Form 8.3 - ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 

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 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	ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS 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	27 January 2022
(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:		5p ordinary
		Interests		Short Positions
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:	1,201,753	1.68%	29,452	0.04%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		0	0.00%	825,577	1.16%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
(4)
	TOTAL:	1,201,753	1.68%	855,029	1.20%

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	6	29.7300 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	21	29.7228 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	80	29.7400 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	86	29.7000 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	92	29.6247 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	93	29.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	94	29.6800 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	182	29.7616 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	217	29.6788 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	280	29.6100 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	310	29.6400 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	316	29.8496 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	332	29.7050 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	391	29.6653 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	426	29.7246 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	602	29.7150 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	660	29.7075 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	834	29.7100 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,494	29.8046 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,486	29.7763 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	4,402	29.7900 GBP
5p ordinary	Purchase	5,840	29.7001 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	26	29.7200 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	71	29.7552 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	80	29.7800 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	94	29.6800 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	301	29.7666 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	324	29.8200 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	584	29.8240 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	2,789	29.7928 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	379	29.7985 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Long	379	29.8044 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Long	478	29.7927 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,056	29.7940 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,977	29.7904 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	38	29.7647 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	60	29.5600 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	496	29.7890 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	805	29.7101 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	850	29.8405 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	996	29.6972 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,152	29.7488 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	4,402	29.7900 GBP
5p ordinary	SWAP	Short	9,099	29.7362 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:	28 January 2022
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 [phone].

*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: 756114

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20220128T113443+0000