FORM 8.3 - ELIS SA

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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 ELIS SA
  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: 26 June 2017
(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? BERENDSEN 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:       EUR10.00 ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 526,213 0.38% 359,681 0.26%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
344,161 0.25% 390,237 0.28%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 870,374 0.62% 749,918 0.54%

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  
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 13 18.9900 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 41 19.0650 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 76 18.9500 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 124 19.0943 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 274 18.9862 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 321 19.0511 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 354 19.0451 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 367 19.0088 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 2,265 19.0894 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Purchase 4,427 19.0211 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 287 18.9900 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 714 19.0382 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 1,360 19.0790 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 1,734 19.0913 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary Sale 3,731 19.1111 EUR

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Long 435 19.1874 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary

SWAP

Long 475 19.1681 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Long 731 19.1155 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Long 2,921 19.0847 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Long 2,977 19.0717 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary CFD Short 3 19.0700 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary CFD Short 37 19.0708 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Short 66 18.9450 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Short 161 18.9036 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Short 1,884 19.0373 EUR
EUR10.00 ordinary SWAP Short 5,005 19.0283 EUR

(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”

(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”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO
Date of disclosure: 27 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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 586274
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20170627T114609+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC