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Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - G4S PLC Amendment
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Amendment to Purchase
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY (“RI”) STATUS (OR
WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose G4S PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Fleming Capital Securities, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Garda World Security Corporation)
principal trader is connected
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 16 November 2020
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal NO
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(b), 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: 25p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 26,509,026 1.71% 4,272,146 0.28%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,203,361 0.21% 25,314,280 1.63%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 29,712,387 1.91% 29,586,426 1.91%
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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), 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 Total number of Highest price per unit Lowest price per unit
security securities paid/received paid/received
25p ordinary Purchase 306,405 18.0300 DKK 17.64 DKK
25p ordinary Purchase 830,646 2.1820 GBP 2.137 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 39,530 17.9018 DKK 17.8005 DKK
25p ordinary Sale 959,476 2.1819 GBP 2.135 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
25p ordinary SWAP Long 24 2.1710 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 106 2.1513 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 115 2.1715 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 164 2.1583 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 440 17.7085 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 467 2.1713 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 526 2.1593 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 700 2.1414 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 708 2.1752 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 855 2.1787 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 1,930 2.1640 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 2,181 2.1585 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 3,595 2.1512 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 3,824 2.1697 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 5,302 17.9054 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 8,606 2.1783 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 10,193 17.7973 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 10,472 2.1800 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 13,509 2.1613 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 14,475 2.1541 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 23,567 2.1819 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 29,429 2.1686 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 45,945 2.1641 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 58,748 2.1592 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 92,469 2.1676 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 94,090 2.1610 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 153,430 2.1404 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 281,300 2.1625 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 285,000 17.7000 DKK
25p ordinary CFD Short 352 2.1618 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 433 17.6415 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Short 5,000 2.1702 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 5,678 2.1778 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 6,636 2.1469 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 9,116 2.1473 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 15,827 2.1456 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 18,947 2.1617 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 31,607 2.1619 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 45,342 2.1642 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 63,863 2.1587 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 84,328 2.1821 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 173,486 2.1658 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 252,062 2.1677 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 282,377 17.9440 DKK
25p ordinary CFD Short 285,000 2.1346 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 exempt
principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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: 19 Nov 2020
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.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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