Form 8.5 - SABMILLER PLC

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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY (“RI”) STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:  

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

 

SABMILLER PLC

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:  

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV

(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

 

28 Sept 2016

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

 

YES

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV

2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

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(b), 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: 11,683,478 0.72% 2,819,281 0.17%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
841,794 0.05% 3,978,479 0.24%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 12,525,272 0.77% 6,797,760 0.42%

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), 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   Total number of   Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit
security   securities paid/received paid/received
ORD Purchase 6,194,755 44.9124 GBP 44.69 GBP
ORD Sale 1,565,978 44.9231 GBP 44.6571 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 1 44.6700 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 168 44.8897 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 321 44.8252 GBP
ORD SWAP Long 600 44.8795 GBP
ORD CFD Long 2,600 44.7381 GBP
ORD CFD Long 3,500 44.6571 GBP
ORD CFD Long 16,039 44.8481 GBP
ORD CFD Long 17,400 44.6846 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 713 44.8922 GBP
ORD CFD Short 900 44.6903 GBP
ORD CFD Short 1,500 44.7053 GBP
ORD CFD Short 16,500 44.9053 GBP
ORD CFD Short 37,824 44.9021 GBP
ORD CFD Short 38,316 778.3482 ZAR
ORD CFD Short 60,000 44.9124 GBP
ORD CFD Short 72,635 768.5937 ZAR
ORD CFD Short 79,326 44.9026 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 92,306 44.9140 GBP
ORD SWAP Short 100,000 44.9176 GBP
ORD CFD Short 200,000 44.9009 GBP
ORD CFD Short 277,500 44.9093 GBP
ORD SWAP Expires 30/10/2017 Short 650,000 44.9012 GBP
ORD CFD Short 750,000 44.9034 GBP
ORD SWAP Expires 30/10/2017 Short 750,000 44.9034 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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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:  

29 Sept 2016

Contact name:

Pinar Coktas

Telephone number:

020 7116 1165

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.

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

Category Code: FEO
Sequence Number: 551300
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20160929T110652+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC