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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: 30 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: 24,253,447 1.56% 4,666,756 0.30%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,488,918 0.22% 23,044,292 1.49%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 27,742,365 1.79% 27,711,048 1.79%
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 86,792 16.8239 DKK 16.79 DKK
25p ordinary Purchase 2,415,502 2.0500 GBP 2.0355 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 49,249 16.9700 DKK 16.839 DKK
25p ordinary Sale 1,925,407 2.0500 GBP 2.0355 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
25p ordinary CFD Long 47 2.0417 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 124 2.0416 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 186 2.0439 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 300 2.0416 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 399 16.8384 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 1,256 16.8186 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 1,774 16.9700 DKK
25p ordinary CFD Long 1,971 16.8534 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 2,223 16.8686 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 2,997 2.0440 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 3,175 2.0378 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 3,883 2.0471 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 5,639 2.0423 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 7,254 2.0432 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 8,121 2.0427 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 9,112 2.0387 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 9,657 2.0418 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 11,695 16.8328 DKK
25p ordinary CFD Long 13,094 16.8566 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 13,478 2.0446 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 19,810 2.0408 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 20,498 2.0421 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 30,135 2.0417 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 41,395 2.0429 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 49,068 2.0438 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 50,833 2.0422 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 68,818 2.0403 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 71,831 2.0409 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 79,198 2.0410 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 81,142 2.0430 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 81,142 2.0430 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 221,162 16.8350 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long 224,005 2.0402 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long 234,795 2.0407 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long 267,000 16.9225 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Short 23 2.0408 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 1,166 2.0400 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 12,756 2.0465 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 17,735 2.0424 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 56,488 2.0431 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 69,955 16.8171 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Short 134,753 2.0419 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 217,950 2.0410 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 221,162 2.0434 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 267,000 2.0540 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 332,897 2.0436 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short 337,475 2.0411 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short 409,333 2.0432 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 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: 2 Nov 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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