Form 8.3 - WM Morrison Supermarkets 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 WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS 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:

30 June 2021

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making NO
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

10p ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

17,719,439

0.74%

15,427,675

0.64%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

14,117,580

0.59%

8,134,833

0.34%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

31,837,019

1.32%

23,562,508

0.98%

 

 

 

 

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

10p ordinary Purchase

10

2.4630 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

235

2.4560 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

298

2.3598 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

532

2.4761 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,314

2.4350 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,553

2.3710 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,718

2.4580 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

2,114

2.4270 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

3,046

2.4259 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

3,832

2.4406 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

4,000

2.3580 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

4,346

2.4837 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

4,702

2.4779 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

5,616

2.3681 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

6,626

2.3812 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

7,020

2.3660 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

7,084

2.4451 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

8,141

2.3692 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

12,000

2.3593 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

13,754

2.3833 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

13,797

2.3934 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

15,012

2.4204 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

16,541

2.3969 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

17,698

2.4595 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

17,860

2.3891 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

18,538

2.4698 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

20,919

2.4153 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

25,254

2.3871 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

27,695

2.4016 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

32,853

2.4670 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

37,953

2.4421 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

45,209

2.3837 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

47,308

2.4047 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

68,710

2.4251 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

77,825

2.3767 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

172,186

2.4458 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,122,980

2.4415 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,285,634

2.4584 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,634,773

2.3968 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

6

2.3755 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

99

2.4271 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

140

2.4680 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

179

2.4805 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

298

2.3600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

500

2.4230 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

1,270

2.3746 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

1,314

2.4350 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

1,320

2.3745 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

1,718

2.4580 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

1,820

2.4820 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

2,114

2.4270 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

3,204

2.4793 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

3,346

2.3927 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

3,539

2.3750 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

3,799

2.3883 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

4,278

2.4317 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

5,145

2.4488 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

6,965

2.3703 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

8,700

2.3801 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

10,000

2.4201 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

12,889

2.3974 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

13,261

2.3724 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

16,442

2.3860 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

16,500

2.4944 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

17,774

2.3705 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

24,926

2.4643 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

26,164

2.4651 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

27,512

2.4370 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

30,316

2.3914 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

36,521

2.4633 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

36,857

2.4487 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

37,900

2.4409 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

41,882

2.4517 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

46,980

2.4670 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

48,225

2.4249 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

51,215

2.3767 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

56,195

2.3716 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

89,388

2.4308 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

89,589

2.3653 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

92,500

2.4737 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

175,606

2.3682 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

208,276

2.4411 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

309,613

2.4405 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

943,937

2.4540 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

2,220,689

2.4304 GBP
ADR Purchase

5,500

16.4652 USD
ADR Sale

5,500

16.4652 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

3,228

2.3686 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

3,799

2.3883 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

5,000

2.4491 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

22,942

2.4668 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

27,500

2.3972 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

48,225

2.4249 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

53,979

2.4353 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

57,730

2.3868 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

178,960

2.4553 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

347,613

2.3982 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

446,488

2.4339 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

745,486

2.4404 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

859,757

2.4338 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

7,084

2.4451 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

7,881

2.4053 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

58,591

2.4234 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

225,840

2.4344 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

252,214

2.4670 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

359,237

2.4586 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

437,737

2.4669 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

1,634,773

2.3968 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? YES
Date of disclosure:

1 Jul 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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC
relevant securities this from relates:

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise Type

Expiry

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

 

security

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

relates

 

10p ordinary

Call Options

Purchased

291,758

1.9224

European

19 Aug 2021

10p ordinary

Call Options

Purchased

492,529

1.8728

European

8 Sep 2021

10p ordinary

Call Options

Purchased

591,982

1.9075

European

25 Aug 2021

10p ordinary

Call Options

Purchased

591,982

1.9044

European

1 Sep 2021

10p ordinary

Call Options

Purchased

639,341

1.9121

European

11 Aug 2021

10p ordinary

Call Options

Purchased

878,792

1.8790

European

14 Sep 2021

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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: 740454
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210701T110549+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC