TIDMMCS TIDMBARC 
 
 

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 interests and short positions 
disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee 
or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the 
trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose          MCCARTHY & STONE PLC 
relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate 
form for each offeror/offeree 
(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: For an         29 Jan 2021 
opening position disclosure, state the latest 
practicable date prior to the disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the      NO 
discloser making disclosures in respect of any other 
party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible 
cash offer, state "N/A" 
 

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:              8p ordinary 
                                         Interests           Short Positions 
                                         Number       (%)    Number      (%) 
(1)   Relevant securities owned 
 and/or controlled:                      8,380,637    1.56%  9,074       0.00% 
 
(2)   Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                         0            0.00%  6,517,268   1.21% 
 
      Stock-settled derivatives 
(3)   (including options) 
 and agreements to purchase/sell:        0            0.00%  0           0.00% 
 
 
 TOTAL:                                  8,380,637    1.56%  6,526,342   1.21% 
 
 

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         Purchase/sale    Number of         Price per unit 
relevant 
security                          securities 
8p ordinary      Purchase         5,216             1.1979 GBP 
8p ordinary      Purchase         7,417             1.2000 GBP 
8p ordinary      Purchase         1,153,774         1.1982 GBP 
8p ordinary      Purchase         1,635,688         1.1980 GBP 
8p ordinary      Sale             5,216             1.1980 GBP 
8p ordinary      Sale             28,074            1.1985 GBP 
 
(b)              Cash-settled 
                 derivative 
                 transactions 
Class of         Product          Nature of         Number of       Price per 
                                  dealing 
relevant         description                        reference       unit 
security                                            securities 
8p ordinary      SWAP             Short             800             1.1980 GBP 
8p ordinary      SWAP             Short             168,828         1.2000 GBP 
8p ordinary      CFD              Short             1,099,177       1.1981 GBP 
 

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

 

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of  Product      Writing,     Number of   Exercise  Type e.g.  Expiry  Option 
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities  price     American,  date    money 
security  e.g. call    selling,     to which    per       European           paid/ 
          option       varying      option      unit      etc.               received 
                       etc.         relates                                  per 
                                                                             unit 
 
 

(ii) Exercise

 
Class of        Product         Exercising/     Number of       Exercise price 
relevant        description     exercised       securities      per unit 
security        e.g. call       against 
                option 
 
 

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

 
Class of relevant       Nature of dealing      Details  Price per unit (if 
security                e.g. subscription,              applicable) 
                        conversion 
 
 

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:   1 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.

 

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