FORM 8.3 – MARSTON'S 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) 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

MARSTON'S 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:

08 February 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: 7.375p ordinary
Interests Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

4,651,281

0.73%

9,056,355

1.43%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

5,658,603

0.89%

1,236,213

0.19%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

10,309,884

1.63%

10,292,568

1.62%

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

 

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

1,087

1.0027 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

3,834

0.9962 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

7,723

1.0081 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

8,417

0.9944 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

18,677

0.9936 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

18,942

0.9951 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

21,556

0.9950 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

23,654

0.9973 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

38,063

0.9923 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

55,417

0.9940 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

56,241

0.9935 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

89,278

0.9957 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

522,983

1.0000 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

30

0.9930 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

434

0.9953 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

4,034

0.9973 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

4,426

0.9960 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

5,021

0.9895 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

11,153

0.9955 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

16,335

0.9983 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

29,141

0.9991 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

33,996

0.9962 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

65,733

0.9940 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

67,071

0.9984 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

172,452

0.9945 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

236,768

0.9935 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

522,973

1.0000 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Long

591

0.9948 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Long

852

0.9940 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,652

0.9911 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Long

7,451

0.9968 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Long

26,156

0.9913 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Long

29,141

0.9991 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Long

33,996

0.9962 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Long

38,990

0.9939 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Long

44,467

0.9946 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Long

67,071

0.9984 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Long

123,533

0.9934 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Long

172,452

0.9945 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Long

522,973

1.0000 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

9

1.0070 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

20

1.0042 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

79

0.9945 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

89

1.0068 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

96

0.9943 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

164

1.0087 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

199

0.9954 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

466

1.0005 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

592

1.0043 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

658

0.9923 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,681

0.9876 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,796

0.9935 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,768

1.0069 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,348

0.9934 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,702

1.0088 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,345

0.9944 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,804

0.9946 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

12,608

0.9952 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,375

0.9936 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,942

0.9951 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

22,735

0.9940 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

24,688

0.9939 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

30,895

0.9933 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

87,597

0.9959 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Short

522,983

1.0000 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:

9 Feb 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.

BARCLAYS PLC