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:

04 August 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:

13,958,858

0.58%

12,241,750

0.51%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

9,255,687

0.38%

4,721,997

0.20%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

23,214,545

0.96%

16,963,747

0.70%

 

 

 

 

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

1,083

2.7220 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,365

2.7230 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,048

2.7214 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,606

2.7189 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,697

2.7213 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,471

2.7236 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,913

2.7205 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,664

2.7219 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,443

2.7190 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

12,512

2.7224 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,686

2.7223 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,102

2.7209 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

20,069

2.7244 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,443

2.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

82,966

2.7135 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

86,579

2.7198 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

596,468

2.7130 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

129

2.7197 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

421

2.7141 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,202

2.7160 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,308

2.7145 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,417

2.7131 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,432

2.7241 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,795

2.7157 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,081

2.7246 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,471

2.7236 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,326

2.7245 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,355

2.7158 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,662

2.7244 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,087

2.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

10,883

2.7167 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23,349

2.7221 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

23,745

2.7201 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

30,346

2.7129 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

33,088

2.7203 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

58,232

2.7147 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

64,485

2.7170 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

107,984

2.7166 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

526,343

2.7130 GBP

(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

67

2.7279 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

129

2.7197 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

421

2.7141 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,308

2.7145 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,370

2.7238 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,795

2.7157 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

5,234

2.7156 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,355

2.7158 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,709

2.7196 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,883

2.7167 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

16,511

2.7147 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,870

2.7201 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

30,346

2.7129 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

64,485

2.7170 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

147,057

2.7129 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

405,131

2.7130 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

180

2.7200 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

528

2.7210 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,104

2.7219 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

30,948

2.7188 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

40,384

2.7212 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

59,878

2.7204 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

76,128

2.7131 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

125,145

2.7130 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

408,366

2.7130 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:

5 Aug 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: 743014
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210805T110709+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC