8 Oct 2015 15:18
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 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. | ||
| (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | SYNERGY HEALTH PLC | |
| (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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 7 Oct 2015 | |
| (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 STERIS CORPORATION |
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: | 1,345,146 | 2.27% | 8,190 | 0.01% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 1,550 | 0.00% | 1,312,278 | 2.22% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 1,346,696 | 2.28% | 1,320,468 | 2.23% |
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
| (a) | Purchases and sales | ||||||||
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4 | 22.9300 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4 | 22.8700 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7 | 22.9600 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8 | 22.9250 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9 | 22.9000 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17 | 22.8150 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19 | 22.9150 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20 | 22.8900 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27 | 22.9200 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 57 | 22.9800 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 130 | 22.9100 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 130 | 22.8400 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 130 | 22.8376 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 137 | 22.8960 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 631 | 22.9079 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,379 | 22.9129 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,386 | 22.8840 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,559 | 22.8247 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,986 | 22.9082 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,654 | 22.9124 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4 | 22.9300 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4 | 22.8800 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4 | 22.8700 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 7 | 22.9600 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 8 | 22.9250 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 9 | 22.9000 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 15 | 22.7900 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 17 | 22.8150 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 19 | 22.9150 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 20 | 22.8900 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 27 | 22.9200 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 57 | 22.9800 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 121 | 22.8647 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 130 | 22.9100 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 130 | 22.8400 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 818 | 22.9275 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,208 | 22.9186 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 | 2 | 22.7850 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2 | 22.8250 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2 | 22.8350 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2 | 22.8700 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2 | 22.9350 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2 | 22.9500 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2 | 22.9700 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2 | 22.9750 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3 | 22.8466 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3 | 22.8566 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3 | 22.8866 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3 | 22.9000 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3 | 22.9266 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3 | 22.9666 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4 | 22.8125 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4 | 22.8475 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4 | 22.8675 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4 | 22.8975 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4 | 22.9075 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4 | 22.9275 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4 | 22.9300 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4 | 22.9650 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4 | 22.9775 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5 | 22.8680 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5 | 22.8780 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5 | 22.8920 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5 | 22.9380 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5 | 22.9480 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5 | 22.9800 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6 | 22.7966 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6 | 22.8850 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6 | 22.8966 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6 | 22.9050 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6 | 22.9100 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6 | 22.9250 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6 | 22.9566 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7 | 22.8800 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7 | 22.9128 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7 | 22.9600 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 8 | 22.7875 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 8 | 22.8950 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 8 | 22.9200 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 8 | 22.9225 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 8 | 22.9550 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9 | 22.8366 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9 | 22.8666 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9 | 22.8900 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9 | 22.9077 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10 | 22.8650 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10 | 22.8970 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10 | 22.9150 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 11 | 22.8772 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 11 | 22.9572 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 11 | 22.9772 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12 | 22.8075 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12 | 22.8275 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12 | 22.8750 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12 | 22.8775 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12 | 22.9575 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 12 | 22.9766 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 13 | 22.8123 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 13 | 22.8369 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 13 | 22.9769 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 14 | 22.8371 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 14 | 22.9171 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15 | 22.7873 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15 | 22.9066 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15 | 22.9080 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15 | 22.9180 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15 | 22.9580 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 16 | 22.9675 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 18 | 22.9166 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20 | 22.8375 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20 | 22.8875 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21 | 22.8771 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21 | 22.9771 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 26 | 22.9169 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 28 | 22.9671 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 32 | 22.9103 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 33 | 22.9072 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 48 | 22.9172 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 53 | 22.9073 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 56 | 22.9175 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 68 | 22.9067 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 92 | 22.9170 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,760 | 22.9032 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 4 | 22.9025 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 51 | 22.9027 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 111 | 22.8634 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 2,079 | 22.8512 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 25,919 | 22.9145 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” |
(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” |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 8 Oct 2015 | |
| Contact name: | Jay Supaya | |
| Telephone number: | 020 7773 0635 |
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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