 | 2.4020 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 99 | 2.3020 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 3,166 | 2.3180 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 8,218 | 2.4040 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 528 | 2.3620 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 164 | 2.3580 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 480 | 2.3460 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 208 | 2.3040 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 390 | 2.3680 GBP |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,254 | 2.3140 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 3,604 | 2.3700 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 3,921 | 2.3920 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,822 | 2.3180 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,823 | 2.4160 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 3,866 | 2.3960 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,721 | 2.3900 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 4,240 | 2.3940 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 4,854 | 2.4000 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 991 | 2.3980 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,245 | 2.3800 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,887 | 2.3820 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,185 | 2.4220 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,546 | 2.3140 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 664 | 2.3840 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,486 | 2.4240 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,135 | 2.4140 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 475 | 2.3880 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,776 | 2.4180 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 600 | 2.3620 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 558 | 2.4020 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 580 | 2.4040 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 889 | 2.3680 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 289 | 2.3500 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 318 | 2.3660 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 312 | 2.3760 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 498 | 2.3580 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 658 | 2.3440 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 450 | 2.3060 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 200 | 2.3520 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 489 | 2.4080 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 142 | 2.3480 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 287 | 2.4200 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 90 | 2.3380 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 106 | 2.3020 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 64 | 2.4100 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 57 | 2.2980 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 37 | 2.3160 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 34 | 2.4060 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 34 | 2.4120 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 10 | 2.3120 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 5 | 2.3100 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 12 | 2.3860 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 10 | 2.3780 GBP |
Common | Buy Transaction | 3 | 2.3320 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security | Product name, e.g. CFD ISIN GB0006215205 | Nature of transaction (Note 6)
| Number of relevant securities (Note 7) | Price per unit (Note 5) |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 4,083 | 2.3978 GBP |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 2,174 | 2.3494 GBP |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 1,174 | 2.3275 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 609 | 2.4078 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 8,531 | 2.3510 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 10,114 | 2.3840 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 11,670 | 2.4180 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 104,482 | 2.3853 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 29,256 | 2.4220 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 1,803 | 2.3950 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 4,083 | 2.3964 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 8,151 | 2.3940 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 11,736 | 2.4018 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 24,679 | 2.4002 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 29,690 | 2.4185 GBP |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 101,085 | 2.3981 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 |
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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: | 28 April 2022 |
| Contact name: | Kim Heslop |
| Telephone number*: | 020 7645 9700 |
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.