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Form 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP 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 NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP 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: 23 September 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? STAGECOACH 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: 5p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 2,304,878 0.38% 4,484,901 0.73%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,889,460 0.63% 1,802,008 0.29%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 6,194,338 1.01% 6,286,909 1.02%
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
5p ordinary Purchase 22 2.3618 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 88 2.3400 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 463 2.3360 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 1,009 2.3700 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 3,425 2.3280 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 3,913 2.3580 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 4,077 2.3552 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 4,559 2.3660 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 4,673 2.3653 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 5,775 2.3643 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 6,947 2.3674 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 7,008 2.3626 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 7,272 2.3620 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 7,803 2.3471 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 9,080 2.3602 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 10,407 2.3710 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 15,553 2.3472 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 17,156 2.3496 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 20,884 2.3648 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 23,589 2.3720 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 253 2.3659 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 463 2.3360 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 1,114 2.3520 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 1,200 2.3380 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 1,487 2.3390 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 2,164 2.3400 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 2,613 2.3629 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 2,662 2.3327 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 3,609 2.3564 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 4,252 2.3639 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 5,679 2.3720 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 6,850 2.3280 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 8,260 2.3553 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 10,407 2.3711 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 11,798 2.3539 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 13,575 2.3551 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 17,500 2.3378 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 53,800 2.3642 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 166,876 2.3640 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
5p ordinary SWAP Long 253 2.3659 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 3,609 2.3564 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 4,027 2.3466 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 5,672 2.3719 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 8,778 2.3404 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 17,500 2.3378 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 27,125 2.3503 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 32,445 2.3595 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long 60,463 2.3620 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long 69,835 2.3718 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 22 2.3622 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 997 2.3606 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 1,011 2.3643 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 2,198 2.3612 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 2,660 2.3479 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 3,562 2.3675 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 3,903 2.3467 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 4,099 2.3720 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 6,368 2.3502 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short 8,272 2.3459 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 14,506 2.3579 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short 15,236 2.3719 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: 24 Sep 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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