REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC

BarclaysAnnouncement

08/05/2019 13:00

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Form 8.3 - INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC



FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, 
TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 
1% OR MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION
         Name of person dealing (Note 1)               Barclays PLC.                       
         Company dealt in                              INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC        
         Class of relevant security to which the       ORD                                 
         dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)                                          
         Date of dealing                               07 May 2019                         


2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of 
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
 Class of relevant security:                                             ORD                                                 
                                                                         Long                       Short                    
                                                                         Number          (%)        Number          (%)      
 (1)                              Relevant securities                                                                        
                                                                         14,379,359      1.04%      0               0.00%    
                                                                                                                             
 (2)                              Derivatives (other than options):                                                          
                                                                         0               0.00%      14,379,359      1.04%    
                                                                                                                             
 (3)                              Options and agreements to                                                                  
                                  purchase/sell:                         0               0.00%      0               0.00%    
                                                                                                                             
 (4)                              TOTAL:                                                                                     
                                                                         14,379,359      1.04%      14,379,359      1.04%    


(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, 
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
 Class of relevant security:                      Long                 Short            
                                                  Number      (%)      Number      (%)  
 (1) Relevant securities                                                                
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)                                                   
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                            
 Total                                                                                  


3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales
 Purchase/sale      Number of relevant securities      Price per unit (Note 5)  


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
 Product Name      Nature of transaction      Number of relevant securities      Price per     
                                                                                 unit          
 ORD               Long                       13,425,879                         0.1035 EUR    
 ORD               Short                      13,425,879                         0.1035 EUR    


(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Product name,          Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.      Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)      Exercise price      Type, e.g. American, European etc.      Expiry date      Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)  
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 e.g. call option                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 


(ii) Exercising
 Product name,          Number of securities      Exercise price per unit (Note 5)  
 
                                                                                  
 e.g. call option                                                                   


(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) 
(Note 4)
 Nature of transaction      Details      Price per unit             
 
                                       
                          
 (Note 8)                                (if applicable) (Note 5)   


4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or 
derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the 
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of 
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or 
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any 
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is 
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                          NO                                      
 Date of disclosure:                                                          8 May 2019                              
 Contact name:                                                                Large Holdings Regulatory Operations    
 Telephone number:                                                            020 3134 7213                           
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected                                                     
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection                                                                       






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