BARCLAYS PLC FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - NEX GROUP 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           NEX GROUP PLC 
      in relation to whose 
      relevant securities 
      this form relates: 
(c)   Name of the party to the          CME GROUP INC 
      offer with which exempt 
      principal trader is connected 
(d)   Date position held/dealing        09 August 2018 
      undertaken: 
(e)   In addition to the                YES: 
      company in 1(b) 
      above, is the exempt principal 
      trader making disclosures         CME GROUP INC 
      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                    17.5p ordinary 
relevant 
security: 
                            Interests              Short Positions 
                            Number          (%)    Number      (%) 
(1)         Relevant 
            securities 
            owned 
            and/or          16,210,285      4.27%  1,018,089   0.27% 
            controlled: 
(2)         Cash-settled 
            derivatives: 
                            393,250         0.10%  15,693,158  4.13% 
(3)         Stock-settled 
            derivatives 
            (including 
            options) 
            and agreements  0               0.00%  0           0.00% 
            to 
            purchase/sell: 
(4) 
            TOTAL:          16,603,535      4.37%  16,711,247  4.40% 
 
 

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 
17.5p      Purchase       217,454          10.1570 GBP    10.1295 GBP 
ordinary 
17.5p      Sale           95,611           10.1570 GBP    10.1299 GBP 
ordinary 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of         Product      Nature of dealing  Number of   Price per 
relevant         description                     reference   unit 
security                                         securities 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Long               1,503       10.1524 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Long               2,548       10.1314 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Long               3,300       10.1289 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Long               5,401       10.1445 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Long               6,821       10.1404 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   CFD          Long               12,431      10.1291 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Long               13,690      10.1360 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   CFD          Short              20          10.1365 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Short              344         10.1415 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Short              698         10.1334 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Short              3,083       10.1543 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   CFD          Short              3,421       10.1400 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Short              6,078       10.1482 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Short              20,711      10.1399 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Short              38,297      10.1300 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Short              41,798      10.1398 GBP 
17.5p ordinary   SWAP         Short              43,171      10.1349 GBP 
 
 

(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 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:              10 Aug 2018 
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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