Form 8.3 - STOCK SPIRITS GROUP PLC - Amendment

LONDON--()-- 

FORM 8.3 Amendment to Purchase

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

STOCK SPIRITS GROUP 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

18 August 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: 10p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled:

3,863,042

1.93%

730,516

0.37%

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

675,228

0.34%

1,281,203

0.64%

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

(4)

TOTAL:

4,538,270

2.27%

2,011,719

1.01%

 

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

27

3.8275 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

729

3.8248 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

753

3.8217 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,016

3.8250 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,059

3.8300 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,727

3.8225 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

3,813

3.8317 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

5,691

3.8267 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

7,346

3.8279 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

16,969

3.8224 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

27,013

3.8262 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

27,767

3.8282 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

47,049

3.8257 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

69,282

3.8276 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

70,179

113.5358 CZK
10p ordinary Purchase

159,846

3.8226 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase

1,198,845

3.8284 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

679

113.3905 CZK
10p ordinary Sale

1,488

3.8255 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

1,672

3.8250 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

3,000

3.8269 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

6,510

3.8172 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

18,855

3.8206 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

20,004

3.8200 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

33,129

3.8257 GBP
10p ordinary Sale

37,786

3.8243 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

414

3.8249 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

456

3.8250 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

3,765

3.8248 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long

6,096

3.8167 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long

69,445

3.8224 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long

700,000

113.5000 CZK
10p ordinary SWAP Short

677

3.8222 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short

1,016

3.8250 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

3,813

3.8317 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

50,419

3.8271 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

55,176

3.8269 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

59,942

3.8276 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short

69,500

113.6166 CZK
10p ordinary CFD Short

700,000

3.8024 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short

1,858,263

3.8284 GBP
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed
have been cancelled

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

10p ordinary SWAP Short

59,942

3.8276 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:

20 August 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: 744184
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210820T135558+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC