Form 8.3 - FUTURE PLC

LONDON--()-- 

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

FUTURE 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:

03 February 2021

(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?

GOCO GROUP 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: 15p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

478,454

0.49%

707,055

0.72%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

569,322

0.58%

106,891

0.11%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

1,047,776

1.07%

813,946

0.83%

 

 

 

 

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

 

15p ordinary

Purchase

3

18.6000 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

15

17.7800 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

90

18.4859 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

125

18.5337 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

161

18.4600 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

175

18.2600 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

183

18.5400 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

183

18.5600 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

211

18.4781 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

266

17.9800 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

501

18.5319 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

1,123

18.4890 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

5,727

18.4756 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

16,503

18.4800 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

127

18.5461 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

183

18.5600 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

270

18.4809 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

291

18.4824 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

376

18.5201 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

493

18.5092 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

2,366

18.5145 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

3,454

18.5144 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

8,046

18.5185 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

17,000

18.4800 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

15p ordinary

SWAP

Long

290

18.4798 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Long

493

18.5092 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,234

18.5281 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,890

18.5319 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Long

11,138

18.5135 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Short

120

18.5600 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Short

205

18.2624 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Short

242

18.5531 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Short

906

18.4837 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Short

973

18.4368 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,584

18.4814 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:

4 Feb 2021

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.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.

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

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 729278
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210204T120650+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC