BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - MERLIN ENTERTAINMENT PLC

 
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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
(a)  Name of exempt principal trader:       BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD 
(b)  Name of offeror/offeree                MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS PLC 
     in relation to whose 
     relevant securities this form relates: 
(c)  Name of the party to the               MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS PLC 
     offer with which exempt 
     principal trader is connected 
(d)  Date position held/dealing undertaken: 31 October 2019 
(e)  In addition to the company in 1(b)     NO 
     above, is the exempt principal 
     trader making disclosures in respect 
     of any other party to the offer? 
 
 

2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

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(b), 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                                                1p ordinary 
security: 
                                                                 Interests         Short Positions 
                                                                 Number      (%)   Number    (%) 
(1)                Relevant securities owned 
                   and/or controlled:                            9,446,351   0.92% 2,120,342 0.21% 
(2)                Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                                                 873,323     0.09% 5,976,986 0.58% 
(3)                Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
                   and agreements to purchase/sell:              0           0.00% 0         0.00% 
                   TOTAL:                                        10,319,674  1.01% 8,097,328 0.79% 
 
 

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), 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 Total number of Highest price Lowest price 
relevant                                   per unit      per unit 
security                   securities      paid/received paid/received 
1p ordinary  Purchase      1,588,290       4.5610 GBP    4.5447 GBP 
1p ordinary  Sale          212,059         4.5500 GBP    4.545 GBP 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of     Product     Nature of dealing Number of  Price per 
relevant     description                   reference  unit 
security                                   securities 
1p ordinary  CFD         Long              13,010     4.5457 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP        Long              58,743     4.5475 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP        Long              65,753     4.5503 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP        Short             911        4.5609 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP        Short             1,844      4.5525 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP        Short             7,419      4.5480 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP        Short             17,865     4.5494 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP        Short             26,073     4.5481 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP        Short             46,146     4.5495 GBP 
1p ordinary  CFD         Short             53,458     4.5453 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP        Short             59,380     4.5490 GBP 
1p ordinary  SWAP        Short             91,051     4.5450 GBP 
 
 

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of  Product     Writing,    Number     Exercise Type      Expiry date Option 
relevant  description purchasing, of         price    e.g.                  money 
security  e.g.        selling,    securities per unit American,             paid/ 
          call        varying     to                  European              received 
          option      etc.        which               etc.                  per 
                                  option                                    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 security  Nature of dealing  Details Price per unit (if 
                            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 exempt 
principal trader 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 
exempt principal trader 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  NO 
Positions) attached? 
Date of disclosure:             1 Nov 2019 
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 [phone].

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

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November 01, 2019 08:48 ET (12:48 GMT)