FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - G4S 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

G4S PLC

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

Fleming Capital Securities, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Garda World Security Corporation)

(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

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

26 Nov 2020

(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”

NO

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: 25p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled:

27,557,362

1.78%

5,290,390

0.34%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

3,632,156

0.23%

26,212,466

1.69%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

31,189,518

2.01%

31,502,856

2.03%

 

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
25p ordinary Purchase

199,029

19.0842 DKK 19.0738 DKK
25p ordinary Purchase

1,177,646

2.3080 GBP 2.2781 GBP
25p ordinary Sale

9,618

19.1133 DKK 19.08 DKK
25p ordinary Sale

906,867

2.3081 GBP 2.2886 GBP
 
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
25p ordinary SWAP Long

9

2.2926 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

9

2.2961 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

23

2.2928 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long

200

19.1189 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long

261

2.2956 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long

1,046

19.0274 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long

1,272

2.2893 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

1,411

2.2932 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

1,416

2.2913 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

1,589

2.2895 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

2,077

2.3078 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

2,167

2.2894 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

2,353

2.2884 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long

3,530

19.1165 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Long

3,535

2.2947 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

8,291

2.2938 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

9,085

2.3080 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

10,284

2.2918 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

10,793

2.2892 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

11,429

2.2930 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

13,290

2.2898 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

17,970

2.3020 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

18,397

2.2936 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

22,185

2.3079 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

24,522

2.3008 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

39,971

2.2953 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

68,051

2.2937 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long

74,281

2.3078 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Long

101,765

2.2945 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Long

320,313

2.2881 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short

1,001

2.2797 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short

1,480

19.0467 DKK
25p ordinary CFD Short

3,169

19.0878 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Short

5,361

2.2862 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short

11,162

2.3080 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short

18,706

2.2952 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short

128,714

2.2885 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Short

185,020

19.0776 DKK
25p ordinary SWAP Short

250,000

2.2821 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Short

600,000

2.2781 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:

27 Nov 2020

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.

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

Category Code: FEO
Sequence Number: 722666
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20201127T105952+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC