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: 14 October 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:

46,829,252

1.94%

2,623,010

0.11%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

1,047,036

0.04%

24,266,536

1.00%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

47,876,288

1.98%

26,889,546

1.11%

 

 

 

 

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

4,994

2.8519 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

9,192

2.8531 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

11,733

2.8525 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

15,033

2.8535 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

18,843

2.8518 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

20,306

2.8520 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

20,593

2.8537 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

33,110

2.8546 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

34,529

2.8529 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

42,881

2.8527 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

117,154

2.8530 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

162,081

2.8528 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

250,014

2.8540 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

294,506

2.8560 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

356,335

2.8512 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

360,088

2.8510 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

429,950

2.8524 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

487,013

2.8522 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

979,501

2.8514 GBP

10p ordinary Purchase

3,000,000

2.8500 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

138

2.8513 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

1,303

2.8525 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

1,386

2.8515 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

16,367

2.8529 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

17,790

2.8540 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

57,377

2.8510 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

72,090

2.8520 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

75,743

2.8535 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

299,412

2.8530 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

405,168

2.8519 GBP

10p ordinary Sale

1,440,451

2.8522 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

138

2.8513 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

1,386

2.8515 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

7,075

2.8528 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

23,231

2.8533 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

25,264

2.8530 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Long

53,642

2.8510 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

46

2.8529 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

93

2.8533 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

120

2.8512 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

176

2.8514 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

9,192

2.8531 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

12,101

2.8532 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

18,843

2.8518 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

20,593

2.8537 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

34,038

2.8511 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

42,881

2.8527 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD Short

63,486

2.8510 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

162,035

2.8528 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

210,875

2.8517 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

307,315

2.8510 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

312,342

2.8516 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

449,504

2.8524 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

487,013

2.8522 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP Short

495,343

2.8515 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: 15 Oct 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: 748726
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20211015T113530+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC