FORM 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS 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 NATIONAL EXPRESS 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: 15 October 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? STAGECOACH 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: 5p ordinary
Interests Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

1,662,072

0.27%

4,859,705

0.79%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

4,431,353

0.72%

1,401,041

0.23%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

6,093,425

0.99%

6,260,746

1.02%

 

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

5p ordinary Purchase

98

2.3500 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

515

2.3437 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

638

2.3456 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

826

2.3427 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

849

2.3487 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

1,126

2.3380 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

2,091

2.3337 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

2,237

2.3620 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

3,172

2.3581 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

4,686

2.3481 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

5,782

2.3440 GBP
5p ordinary Purchase

39,724

2.3505 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

4

2.3380 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

24

2.3300 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

87

2.3413 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

143

2.3366 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

325

2.3240 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

560

2.3430 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

603

2.3361 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

855

2.3437 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

1,307

2.3526 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

1,557

2.3620 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

1,894

2.3436 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

2,847

2.3621 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

4,544

2.3160 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

5,782

2.3440 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

10,252

2.3377 GBP
5p ordinary Sale

72,234

2.3590 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per
relevant description

reference

unit
security

securities

5p ordinary SWAP Long

20

2.3280 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long

336

2.3418 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long

855

2.3437 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long

1,557

2.3619 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long

2,813

2.3337 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long

3,408

2.3302 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long

6,631

2.3507 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long

6,844

2.3415 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long

10,727

2.3559 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Long

24,110

2.3601 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Long

31,066

2.3618 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short

98

2.3500 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short

311

2.3439 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short

420

2.3319 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short

849

2.3487 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short

1,891

2.3317 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short

4,686

2.3442 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Short

8,735

2.3420 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Short

32,410

2.3531 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: 18 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: 748752
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20211018T102715+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC