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: 02 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:

2,030,106

0.32%

7,579,921

1.20%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

5,865,559

0.93%

268,310

0.04%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

7,895,665

1.25%

7,848,231

1.24%

 

 

 

 

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

509

0.8815 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

1,193

0.9074 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

2,201

0.8895 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

2,216

0.9155 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

2,643

0.8814 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

4,659

0.8782 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

0.9157 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

5,214

0.9050 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

6,340

0.9194 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

6,649

0.8894 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

11,831

0.8963 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

16,759

0.8879 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

28,534

0.9085 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

56,508

0.8856 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

130,548

0.9080 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

182,133

0.9021 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Purchase

405,510

0.8866 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

2,286

0.8939 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

3,491

0.8865 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

3,648

0.9200 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

3,794

0.8946 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

3,811

0.8948 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

3,976

0.8885 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

4,481

0.8900 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

5,831

0.8815 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

7,879

0.9070 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

9,000

0.8961 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

9,999

0.8805 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

11,203

0.9068 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

11,824

0.8640 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

12,113

0.8999 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

14,632

0.8871 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

29,156

0.9041 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

109,372

0.8962 GBP

7.375p ordinary

Sale

248,781

0.8884 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

3,016

0.8799 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP Long

3,894

0.9064 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP Long

3,987

0.8908 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Long

9,999

0.8804 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Long

10,000

0.8853 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Long

10,001

0.8664 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP Long

19,992

0.9027 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Long

21,475

0.9062 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP Long

25,621

0.8906 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Long

41,968

0.8944 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP Long

45,000

0.9171 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP Long

48,865

0.8922 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP Long

94,821

0.8920 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Long

127,082

0.8831 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Short

1,193

0.9074 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Short

4,659

0.8782 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Short

28,534

0.9085 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP Short

33,475

0.8870 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Short

53,181

0.8874 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Short

130,548

0.9080 GBP

7.375p ordinary

SWAP Short

145,632

0.8973 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Short

182,133

0.9021 GBP

7.375p ordinary

CFD Short

250,097

0.8812 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:

3 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