BARCLAYS PLC Form 8 (DD) - VANTIV, INC

 
TIDMBARC 
 
 

FORM 8 (DD)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)

Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 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  VANTIV INC 
      relevant securities this form relates: 
(d)   Status of person making the disclosure:       CONNECTED TO OFFEREE 
(e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:        20 October 2017 
(f)   In addition to the company in 1(c)            NO 
      above, is the discloser making 
      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

 
Class of                    USD 0.00001 Class 
relevant                    A common 
security: 
                            Interests                 Short Positions 
                            Number             (%)    Number  (%) 
(1)         Relevant 
            securities 
            owned 
            and/or          4,971              0.00%  139     0.00% 
            controlled: 
(2)         Cash-settled 
            derivatives: 
                            0                  0.00%  0       0.00% 
(3)         Stock-settled 
            derivatives 
            (including 
            options) 
            and agreements  9,800              0.01%  19,300  0.01% 
            to 
            purchase/sell: 
(4) 
            TOTAL:          14,771             0.01%  19,439  0.01% 
 
 

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).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(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 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

(i) Party to an offer or person acting in concert (except for a principal trader in the same group as a connected adviser)

 
Class of relevant            Purchase/sale  Number of   Price per unit 
security                                    securities 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       21          69.2700 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       100         69.3925 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       100         69.4050 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       100         69.3600 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       100         69.3575 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       106         69.5650 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       300         69.4366 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       355         69.5800 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       377         69.4189 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       430         69.5369 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       494         69.4468 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       900         69.3422 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       1,000       69.4240 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       1,903       69.4521 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       2,500       69.3788 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       3,200       69.4440 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       3,900       69.4571 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       4,972       69.4546 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       15,707      69.4170 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Purchase       17,705      69.5071 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           30          69.3800 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           100         69.2300 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           200         69.2900 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           200         69.2000 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           200         69.4875 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           300         69.3000 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           355         69.5800 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           400         69.4000 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           900         69.3622 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           1,100       69.3404 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           1,300       69.4082 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           2,400       69.4787 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           2,500       69.3788 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           2,577       69.4290 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           3,000       69.4856 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           4,100       69.4824 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           5,604       69.5509 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           6,501       69.5231 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           7,107       69.4419 USD 
USD 0.00001 Class A common   Sale           15,475      69.4219 USD 
 
 

(ii) Principal trader where the sole reason for the connection is that the principal trader is in the same group as a connected adviser

 
Class of   Purchases/ sales  Total number of  Highest price  Lowest price 
relevant                     securities       per unit       per unit 
security                                      paid/received  paid/received 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of relevant   Product      Nature of            Number of reference  Price per unit 
security            description  dealing              securities 
                    e.g. CFD     e.g. 
                                 opening/closing 
                                 a long/short 
                                 position, 
                                 increasing/reducing 
                                 a long/short 
                                 position 
 
 

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

(ii) Exercise

 
Class of relevant   Product      Exercising/  Number         Exercise price 
security            description  exercised    of securities  per unit 
                    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 party to the offer or 
person acting in concert making  the disclosure and any other person: 
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 party to 
the offer or person acting in concert  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

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   YES 
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
Date of disclosure:                    23 Oct 2017 
Contact name:                          Jay Supaya 
Telephone number:                      020 7773 0635 
 
 

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 dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC. 
are being disclosed: 
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose      VANTIV INC 
relevant securities this from relates: 
 
 

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 
Class      Product      Writing,     Number      Exercise  Type      Expiry 
of         description  purchasing,  of          price               date 
relevant                selling,     securities  per unit 
security                varying etc  to which 
                                     option 
                                     relates 
USD        Put          Written      800         70.0000   American  17 Nov 2017 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Written      -100        70.0000   American  17 Nov 2017 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Written      -100        75.0000   American  20 Oct 2017 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Put          Written      3,200       70.0000   American  20 Oct 2017 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Put          Purchased    -100        50.0000   American  18 May 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Put          Written      2,400       60.0000   American  17 Nov 2017 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Purchased    2,000       60.0000   American  16 Feb 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Put          Purchased    -400        75.0000   American  16 Feb 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Written      -1,700      75.0000   American  17 Nov 2017 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Put          Purchased    -100        35.0000   American  16 Feb 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Put          Purchased    -200        65.0000   American  16 Feb 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Written      -200        85.0000   American  16 Feb 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Written      -200        80.0000   American  17 Nov 2017 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Written      -500        70.0000   American  16 Feb 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Written      -600        75.0000   American  16 Feb 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Put          Written      400         70.0000   American  16 Feb 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Written      -11,500     65.0000   American  17 Nov 2017 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Purchased    600         65.0000   American  16 Feb 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Call         Purchased    400         60.0000   American  17 Nov 2017 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Put          Purchased    -1,600      65.0000   American  17 Nov 2017 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
USD        Put          Purchased    -2,000      45.0000   American  16 Feb 2018 
0.00001    Options 
Class 
A 
common 
 
 

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

 
Full details should be given so that the nature of the 
interest or  position can be fully understood: 
 
 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171023005656/en/

 
This information is provided by Business Wire 
 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 23, 2017 06:49 ET (10:49 GMT)