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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 interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose FUTURE PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(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: 20 January 2021
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? GOCO GROUP PLC
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: 521,907 0.53% 647,321 0.66%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
478,793 0.49% 96,542 0.10%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 1,000,700 1.02% 743,863 0.76%
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 175 18.1600 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 200 18.2800 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 400 18.2650 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 461 18.2926 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 775 18.2275 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 1,334 18.2319 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 1,659 18.1400 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 1,903 18.1907 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 1,934 18.1882 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 2,075 18.2600 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 41,301 18.2245 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 8 18.2609 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 76 18.1300 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 108 18.2300 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 175 18.1600 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 175 18.1605 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 200 18.2800 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 1,813 18.2178 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 2,957 18.2600 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 4,654 18.1919 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 4,837 18.2041 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 4,947 18.2033 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 6,085 18.1950 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 37,403 18.2215 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 125,993 18.1800 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
15p ordinary CFD Long 1,939 18.2445 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 2,241 18.2063 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 4,550 18.2431 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 14,822 18.2290 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 15,547 18.2018 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Long 16,545 18.2024 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 125,993 18.1800 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 116 18.2087 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 123 18.2214 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 268 18.1663 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Short 745 18.2024 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Short 892 18.2066 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 6,119 18.2451 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 36,473 18.2208 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: 21 Jan 2021
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
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