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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: 15 February 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: 483,963 0.49% 715,987 0.73%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
577,993 0.59% 118,391 0.12%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 1,061,956 1.08% 834,378 0.85%
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 8 19.0875 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 15 18.6000 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 93 19.3602 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 133 19.2200 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 238 19.0881 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 309 18.8744 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 379 19.0518 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 502 18.8947 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 658 18.9972 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 688 19.2031 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 916 19.0519 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 1,600 19.0173 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 2,259 19.0097 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 5,712 19.1780 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 9,889 19.3500 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 10,136 19.0420 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 11,758 18.9400 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 14,620 19.0400 GBP
15p ordinary Purchase 33,725 18.9427 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 17 19.0409 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 60 19.1733 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 89 18.6400 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 160 19.1600 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 246 19.0900 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 264 19.2001 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 325 19.2095 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 565 19.2600 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 602 18.7658 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 1,307 19.1958 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 3,097 18.9810 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 5,581 19.1800 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 11,815 19.3601 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 13,828 19.0400 GBP
15p ordinary Sale 18,651 19.0209 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 400 19.0982 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Long 1,856 19.0384 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 2,304 18.9938 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 3,434 18.9520 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 4,923 19.0048 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Long 6,425 19.0400 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Short 379 19.0518 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Short 400 19.0961 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Short 688 19.2031 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 1,020 18.9650 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Short 3,598 18.6014 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 4,375 18.9796 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 4,835 18.9748 GBP
15p ordinary CFD Short 11,758 18.9397 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 14,079 19.0823 GBP
15p ordinary SWAP Short 18,212 18.9362 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: 16 Feb 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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