RNS Number : 4839M
Barclays PLC
23 May 2022
 

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

NATIONAL EXPRESS 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:

20 May 2022

(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?

STAGECOACH GROUP PLC

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

(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:

5p ordinary



 


Interests

Short Positions

 


Number

(%)

Number

(%)

 

(1)

Relevant securities owned





 


and/or controlled:

2,596,220

0.42%

9,520,823

1.55%

 








 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:





 




17,534,530

2.86%

2,208,740

0.36%

 








 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)





 


and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 








 







 


TOTAL:


20,130,750

3.28%

11,729,563

1.91%

 








 

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

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

(a)

Purchases and sales




Class of relevant


Purchase/sale


Number of

Price per unit


security




securities



5p ordinary

Purchase

101

2.5400 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

380

2.5103 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

417

2.5240 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

725

2.5318 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,241

2.5277 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,387

2.5207 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,417

2.5227 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,608

2.5140 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,775

2.5279 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,056

2.5260 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,091

2.5245 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,544

2.5189 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,833

2.5280 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

2.5366 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,861

2.5278 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,071

2.5070 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,376

2.5196 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,625

2.5297 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

16,377

2.4999 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

190

2.5180 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

415

2.5240 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

435

2.5160 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

637

2.5260 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,070

2.5320 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,243

2.5281 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,387

2.5386 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,775

2.5280 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,886

2.5161 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,002

2.5222 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,437

2.5165 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,799

2.5190 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,712

2.5305 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,094

2.5414 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,483

2.5270 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,656

2.5283 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,748

2.5364 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

15,825

2.5290 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

32,337

2.5254 GBP

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions


Class of


Product


Nature of dealing


Number of

Price per

relevant


description




reference

unit

security






securities


5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

39

2.5299 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,387

2.5386 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,255

2.4811 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,809

2.5335 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,055

2.5415 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,155

2.5305 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

32,092

2.5273 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

175

2.5259 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

283

2.5260 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

380

2.5103 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

921

2.5210 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,916

2.5280 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,236

2.5206 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

12,097

2.4810 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

14,480

2.5234 GBP

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price


date

money

relevant


selling,

securities

per unit



paid/

security


varying etc

to which




received




option




per unit




relates





















(ii)

Exercising

 




Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security




securities

unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings


Details

Price per unit (if


security




applicable)






4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:




NONE

(c)

Attachments

 



Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

23 May 2022




Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213



 

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