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:		01 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	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		22,093,543		1.14%		35,993,989		1.85%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				32,621,906		1.68%		8,724,941		0.45%
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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:		54,715,449		2.82%		44,718,930		2.30%

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		215		2.2861 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,645		2.2489 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,260		2.2870 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,580		2.2600 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,719		2.2839 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		5,135		2.2821 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		6,108		2.2850 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		7,258		2.2468 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		7,295		2.2557 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		10,421		2.2780 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		11,374		2.2833 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		12,098		2.2836 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		13,804		2.2499 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		14,366		2.2560 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		30,337		2.2593 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		30,926		2.2572 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		38,468		2.2621 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		45,928		2.2623 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		49,747		2.2726 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		58,922		2.2524 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		77,210		2.2508 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		85,847		2.2537 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		118,183		2.2819 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		146,738		2.2808 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		155,072		2.2846 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		213,133		2.2620 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		231,232		2.2456 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		250,000		2.2818 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		330,098		2.2874 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		342,346		2.2783 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		420,432		2.2501 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		527,447		2.2570 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		5,579		2.2632 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		5,714		2.2849 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		7,359		2.2600 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		7,956		2.2691 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		12,936		2.2521 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		16,233		2.2536 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		17,924		2.2464 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		29,784		2.2809 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		31,923		2.2510 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		32,803		2.2518 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		38,700		2.2839 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		53,853		2.2752 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		57,736		2.2497 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		118,919		2.2708 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		166,600		2.2577 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		176,511		2.2821 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		200,869		2.2503 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		5,579		2.2632 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		5,714		2.2849 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		6,273		2.2677 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		10,604		2.2780 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		24,582		2.2770 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		29,259		2.2664 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		29,359		2.2810 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		32,803		2.2518 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		33,895		2.2790 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		34,767		2.2775 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		57,812		2.2668 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		79,428		2.2785 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		116,251		2.2805 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		166,600		2.2577 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		176,511		2.2821 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5		2.2879 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		26		2.2931 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		68		2.2861 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		229		2.2869 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		232		2.2600 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		307		2.2860 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		523		2.2892 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,763		2.2867 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		2,645		2.2489 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,693		2.2838 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		4,433		2.2506 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,559		2.2472 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,943		2.2850 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		7,258		2.2468 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		11,869		2.2835 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		13,804		2.2499 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		21,025		2.2780 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		24,582		2.2770 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		26,701		2.2601 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		30,337		2.2593 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		31,106		2.2687 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		33,895		2.2790 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		34,767		2.2775 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		38,468		2.2621 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		43,954		2.2573 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		56,269		2.2623 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		58,922		2.2524 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		77,210		2.2508 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		115,826		2.2805 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		118,183		2.2819 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		146,738		2.2808 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		155,072		2.2846 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		195,351		2.2614 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		213,133		2.2620 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		250,000		2.2818 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		276,015		2.2505 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		330,098		2.2874 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		342,346		2.2783 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		420,432		2.2501 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:		2 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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