Form 8.3 - WS Atkins

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

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	WS ATKINS 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:	06 June 2017
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making	NO
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:		0.5p ordinary
		Interests		Short Positions
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:	1,149,620	1.15%	979,269	0.98%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		33,810	0.03%	986,700	0.99%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
(4)	TOTAL:	1,183,430	1.18%	1,965,969	1.96%

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
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	23	20.7013 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	82	20.6750 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	109	20.7300 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	125	20.6900 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	155	20.6700 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	261	20.6800 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	268	20.6957 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	281	20.6950 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	396	20.7039 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	777	20.6984 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	1,185	20.6966 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	1,713	20.7000 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	1,732	20.6897 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	9,304	20.6952 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	82	20.6750 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	109	20.7300 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	137	20.6900 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	261	20.6800 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	281	20.6950 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	362	20.6700 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	489	20.6972 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	1,108	20.7000 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	1,276	20.6989 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	2,091	20.7011 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	2,220	20.7018 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	6,472	20.6971 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	10,991	20.6958 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number of	Price per
relevant	description		reference	unit
security			securities
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Long	41	20.7065 GBP
0.5p ordinary	CFD	Long	52	20.6671 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Long	305	20.6939 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Long	2,178	20.6915 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Long	2,510	20.6952 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Long	6,080	20.7006 GBP
0.5p ordinary	CFD	Short	23	20.7013 GBP
0.5p ordinary	CFD	Short	396	20.7039 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	807	20.6960 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	816	20.6992 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	996	20.6984 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: 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:	7 Jun 2017
Contact name:	Jay Supaya
Telephone number:	0207 773 0635

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 [phone].

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

Category Code: RET

Sequence Number: 584647

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20170607T123425+0100