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:

05 July 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:

14,291,585

0.59%

15,811,509

0.66%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

14,613,595

0.61%

4,588,610

0.19%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

28,905,180

1.20%

20,400,119

0.85%

 

 

 

 

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

60

2.6640 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

168

2.6698 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

352

2.6617 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

521

2.6627 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

968

2.6630 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

1,693

2.6646 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

2,000

2.6700 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

2,788

2.6635 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

7,741

2.6622 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

10,699

2.6618 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

18,386

2.6619 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

20,000

2.6706 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

21,446

2.6610 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

23,307

2.6651 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

33,615

2.6620 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

41,964

2.6705 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

53,608

2.6643 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

57,373

2.6741 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

60,746

2.6744 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

75,589

2.6639 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

119,176

2.6750 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

145,775

2.6731 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

150,858

2.6650 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

282,911

2.6659 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

778,078

2.6729 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

2,053,698

2.6746 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

968

2.6630 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

1,357

2.6620 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

6,383

2.6625 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

9,769

2.6627 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

11,503

2.6651 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

11,703

2.6644 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

15,488

2.6626 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

16,554

2.6714 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

18,097

2.6694 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

19,687

2.6654 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

29,655

2.6649 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

39,054

2.6642 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

40,000

2.6631 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

50,917

2.6652 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

53,460

2.6739 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

78,505

2.6745 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

100,255

2.6617 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

120,464

2.6750 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

128,083

2.6671 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

545,220

2.6643 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

693,337

2.6645 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

2,000,000

2.6758 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

3,349,544

2.6660 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

 

10p ordinary

CFD Long

163

2.6693 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

1,148

2.6703 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

2,500

2.6717 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

2,500

2.6747 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

17,934

2.6694 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

64,239

2.6677 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Long

85,664

2.6630 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

541,872

2.6678 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

656,669

2.6652 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

866,046

2.6681 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

2,393,935

2.6642 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

60

2.6640 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

300

2.6670 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

31,718

2.6690 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

57,314

2.6750 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

61,396

2.6673 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

131,559

2.6744 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

391,120

2.6731 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

394,310

2.6734 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: 6 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: 740847
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210706T142324+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC