REG - Barrick Gold Corp Acacia Mining PLC - Form 8 (OPD) Barrick Gold Corporation

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30/05/2019 18:10

RNS Number : 6745A
Barrick Gold Corporation
30 May 2019
 


FORM 8 (OPD)
 
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER
Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION
 



(a) Full name of discloser:


Barrick Gold Corporation




(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


N/A




(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree


Barrick Gold Corporation




(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?


OFFEROR / OFFEREE




(e) Date position held:
     The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure


23 May 2019




(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"


YES / NO / N/A
If YES, specify which:
Acacia Mining Plc



 
2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER 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
 



Class of relevant security:
 


Common




 
 


Interests


Short positions




Number


%


Number


%




(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:


Nil


0.000


Nil


0.000




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


Nil


0.000


Nil


0.000




(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:


Nil


0.000


Nil


0.000




 
     TOTAL:


Nil


0.000


Nil


0.000



 
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).
 
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).
 
(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities
 



Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:


N/A




Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:


N/A



 
 
3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
 



Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:




 
(A) Interests held by directors or responsible executives of Barrick Gold Corporation and their close relatives and related trusts:
 
(Note: The percentages below are calculated on the basis of Barrick Gold Corporation common shares with no par value.)
 



Class of Relevant Security


Ordinary Shares




Name of director or their close relative or related trust


Holding


No.


%




Andrew J. Quinn


TOTAL


72,481


0.0041




Held directly 


72,481


0.0041




Brian L. Greenspun


TOTAL


31,185


0.0018




Held by Brian Greenspun Separate Property Trust


31,185


0.0018




Christopher L. Coleman


TOTAL


121,334


0.0069




Held directly 


121,334


0.0069




Gustavo A. Cisneros


TOTAL


11,000


0.0006




Held directly 


11,000


0.0006




Graham P. Shuttleworth


TOTAL


707,842


0.0404




Held directly 


707,842


0.0404




J. Brett Harvey


TOTAL


29,175


0.0017




Held directly 


22,675


0.0013




Held by the Revocable Trust Agreement of J. Brett Harvey Dated 02/12/2003, J.Brett Harvey and Carol Ann Harvey, Trustees


6,500


0.0004




John L. Thornton


TOTAL


5,215,000


0.2977




Held directly 


4,200,219


0.2397




John L. Thornton
Mark Bristow


Held by Margaret B. Thornton


120,350


0.0069




Held by Alexandra Thornton


31,900


0.0018




Held by Elisha Thornton


17,800


0.0010




Held by Elliott Thornton


26,400


0.0015




Held by John Randolph Thornton


33,950


0.0019




Grantor Retained Annuity Trust


500,000


0.0285




John L. Thornton (via John L Thornton Rollover IRA)


59,970


0.0034




Margaret B. Thornton IRA


10,200


0.0006




John L & Margaret B Thornton Descendants 2012 f/b/o Elliott Thornton


53,552.75


0.0031




John L & Margaret B Thornton Descendants 2012 f/b/o John Randolph Thornton


53,552.75


0.0031




John L & Margaret B Thornton Descendants 2012 Trust f/b/o Alexandra Thornton


53,552.75


0.0031




John L & Margaret B Thornton Descendants 2012 Trust f/b/o Elisha Thornton


53,552.75


0.0031




TOTAL


5,526,661


0.3155




Held directly 


5,526,661


0.3155



 
(B) Options, awards or derivatives held by directors or responsible executives of Barrick Gold Corporation under its share plans:
 



Class of Relevant Security


Ordinary Shares (under option/derivative)


Vesting Date




Name of Concert Party


No.








Performance Granted Share Units (Cash-Settled, After-Tax Settlement Proceeds Used to Acquire Shares)




Graham P. Shuttleworth


150,294


11 November 2021




Mark Bristow


396,558


11 November 2021




Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards




Graham P. Shuttleworth


116,364


1 January 2021




Mark Bristow


480,404


1 January 2021




Restricted Share Scheme (RSS) Awards




Graham P. Shuttleworth


13,175


1 January 2020




Graham P. Shuttleworth


25,253


1 January 2021




Mark Bristow


57,872


1 January 2020




Mark Bristow


129,086


1 January 2021



 
(C) Interests held by other presumed concert parties of Barrick Gold Corporation:
 



Class of Relevant Security


Ordinary Shares


Short Positions




Name of Concert Party


No.


%


No.


%




Trust for Barrick Global Employee Share Purchase Plan


3,102


0.0002


Nil


0.000




Norton Rose Fulbright LLP


6


0.0000


Nil


0.000







 
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).
 
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).
 
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 party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it:
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 party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, 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
 
Are any Supplemental Forms attached?
 



Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)


YES/NO




Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)


YES/NO



 
 



Date of disclosure:


30 May 2019




Contact name:


Dana Stringer




Telephone number:


(416) 307-7405



 
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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