Form 8.3 - PACE PLC

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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	PACE 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:	30 June 2015
(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?	ARRIS GROUP INC

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:		ORD
		Interests		Short Positions
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:	9,845,184	3.08%	70,356	0.02%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		970	0.00%	8,339,689	2.61%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
(4)
	TOTAL:	9,846,154	3.08%	8,410,045	2.63%

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
ORD	Purchase	100	3.7584 GBP
ORD	Purchase	176	3.7500 GBP
ORD	Purchase	960	3.7310 GBP
ORD	Purchase	1,084	3.7340 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,590	3.7384 GBP
ORD	Purchase	2,812	3.7401 GBP
ORD	Purchase	4,737	3.7157 GBP
ORD	Purchase	11,122	3.7114 GBP
ORD	Purchase	24,100	3.7364 GBP
ORD	Purchase	31,800	3.7349 GBP
ORD	Sale	88	3.7500 GBP
ORD	Sale	206	3.7230 GBP
ORD	Sale	542	3.7300 GBP
ORD	Sale	599	3.7137 GBP
ORD	Sale	947	3.7450 GBP
ORD	Sale	7,022	3.7407 GBP
ORD	Sale	9,542	3.7414 GBP
ORD	Sale	15,200	3.7382 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number of	Price per
relevant	description		reference	unit
security			securities
ORD	CFD	Long	191	3.7427 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	599	3.7136 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	2,147	3.7451 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Long	15,364	3.7407 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	100	3.7584 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	2,500	3.7014 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	2,500	3.7054 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	2,500	3.7104 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	2,500	3.7114 GBP
ORD	CFD	Short	2,812	3.7401 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	10,853	3.7200 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	11,358	3.7373 GBP
ORD	SWAP	Short	25,816	3.7364 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 e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

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:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	NO
Date of disclosure:	1 Jul 2015
Contact name:	Jay Supaya
Telephone number:	020 7773 0635

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET

Sequence Number: 473013

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