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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: 15 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: 25,304,426 1.63% 6,126,138 0.39%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
5,069,115 0.33% 22,795,905 1.47%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 30,373,541 1.96% 28,922,043 1.86%
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 238,608 17.2279 DKK 17.105 DKK
25p ordinary Purchase 1,791,690 2.0986 GBP 2.08 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 89,405 17.2300 DKK 17.1527 DKK
25p ordinary Sale 1,307,509 2.0968 GBP 2.08 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 49 2.0840 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 682 17.1334 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 924 2.0830 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 1,065 17.0684 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 1,161 2.0850 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 1,667 2.0776 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 2,297 17.1556 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 3,116 2.0914 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 3,440 17.2204 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 3,904 17.2886 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 5,090 2.0995 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 7,009 17.1236 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 14,338 2.0917 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 19,448 2.0806 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 19,770 2.0911 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 38,259 2.0969 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 41,250 2.0885 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 43,278 2.0816 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 45,708 2.0970 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 54,509 2.0831 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 70,751 2.0833 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 139,920 2.0852 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 163,446 2.0853 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 179,833 2.0968 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 60 2.0833 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 120 2.0872 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 924 2.0830 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 989 17.1265 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Short 1,161 2.0850 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 1,950 17.0715 DKK
25p ordinary CFD Short 2,225 2.0886 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 3,702 2.0834 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 5,090 2.0995 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 34,702 2.0834 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 38,259 2.0969 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 45,708 2.0970 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 155,963 2.0801 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 164,661 17.1532 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: 16 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
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