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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: 24 January 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
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: 516,111 0.08% 10,881,607 1.77%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
10,407,114 1.69% 254,271 0.04%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 10,923,225 1.78% 11,135,878 1.81%
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 75 2.5974 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 156 2.6000 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 166 2.5960 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 193 2.5940 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 525 2.5937 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 527 2.6020 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 774 2.5934 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,157 2.5999 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,210 2.6018 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,283 2.5970 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,645 2.6212 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 2,628 2.5920 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 2,685 2.5900 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 3,800 2.5840 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 4,397 2.5861 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 5,512 2.5851 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 6,912 2.5862 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 7,100 2.5870 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 7,682 2.5848 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 7,872 2.5876 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 10,000 2.5730 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 10,005 2.5814 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 17,279 2.5925 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 28,188 2.5989 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 69,306 2.5946 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 118,025 2.5896 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 2 2.5800 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 20 2.5885 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 34 2.5981 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 98 2.5794 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 150 2.5960 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 156 2.6000 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 341 2.6160 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 448 2.5760 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 456 2.6032 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 571 2.5730 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 579 2.6020 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 582 2.5833 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 610 2.6080 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 694 2.5877 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 843 2.5825 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 964 2.5904 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 1,280 2.5770 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 1,324 2.5989 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 1,980 2.5935 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 2,162 2.5900 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 2,622 2.5906 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 3,782 2.5829 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 3,800 2.5840 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 4,325 2.5983 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 6,909 2.5864 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 6,931 2.5830 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 9,168 2.5920 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 9,429 2.5934 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 15,964 2.5921 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 16,808 2.5913 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 24,830 2.5878 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 30,600 2.5993 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 88,135 2.5916 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 195,150 2.5903 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 266,665 2.5909 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 2 2.5819 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 5 2.5899 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 20 2.5885 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 34 2.5981 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 415 2.5807 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 456 2.6031 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 555 2.5997 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 843 2.5825 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,950 2.5919 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 3,895 2.5834 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 4,562 2.5905 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 6,998 2.5754 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 12,913 2.5937 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 15,101 2.5917 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 26,558 2.5916 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 28,834 2.5909 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 45,236 2.5915 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 56,644 2.5920 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 83,209 2.5894 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 99,688 2.5898 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 136,476 2.5917 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 75 2.5973 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 237 2.5824 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 527 2.5880 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 995 2.5861 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 1,075 2.5986 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 1,210 2.6018 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 1,485 2.5920 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 14,944 2.5941 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 17,261 2.5909 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 18,071 2.5877 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 41,779 2.5875 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 42,808 2.5894 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: 25 Jan 2022
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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