FORM 8.3 - STAGECOACH GROUP 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 STAGECOACH GROUP 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: 22 September 2021
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

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: 125/228p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

2,320,625

0.42%

1,065,359

0.19%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

824,439

0.15%

2,225,644

0.40%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

3,145,064

0.57%

3,291,003

0.60%

 

 

 

 

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

125/228p ordinary Purchase

1,012

0.8510 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

1,012

0.8445 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

1,976

0.8262 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

3,284

0.8306 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

3,508

0.8275 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

4,325

0.8209 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

4,375

0.8207 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

6,960

0.8288 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

9,371

0.8264 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

9,768

0.8300 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

15,587

0.8201 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

17,400

0.8244 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

21,818

0.8202 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

24,386

0.8211 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

37,195

0.8199 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

39,985

0.8220 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

40,950

0.8239 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

43,681

0.8249 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

69,290

0.8212 GBP
125/228p ordinary Purchase

345,758

0.8203 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

104

0.8192 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

4,486

0.8240 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

4,497

0.8177 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

4,509

0.8223 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

5,412

0.8218 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

9,376

0.8308 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

13,437

0.8319 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

15,761

0.8205 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

25,758

0.8215 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

28,643

0.8237 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

45,963

0.8201 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

54,296

0.8246 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

65,144

0.8234 GBP
125/228p ordinary Sale

425,317

0.8200 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per
relevant description

reference

unit
security

securities

125/228p ordinary SWAP Long

2,218

0.8199 GBP
125/228p ordinary CFD Long

5,334

0.8198 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Long

9,376

0.8308 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Long

14,241

0.8205 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Long

19,306

0.8213 GBP
125/228p ordinary CFD Long

28,036

0.8223 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Long

36,380

0.8252 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Long

43,620

0.8245 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Long

45,963

0.8201 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Short

1,241

0.8278 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Short

1,397

0.8235 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Short

2,372

0.8275 GBP
125/228p ordinary CFD Short

2,955

0.8244 GBP
125/228p ordinary CFD Short

3,292

0.8446 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Short

4,375

0.8207 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Short

6,298

0.8294 GBP
125/228p ordinary CFD Short

6,608

0.8315 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Short

11,878

0.8199 GBP
125/228p ordinary CFD Short

12,382

0.8200 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Short

16,725

0.8210 GBP
125/228p ordinary SWAP Short

90,000

0.8223 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: 23 Sep 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: 746721
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210923T101313+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC