7 Jul 2016 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 | RPC GROUP 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: | 06 July 2016 | |||
| (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? | BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES 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: | 3,846,442 | 1.22% | 1,178,605 | 0.37% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 1,028,749 | 0.33% | 3,001,086 | 0.95% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 4,875,191 | 1.55% | 4,179,691 | 1.33% | |||||||
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 | 18 | 7.5125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 156 | 7.5053 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 334 | 7.5103 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 425 | 7.5128 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 473 | 7.5300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 535 | 7.5150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 617 | 7.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 723 | 7.5111 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,061 | 7.5105 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,118 | 7.5075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,612 | 7.5273 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,782 | 7.5107 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,794 | 7.5100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,919 | 7.5250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,382 | 7.5242 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,790 | 7.5253 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,674 | 7.5082 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,832 | 7.5408 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,662 | 7.5261 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,290 | 7.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,988 | 7.5208 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 46,129 | 7.5386 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 49,175 | 7.5073 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 97 | 7.6392 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 146 | 7.5007 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 443 | 7.5075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 448 | 7.5500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 457 | 7.5200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 466 | 7.5400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 528 | 7.5250 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 529 | 7.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 535 | 7.5150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 553 | 7.4950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 617 | 7.5000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 925 | 7.5300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 996 | 7.5093 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,097 | 7.5144 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,432 | 7.5106 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,464 | 7.5100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,782 | 7.5107 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,239 | 7.5366 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,419 | 7.5109 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,011 | 7.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,014 | 7.5225 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,744 | 7.5289 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,897 | 7.5545 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 35,801 | 7.5148 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 92 | 7.5144 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 97 | 7.6392 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 644 | 7.6388 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 721 | 7.5211 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 900 | 7.5043 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 996 | 7.5093 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,659 | 7.5293 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,680 | 7.5141 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 14,128 | 7.5328 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 15,532 | 7.5526 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 300 | 7.5071 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 962 | 7.5881 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,061 | 7.5105 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,612 | 7.5273 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,468 | 7.5058 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,206 | 7.5102 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,456 | 7.5206 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 14,662 | 7.5261 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 25,988 | 7.5207 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 32,892 | 7.5361 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 49,175 | 7.5073 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 26,042 | 7.5441 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: | 7 Jul 2016 | |
| Contact name: | Pinar Coktas | |
| Telephone number: | 020 7116 1165 |
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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