19 Mar 2024 14:07
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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 |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | SMART METERING SYSTEMS PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 18 Mar 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 2,529,745 | 1.89% | 116,062 | 0.09% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 111,304 | 0.08% | 2,457,848 | 1.84% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 2,641,049 | 1.98% | 2,573,910 | 1.93% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 197,227 | 9.5100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 65,545 | 9.5300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 34,100 | 9.4990 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,828 | 9.5065 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,586 | 9.5000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,519 | 9.5050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 198,746 | 9.5099 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 79,713 | 9.5255 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 40,797 | 9.5023 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,876 | 9.5005 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,344 | 9.5108 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,081 | 9.5070 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,252 | 9.5100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,230 | 9.5300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,461 | 9.5000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 588 | 9.5213 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,784 | 9.5100 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,560 | 9.5113 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,500 | 9.4994 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,500 | 9.5081 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 171 | 9.5300 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,631 | 9.5174 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 12,612 | 9.5007 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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| selling, | securities | per unit |
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| option |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 19 Mar 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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