REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - ESURE GROUP PLC

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17/10/2018 08:00

      Form 8.3 - ESURE 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
        
        

        
        

          ESURE 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:
        
        

           
        
        

          15 October 2018
        
      
      

        

          (f)
        
        

          In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
        
        

        
        

          NO
        
      
      

        

           
        
        

          disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
      
    

      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:
        
        

           
        
        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
      
      

        

        
        

        
        

          Interests
        
        

           
        
        

          Short Positions
        
        

           
        
      
      

        

           
        
        

           
        
        

          Number
        
        

          (%)
        
        

          Number
        
        

          (%)
        
      
      

        

          (1)
        
        

          Relevant securities owned
        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
      
      

        

        
        

          and/or controlled:
        
        

          5,686,731
        
        

          1.36%
        
        

          224,775
        
        

          0.05%
        
      
      

        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
      
      

        

          (2)
        
        

          Cash-settled derivatives:
        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
      
      

        

        
        

        
        

          26,025
        
        

          0.01%
        
        

          5,168,845
        
        

          1.23%
        
      
      

        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
      
      

        

          (3)
        
        

          Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
      
      

        

        
        

          and agreements to purchase/sell:
        
        

          0
        
        

          0.00%
        
        

          0
        
        

          0.00%
        
      
      

        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
      
      

        

          (4)
        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
      
      

        

        
        

          TOTAL:
        
        

          5,712,756
        
        

          1.36%
        
        

          5,393,620
        
        

          1.29%
        
      
    

      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 security
          
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase/sale
        
        

           
        
        

          

            Number of securities
          
        
        

           
        
        

          Price per unit
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          138
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7800 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          500
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7890 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          683
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7880 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          685
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7770 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          920
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7871 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          1,483
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7848 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          2,568
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7838 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          5,377
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7842 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          5,863
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7900 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          6,202
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7840 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          25,001
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7860 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase
        
        

           
        
        

          2,418,000
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7710 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Sale
        
        

           
        
        

          74
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7780 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Sale
        
        

           
        
        

          380
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7870 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Sale
        
        

           
        
        

          468
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7850 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Sale
        
        

           
        
        

          505
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7842 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Sale
        
        

           
        
        

          13,330
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7790 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Sale
        
        

           
        
        

          19,636
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7840 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          Sale
        
        

           
        
        

          25,000
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7860 GBP
        
        

        
      
    

      (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
    

      

        

          Class of
        
        

           
        
        

          Product
        
        

           
        
        

          Nature of dealing
        
        

           
        
        

          Number of
        
        

           
        
        

          Price per
        
        

        
      
      

        

          relevant
        
        

        
        

          description
        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

          reference
        
        

        
        

          unit
        
        

        
      
      

        

          security
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

          securities
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          CFD
        
        

           
        
        

          Long
        
        

           
        
        

          13,330
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7790 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          SWAP
        
        

           
        
        

          Long
        
        

           
        
        

          14,680
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7812 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          SWAP
        
        

           
        
        

          Short
        
        

           
        
        

          2
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7850 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          CFD
        
        

           
        
        

          Short
        
        

           
        
        

          1,483
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7849 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          CFD
        
        

           
        
        

          Short
        
        

           
        
        

          1,985
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7842 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          SWAP
        
        

           
        
        

          Short
        
        

           
        
        

          5,863
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7900 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          0.08333p ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

          SWAP
        
        

           
        
        

          Short
        
        

           
        
        

          2,418,000
        
        

           
        
        

          2.7710 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

          

            e.g. American, European etc.
          
        
        

           
        
        

          Expiry date
        
        

           
        
        

          Option money paid/ received per unit
        
      
    

      (ii) Exercise
    

      

        

          Class of relevant security
        
        

           
        
        

          Product description

          

            e.g. call option
          
        
        

           
        
        

          Exercising/ exercised against
        
        

           
        
        

          Number of securities
        
        

           
        
        

          Exercise price per unit
        
      
    

      (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
    

      

        

          Class of relevant security
        
        

           
        
        

          Nature of dealing

          

            e.g. subscription, conversion
          
        
        

           
        
        

          Details
        
        

           
        
        

          Price per unit (if applicable)
        
      
    

      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:
        
        

           
        
        

          16 Oct 2018
        
      
      

        

          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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