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Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - G4S plc
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
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: 09 October 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: 23,868,487 1.54% 6,805,244 0.44%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,806,215 0.37% 22,714,961 1.46%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 29,674,702 1.91% 29,520,205 1.90%
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 528,187 17.0673 DKK 16.786 DKK
25p ordinary Purchase 2,480,368 2.1398 GBP 2.011 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 136,089 17.1138 DKK 16.5456 DKK
25p ordinary Sale 2,361,706 2.1400 GBP 2.011 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 100 2.0129 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 177 2.1390 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 265 2.0334 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 314 2.0611 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 352 2.0795 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 467 2.0426 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 525 2.0335 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 603 2.0325 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 802 2.0267 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 1,003 2.0496 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 1,181 2.0235 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 1,798 2.0667 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 2,043 16.4336 DKK
25p ordinary CFD Long 2,922 16.4284 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 4,838 2.0423 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 4,860 16.6840 DKK
25p ordinary CFD Long 7,502 2.1398 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 7,811 2.1400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 8,253 2.0336 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 9,000 2.1247 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 10,219 2.0610 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 12,038 17.4200 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 17,815 2.0422 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 20,668 2.0279 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 25,207 2.1130 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 26,432 2.0269 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 33,057 2.0497 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 35,222 2.0708 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 44,432 2.0280 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 46,825 2.0628 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 49,031 2.1163 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 51,328 2.0865 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 59,074 2.0666 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 70,537 17.0834 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 206,101 2.1337 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 347,744 2.0709 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 461,877 2.0864 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 498 16.4864 DKK
25p ordinary CFD Short 1,653 2.1356 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 1,672 2.0109 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 7,349 2.0199 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 7,811 2.1400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 9,398 2.0443 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 10,880 2.0104 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 12,038 17.4200 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Short 13,550 2.0110 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 16,500 2.0998 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 20,668 2.0279 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 21,507 2.1348 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 24,651 2.0108 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 25,207 2.1130 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 44,432 2.0280 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 60,452 2.0944 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 90,403 2.0414 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 94,822 2.0667 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 209,141 2.1035 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 358,959 2.1067 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 460,109 2.0358 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 471,962 17.0310 DKK
(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: 12 Oct 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .
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