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Form 8.3 - FUTURE PLC
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 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.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form FUTURE PLC
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 18 Jan 2021
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to
the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES : GOCO GROUP PLC
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
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: 15p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 481,879 0.49% 445,944 0.45%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
295,158 0.30% 100,661 0.10%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 777,037 0.79% 546,605 0.56%
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
15p ordinary Purchase 2 17.9600 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 20 17.9400 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 25 17.7744 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 42 17.8400 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 114 17.8263 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 153 18.0000 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 160 17.8482 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 247 18.0400 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 247 18.0381 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 301 17.9931 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 934 17.9929 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 4,331 17.9535 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 6,773 17.9153 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 241 17.9543 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 247 18.0400 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 263 17.7977 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 394 17.6903 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 451 17.9803 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 505 17.8404 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 679 17.8440 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 752 17.9544 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 770 17.9808 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 939 17.8907 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 1,002 17.8712 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 2,167 17.8053 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 2,510 17.9800 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 4,525 17.9827 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 8,554 17.8755 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 9,371 17.8719 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
15p ordinary SWAP Long 94 17.8397 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Long 451 17.9803 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Long 505 17.8404 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Long 744 17.9785 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Long 939 17.8907 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 1,883 17.9077 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Long 2,953 17.8022 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 2,969 17.9094 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 3,066 17.8176 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Long 8,554 17.8755 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Short 255 17.8420 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 267 17.9636 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 1,817 17.9144 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 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: 19 Jan 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.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s
Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .
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