BARCLAYS PLC FORM 8.3 - RPC GROUP PLC

 
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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            RPC GROUP 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:                  27 June 2019 
(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 (if any)

 
Class of relevant                                                5p ordinary 
security: 
                                                                 Interests            Short Positions 
                                                                 Number     (%)       Number     (%) 
(1)                Relevant securities owned 
                   and/or controlled:                            10,182,260 2.48%     4,743,464  1.15% 
(2)                Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                                                 115,179    0.03%     7,297,966  1.77% 
(3)                Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
                   and agreements to purchase/sell:              0          0.00%     0          0.00% 
                   TOTAL:                                        10,297,439 2.50%     12,041,430 2.93% 
 
 

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 
5p ordinary        Purchase      2          7.9220 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      426        7.9180 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      963        7.9212 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      2,734      7.9170 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      5,086      7.9156 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      7,521      7.9200 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      7,964      7.9190 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      9,048      7.9184 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      9,984      7.9160 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      10,839     7.9215 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      12,446     7.9203 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      16,688     7.9185 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      45,121     7.9182 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      52,695     7.9208 GBP 
5p ordinary        Purchase      1,196,039  7.9210 GBP 
5p ordinary        Sale          1          7.9200 GBP 
5p ordinary        Sale          2          7.9210 GBP 
5p ordinary        Sale          2          7.9220 GBP 
5p ordinary        Sale          6,116      7.9160 GBP 
5p ordinary        Sale          14,318     7.9224 GBP 
5p ordinary        Sale          16,379     7.9174 GBP 
5p ordinary        Sale          19,840     7.9170 GBP 
5p ordinary        Sale          30,473     7.9187 GBP 
5p ordinary        Sale          43,113     7.9192 GBP 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of     Product      Nature of dealing Number of  Price per 
relevant     description                    reference  unit 
security                                    securities 
5p ordinary  SWAP         Long              1          7.9200 GBP 
5p ordinary  CFD          Long              11         7.9209 GBP 
5p ordinary  SWAP         Long              1,023      7.9160 GBP 
5p ordinary  SWAP         Long              41,295     7.9192 GBP 
5p ordinary  SWAP         Long              68,510     7.9179 GBP 
5p ordinary  SWAP Expires Long              82,840     7.8970 GBP 
             28/06/2019 
5p ordinary  SWAP         Short             570        7.9163 GBP 
5p ordinary  SWAP         Short             7,055      7.9180 GBP 
5p ordinary  CFD          Short             7,125      7.9165 GBP 
5p ordinary  SWAP         Short             18,450     7.9216 GBP 
5p ordinary  SWAP         Short             28,074     7.9160 GBP 
5p ordinary  CFD          Short             52,695     7.9208 GBP 
5p ordinary  SWAP Expires Short             82,840     7.9220 GBP 
             26/07/2019 
 
 

(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 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  NO 
Positions) attached? 
Date of disclosure:             28 Jun 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].

*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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