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:

05 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:

3,395,408

0.54%

8,423,766

1.33%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

5,587,499

0.88%

541,816

0.09%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

8,982,907

1.42%

8,965,582

1.41%

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

17

0.9905 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

213

0.9970 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

1,206

0.9997 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

1,957

0.9907 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

2,083

0.9835 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

2,425

0.9938 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

4,221

0.9813 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

4,846

0.9736 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

6,379

1.0017 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

28,038

0.9993 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

28,711

0.9952 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

33,668

1.0019 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

35,275

0.9941 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

35,635

1.0020 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

46,737

0.9939 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

47,706

1.0004 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

48,754

0.9857 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

55,940

0.9979 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

63,944

0.9860 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

104,593

0.9866 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

164,766

1.0032 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

1,117

0.9970 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

2,944

0.9905 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

4,134

0.9835 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

7,187

0.9900 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

7,450

0.9904 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

8,690

1.0020 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

12,487

0.9938 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

23,946

1.0070 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

30,116

0.9954 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

48,553

1.0015 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

59,976

1.0009 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

60,447

1.0082 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

171,754

0.9969 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

15,234

0.9848 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Long

25,000

0.9999 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Long

27,217

0.9887 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Long

50,511

1.0043 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Long

102,738

0.9996 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

14

0.9992 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27

0.9999 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

278

0.9985 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

339

1.0016 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

388

0.9947 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

452

0.9880 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

534

1.0019 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

619

0.9882 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

624

1.0011 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

626

0.9951 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,165

0.9997 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,846

0.9736 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

15,884

0.9988 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27,699

0.9993 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27,807

0.9952 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

34,887

0.9941 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

35,560

1.0020 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD

Short

35,611

1.0012 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

47,172

1.0004 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

48,302

0.9857 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

55,316

0.9979 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

63,325

0.9860 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP

Short

119,667

1.0043 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:

8 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