Form 8.3 - MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

Form 8.3 - MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

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)	Â	Full name of discloser:	Â	Barclays PLC.
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(b)		Owner or controller of interest and short
Â		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):		Â
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(d)		If an exempt fund manager connected with an
		offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
Â		offeror/offeree:		Â
(e)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		20 February 2018
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
Â		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?		GKN 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:	Â	Â	Â	48/7p ordinary
				Interests			Â	Short Positions
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		16,893,050		0.87%		34,369,326		1.77%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				31,369,460		1.62%		4,307,333		0.22%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)
		TOTAL:		48,262,510		2.49%		38,676,659		1.99%

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:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

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	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		247		2.2442 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		714		2.2475 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,802		2.2420 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,868		2.2456 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,362		2.2424 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		4,018		2.2485 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		4,591		2.2452 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		5,432		2.2439 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		5,645		2.2375 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		8,916		2.2319 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		9,097		2.2427 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		10,551		2.2434 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		21,478		2.2410 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		23,537		2.2413 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		29,442		2.2432 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		34,146		2.2460 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		34,451		2.2364 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		42,317		2.2391 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		60,586		2.2435 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		79,301		2.2451 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		99,028		2.2389 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		138,132		2.2481 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		149,144		2.2390 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		236,876		2.2480 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		299,930		2.2412 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		413,279		2.2419 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		458,912		2.2478 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		62		2.2343 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		272		2.2379 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		446		2.2462 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		714		2.2475 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,842		2.2415 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		2,967		2.2468 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		3,099		2.2431 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		3,350		2.2480 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		3,864		2.2366 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		4,018		2.2485 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		5,497		2.2403 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		5,645		2.2376 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		5,687		2.2365 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		13,627		2.2323 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		14,469		2.2471 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		23,533		2.2418 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		36,303		2.2466 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		36,628		2.2463 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		48,109		2.2404 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		94,068		2.2396 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		135,521		2.2416 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		182,045		2.2394 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		595,462		2.2473 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		272		2.2379 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		600		2.2433 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,161		2.2318 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,500		2.2437 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		3,099		2.2431 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		3,864		2.2366 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		7,120		2.2408 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		12,683		2.2442 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		13,627		2.2323 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		23,533		2.2418 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		48,109		2.2404 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		94,068		2.2396 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		135,521		2.2416 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		171,326		2.2386 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		247		2.2442 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,700		2.2277 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,802		2.2420 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,600		2.2408 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,868		2.2456 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		4,550		2.2468 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		4,591		2.2452 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,432		2.2439 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		8,916		2.2319 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		10,551		2.2434 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		21,078		2.2410 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		21,690		2.2398 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		24,836		2.2462 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		28,217		2.2320 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		34,146		2.2460 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		34,451		2.2364 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		42,317		2.2391 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		60,913		2.2435 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		67,557		2.2400 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		79,301		2.2451 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		85,214		2.2479 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		99,028		2.2389 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		148,312		2.2480 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		278,012		2.2481 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		330,294		2.2396 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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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?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		21 Feb 2018
Contact name:		Elise Tang
Telephone number:		0207 1163 001

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].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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