Form 8.3 - SIGNATURE AVIATION PLC

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 interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	SIGNATURE AVIATION PLC
(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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	26 FEB 2021
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser 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 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:		37p ordinary
		Interests		Short Positions
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:	15,942,931	1.92%	833,006	0.10%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		599,022	0.07%	14,847,393	1.79%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:	16,541,953	2.00%	15,680,399	1.89%

 

 

 

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
37p ordinary	Purchase	39	3.9965   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	555	3.9875   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	1,405	3.9893   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	1,405	3.9895   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	1,687	4.0012   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	2,032	3.9916   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	3,632	3.9985   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	4,307	3.9936   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	6,993	3.9950   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	8,688	3.9940   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	8,900	3.9407   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	12,507	3.9954   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	106,826	3.9947   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	122,450	3.9900   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	890,000	3.9433   GBP
37p ordinary	Purchase	2,700,000	3.9404   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	15	4.0000   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	24	3.9950   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	110	3.9900   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	826	3.9956   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	1,182	4.0106   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	1,405	3.9895   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	1,554	4.0127   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	2,543	3.9960   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	3,204	4.0060   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	3,490	4.0090   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	3,842	4.0036   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	4,647	3.9867   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	7,391	3.9942   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	9,428	3.9926   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	11,177	4.0072   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	12,656	4.0074   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	21,088	3.9903   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	24,802	3.9909   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	25,482	3.9992   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	33,845	3.9971   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	41,609	3.9974   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	45,546	3.9933   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	113,258	3.9940   GBP
37p ordinary	Sale	510,542	3.9930   GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number of	Price per
relevant	description		reference	unit
security			securities
37p ordinary	SWAP	Long	826	3.9956   GBP
37p ordinary	CFD	Long	8,023	3.9904   GBP
37p ordinary	CFD	Long	33,123	3.9843   GBP
37p ordinary	SWAP	Long	120,544	3.9929   GBP
37p ordinary	SWAP	Long	192,298	3.9942   GBP
37p ordinary	SWAP	Long	252,477	3.9928   GBP
37p ordinary	SWAP	Short	999	3.9954   GBP
37p ordinary	SWAP	Short	3,855	3.9945   GBP
37p ordinary	CFD	Short	44,120	3.9982   GBP
37p ordinary	SWAP	Short	82,671	3.9935   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:	1 March 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 [phone].

*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.