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: 05 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:

473,200

0.48%

722,590

0.74%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

585,474

0.60%

100,663

0.10%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

1,058,674

1.08%

823,253

0.84%

 

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

177

18.4600 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

205

18.1800 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

287

18.6000 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

1,419

18.5990 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

2,194

18.4825 GBP

15p ordinary

Purchase

5,554

18.4193 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

154

18.4570 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

627

18.4841 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

770

18.4262 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

1,706

18.6000 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

1,925

18.4579 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

2,826

18.4149 GBP

15p ordinary

Sale

17,335

18.4702 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

48

18.3200 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Long

154

18.4570 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Long

230

18.6030 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Long

287

18.6000 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,723

18.6034 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,068

18.4436 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Long

3,663

18.5985 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,478

18.5153 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Long

11,273

18.3728 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4

18.0600 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Short

93

18.2002 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Short

332

18.1988 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Short

380

18.3510 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Short

777

18.5268 GBP

15p ordinary

SWAP

Short

990

18.5555 GBP

15p ordinary

CFD

Short

5,554

18.4193 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: 8 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: 729332
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210208T115920+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC