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REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

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Form 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

 

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   NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC  
 relates:                                                                                                     
 
                                                                                                            
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                 
 (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:                                       28 Oct 2021                 
 
                                                                                                            
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to                               
 the disclosure                                                                                               
 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making            YES : STAGECOACH GROUP PLC  
 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                                                      
 
                                                                                                            
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”                                                    


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:                                            5p ordinary                             
                                                                        Interests          Short Positions      
                                                                        Number     (%)     Number     (%)       
 (1)         Relevant securities owned                                                                          
             and/or controlled:                                         1,665,717  0.27%   5,102,828  0.83%     
                                                                                                                
 (2)         Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                          
                                                                        4,594,564  0.75%   1,401,062  0.23%     
                                                                                                                
 (3)         Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                                      
             and agreements to purchase/sell:                           0          0.00%   0          0.00%     
                                                                                                                
 (4)                                                                                                            
             TOTAL:                                                     6,260,281  1.02%   6,503,890  1.06%     
                                                                                                                


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                                           
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              35                       2.3450 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              62                       2.3400 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              199                      2.3460 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              303                      2.3350 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              381                      2.3257 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              408                      2.3474 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              475                      2.3077 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              653                      2.3377 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              838                      2.3436 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              1,299                    2.3500 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              1,535                    2.3519 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              1,668                    2.3467 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              1,725                    2.3417 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              1,806                    2.3418 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              2,184                    2.3080 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              2,552                    2.3290 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              2,728                    2.3477 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              3,541                    2.3430 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              3,873                    2.3390 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              3,906                    2.3440 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              4,797                    2.3150 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              5,354                    2.3402 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              5,492                    2.3186 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              6,391                    2.3299 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              12,500                   2.2914 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              13,286                   2.3480 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              17,066                   2.3328 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              17,393                   2.3427 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Purchase              70,088                   2.3388 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  99                       2.3098 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  181                      2.3445 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  268                      2.3283 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  273                      2.3492 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  318                      2.3481 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  372                      2.3196 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  411                      2.3457 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  497                      2.3479 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  636                      2.3483 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  646                      2.3071 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  789                      2.3024 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  1,299                    2.3500 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  1,390                    2.3460 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  1,473                    2.3450 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  1,515                    2.3440 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  1,538                    2.3421 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  2,366                    2.2987 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  2,551                    2.3338 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  3,372                    2.3103 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  4,151                    2.3016 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  4,482                    2.3252 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  6,336                    2.3061 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  6,792                    2.3411 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  8,397                    2.3380 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  9,661                    2.3306 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  13,391                   2.2945 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  14,602                   2.3150 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  36,976                   2.3428 GBP                  
 5p ordinary                                              Sale                  45,234                   2.3101 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                     15              2.3172 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     20              2.3444 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     34              2.3495 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     35              2.3275 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     36              2.3284 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     44              2.3195 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     78              2.3484 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     84              2.3079 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     84              2.3084 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     161             2.3445 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     232             2.3283 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     239             2.3491 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     328             2.3196 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     497             2.3479 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     558             2.3483 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     562             2.3070 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     1,603           2.3398 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     4,447           2.3252 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              CFD                   Long                     4,603           2.3471 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     4,685           2.3093 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     4,707           2.3182 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              CFD                   Long                     8,397           2.3380 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     8,673           2.3024 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     9,093           2.3379 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Long                     12,999          2.3119 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              CFD                   Long                     28,098          2.2964 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Short                    838             2.3436 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Short                    1,082           2.3581 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Short                    1,181           2.3118 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Short                    1,668           2.3467 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Short                    2,716           2.3361 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Short                    4,787           2.3206 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Short                    5,120           2.3363 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              CFD                   Short                    12,968          2.3479 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              CFD                   Short                    21,247          2.3350 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              CFD                   Short                    23,633          2.3481 GBP  
 5p ordinary                                              SWAP                  Short                    25,410          2.3305 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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        


(ii) Exercise
 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
                             
                                                                                                  
                             e.g. call option                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                       
                        
                                                                                                                                


(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)  
                             
                                                                        
                             e.g. subscription, conversion                                            
                                                                                                      
                             
                                                                        
                                                                                                      


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:  29 Oct 2021                           
 Contact name:        Large Holdings Regulatory Operations  
 Telephone number*:   020 3134 7213                         


Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in
relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s
Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .



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