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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 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 December 2021
(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
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: 567,452 0.09% 9,362,825 1.52%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
9,093,904 1.48% 259,656 0.04%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 9,661,356 1.57% 9,622,481 1.57%
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 1 2.4700 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 7 2.4760 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 12 2.4558 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 84 2.4380 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 109 2.4019 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 564 2.4800 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 628 2.4652 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 647 2.4600 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 654 2.4740 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 761 2.4088 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 810 2.4140 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 889 2.4117 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,050 2.3920 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,271 2.3895 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,278 2.4075 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,371 2.4203 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,425 2.4160 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,439 2.4388 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 2,407 2.4100 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 3,586 2.3890 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 6,498 2.4598 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 7,537 2.3798 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 9,158 2.4041 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 10,153 2.4173 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 14,103 2.4390 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 19,549 2.4165 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 28,064 2.4184 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 65,811 2.3800 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 74,215 2.4145 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 47 2.4639 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 89 2.4700 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 364 2.4128 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 602 2.4860 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 647 2.4600 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 654 2.4740 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 677 2.4160 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 868 2.4601 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 990 2.4012 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 1,379 2.4540 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 2,502 2.4080 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 2,628 2.4165 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 3,355 2.4032 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 5,101 2.4126 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 5,235 2.4112 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 6,016 2.4390 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 7,973 2.4281 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 11,186 2.4405 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 12,780 2.4588 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 12,941 2.4171 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 13,270 2.4103 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 17,036 2.4087 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 21,295 2.4147 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 42,034 2.4142 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 48,084 2.4082 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 66,846 2.4302 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 67,012 2.4207 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 278 2.4139 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 319 2.4698 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 1,904 2.4419 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,224 2.4072 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,758 2.4049 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 3,355 2.4032 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 3,369 2.4397 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 5,868 2.4584 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 7,168 2.3993 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 7,344 2.4834 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 12,495 2.4125 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 17,036 2.4087 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 19,534 2.4246 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 21,483 2.4159 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 21,558 2.4473 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 22,711 2.4145 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 22,878 2.4239 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 26,516 2.4216 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 32,763 2.4212 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 46,970 2.4205 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 48,084 2.4082 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 24 2.4840 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 84 2.4380 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 196 2.4782 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 392 2.4368 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 614 2.4284 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 662 2.3801 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 1,371 2.4204 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 2,948 2.3800 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 5,186 2.4303 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 6,032 2.4367 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 10,153 2.4173 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 12,815 2.4033 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 14,883 2.4357 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 17,346 2.4085 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 17,393 2.3801 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 31,086 2.4219 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 65,811 2.3800 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: 21 Dec 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
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