REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - VEDANTA RESOURCES

BarclaysAnnouncement

29/08/2018 14:15

      Form 8.3 - VEDANTA RESOURCES
    

    

      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
        
        

        
        

          VEDANTA RESOURCES
        
        

        
      
      

        

           
        
        

        
        

          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:
        
        

        
        

          28 August 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:
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

           
        
        

        
      
      

        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

          Interests
        
        

        
        

          Short Positions
        
        

        
      
      

        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

          Number
        
        

        
        

          (%)
        
        

        
        

          Number
        
        

        
        

          (%)
        
        

        
      
      

        

          (1)
        
        

        
        

          Relevant securities owned
        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
      
      

        

        
        

        
        

          and/or controlled:
        
        

        
        

          6,320,012
        
        

        
        

          2.24%
        
        

        
        

          239,737
        
        

        
        

          0.09%
        
        

        
      
      

        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
      
      

        

          (2)
        
        

        
        

          Cash-settled derivatives:
        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
      
      

        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

          39,026
        
        

        
        

          0.01%
        
        

        
        

          6,213,821
        
        

        
        

          2.20%
        
        

        
      
      

        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
      
      

        

          (3)
        
        

        
        

          Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
      
      

        

        
        

        
        

          and agreements to purchase/sell:
        
        

        
        

          0
        
        

        
        

          0.00%
        
        

        
        

          0
        
        

        
        

          0.00%
        
        

        
      
      

        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
      
      

        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

           
        
      
      

        

        
        

        
        

          TOTAL:
        
        

        
        

          6,359,038
        
        

        
        

          2.26%
        
        

        
        

          6,453,558
        
        

        
        

          2.29%
        
        

        
      
    

      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
        
        

           
        
        

          Purchase/sale
        
        

           
        
        

          Number of
        
        

           
        
        

          Price per unit
        
        

        
      
      

        

          security
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

          securities
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          3
        
        

        
        

          8.3716 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          8
        
        

        
        

          8.3980 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          38
        
        

        
        

          8.3760 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          65
        
        

        
        

          8.3640 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          124
        
        

        
        

          8.3660 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          424
        
        

        
        

          8.3600 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          435
        
        

        
        

          8.3780 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          441
        
        

        
        

          8.3940 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          564
        
        

        
        

          8.3700 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          691
        
        

        
        

          8.4000 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          834
        
        

        
        

          8.3920 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          867
        
        

        
        

          8.3680 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          1,252
        
        

        
        

          8.4040 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          1,746
        
        

        
        

          8.3900 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          2,000
        
        

        
        

          8.3970 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          2,018
        
        

        
        

          8.3549 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          2,080
        
        

        
        

          8.3880 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          2,511
        
        

        
        

          8.3860 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          2,859
        
        

        
        

          8.3820 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          3,498
        
        

        
        

          8.3816 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          3,586
        
        

        
        

          8.3840 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          7,213
        
        

        
        

          8.3819 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          24,555
        
        

        
        

          8.3835 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Purchase
        
        

        
        

          58,432
        
        

        
        

          8.3800 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          8
        
        

        
        

          8.3980 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          65
        
        

        
        

          8.3640 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          110
        
        

        
        

          8.3801 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          124
        
        

        
        

          8.3660 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          145
        
        

        
        

          8.3739 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          377
        
        

        
        

          8.3816 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          399
        
        

        
        

          8.3788 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          407
        
        

        
        

          8.3974 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          435
        
        

        
        

          8.3780 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          441
        
        

        
        

          8.3940 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          564
        
        

        
        

          8.3700 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          605
        
        

        
        

          8.3800 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          673
        
        

        
        

          8.3665 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          691
        
        

        
        

          8.4000 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          734
        
        

        
        

          8.3680 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          834
        
        

        
        

          8.3920 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          910
        
        

        
        

          8.3877 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          923
        
        

        
        

          8.3889 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          1,027
        
        

        
        

          8.3681 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          1,252
        
        

        
        

          8.4040 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          1,262
        
        

        
        

          8.3821 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          1,829
        
        

        
        

          8.3900 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          2,080
        
        

        
        

          8.3880 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          2,511
        
        

        
        

          8.3860 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          2,751
        
        

        
        

          8.3820 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          2,858
        
        

        
        

          8.3794 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          3,586
        
        

        
        

          8.3840 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          4,830
        
        

        
        

          8.3741 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          7,156
        
        

        
        

          8.3823 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          9,375
        
        

        
        

          8.3825 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          16,808
        
        

        
        

          8.3859 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          25,377
        
        

        
        

          8.3869 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          64,872
        
        

        
        

          8.3841 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          Sale
        
        

        
        

          90,880
        
        

        
        

          8.3776 GBP
        
        

        
      
    

      (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
    

      

        

          Class of
        
        

           
        
        

          Product
        
        

           
        
        

          Nature of dealing
        
        

           
        
        

          Number of
        
        

           
        
        

          Price per
        
        

        
      
      

        

          relevant
        
        

        
        

          description
        
        

        
        

        
        

        
        

          reference
        
        

        
        

          unit
        
        

        
      
      

        

          security
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
        

          securities
        
        

        
        

           
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          SWAP
        
        

        
        

          Long
        
        

        
        

          1,539
        
        

        
        

          8.3685 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          SWAP
        
        

        
        

          Long
        
        

        
        

          1,875
        
        

        
        

          8.3832 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          CFD
        
        

        
        

          Long
        
        

        
        

          2,380
        
        

        
        

          8.3952 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          CFD
        
        

        
        

          Long
        
        

        
        

          3,000
        
        

        
        

          8.3974 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          SWAP Expires 27/02/2020
        
        

        
        

          Long
        
        

        
        

          4,000
        
        

        
        

          8.3786 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          CFD
        
        

        
        

          Long
        
        

        
        

          4,830
        
        

        
        

          8.3741 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          CFD
        
        

        
        

          Long
        
        

        
        

          9,375
        
        

        
        

          8.3824 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          CFD
        
        

        
        

          Long
        
        

        
        

          90,880
        
        

        
        

          8.3776 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          CFD
        
        

        
        

          Short
        
        

        
        

          1
        
        

        
        

          8.3800 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          CFD
        
        

        
        

          Short
        
        

        
        

          3
        
        

        
        

          8.3733 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          SWAP
        
        

        
        

          Short
        
        

        
        

          95
        
        

        
        

          8.3728 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          CFD
        
        

        
        

          Short
        
        

        
        

          107
        
        

        
        

          8.3819 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          CFD
        
        

        
        

          Short
        
        

        
        

          405
        
        

        
        

          8.3980 GBP
        
        

        
      
      

        

          USD 0.10 ordinary
        
        

        
        

          CFD
        
        

        
        

          Short
        
        

        
        

          1,613
        
        

        
        

          8.3455 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:
        
        

        
        

          29 Aug 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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