14 Jul 2016 12:12
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: | 13 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: | 3,982,736 | 1.27% | 1,062,193 | 0.34% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 870,147 | 0.28% | 3,187,904 | 1.01% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 4,852,883 | 1.54% | 4,250,097 | 1.35% | |||||||
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 | 504 | 8.0450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 577 | 8.0400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 8.0550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 8.0500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 666 | 8.0600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 698 | 8.0341 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 698 | 8.0350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,618 | 8.0850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,848 | 8.0700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,056 | 8.0800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,182 | 8.0417 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,245 | 8.0750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,331 | 8.0087 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,874 | 8.0630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,420 | 8.0598 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,667 | 8.0650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,762 | 8.0455 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,812 | 7.9952 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,446 | 8.0316 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,759 | 8.0625 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,609 | 8.0687 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,775 | 8.0588 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,379 | 8.0451 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 29,646 | 7.9968 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 44,349 | 7.9934 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 47,542 | 8.0641 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50,860 | 8.0158 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 218 | 8.0109 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 511 | 7.9900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 542 | 8.0100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 577 | 8.0400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 8.0550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 600 | 8.0500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 666 | 8.0600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 698 | 8.0350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,008 | 8.0450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,432 | 7.7413 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,618 | 8.0850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,644 | 8.0750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,848 | 8.0700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,056 | 8.0800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,247 | 8.0508 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,650 | 7.9577 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,667 | 8.0650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,989 | 8.0157 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,912 | 8.0183 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,280 | 8.0023 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 61,548 | 8.0300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 87,776 | 7.9942 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 103,808 | 8.0637 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 | 218 | 8.0109 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 847 | 8.0504 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,432 | 7.7413 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,840 | 7.9748 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,898 | 7.9889 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,178 | 7.9986 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 8,799 | 8.0419 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 34,891 | 8.0183 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 65,990 | 7.9755 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 100 | 7.9901 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,182 | 8.0417 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,422 | 7.9968 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,898 | 8.0080 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4,420 | 8.0598 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,446 | 8.0316 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,975 | 7.9973 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 14,285 | 7.9942 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 25,379 | 8.0451 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 47,438 | 8.0171 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 54,880 | 7.9949 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: | 14 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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