BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - SPIRIT PUB CO 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   SPIRIT PUB CO 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:         19 June 2015 
(f)    In addition to the company in 1(c)             YES: 
       above, is the discloser making 
       disclosures in respect of any                  GREENE KING PLC 
       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)

 
                             Interests            Short Positions 
                             Number       (%)     Number      (%) 
(1)    Relevant securities 
       owned 
       and/or controlled:    10,624,338   1.58%   104,472     0.02% 
(2)    Cash-settled 
       derivatives: 
                             80,133       0.01%   8,967,378   1.33% 
(3)    Stock-settled 
       derivatives 
       (including options) 
       and agreements to     0            0.00%   0           0.00% 
       purchase/DEALING: 
       TOTAL:                10,704,471   1.59%   9,071,850   1.35% 
 
 

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/DEALING   Number of    Price per unit 
security                             securities 
ORD                  Purchase        600          1.1440 GBP 
ORD                  Purchase        11,736       1.1420 GBP 
ORD                  Purchase        21,179       1.1480 GBP 
ORD                  Purchase        230,877      1.1422 GBP 
ORD                  Sale            1,209        1.1497 GBP 
ORD                  Sale            3,604        1.1498 GBP 
ORD                  Sale            3,720        1.1483 GBP 
ORD                  Sale            5,418        1.1420 GBP 
ORD                  Sale            69,096       1.1486 GBP 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of    Product       Nature of dealing   Number of    Price per 
relevant    description                       reference    unit 
security                                      securities 
ORD         SWAP          Long                1,000        1.1519 GBP 
ORD         SWAP          Long                18,071       1.1491 GBP 
ORD         CFD           Long                58,558       1.1482 GBP 
ORD         SWAP          Short               110          1.1470 GBP 
ORD         SWAP          Short               3,500        1.1473 GBP 
ORD         SWAP          Short               17,859       1.1482 GBP 
ORD         CFD           Short               230,877      1.1422 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     Product        Exercising/    Number           Exercise price 
relevant     description    exercised      of 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" 
 
 

(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" 
 
 

(c) Attachments

 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?    NO 
Date of disclosure:                                    22 Jun 2015 
Contact name:                                          RAJESH MUTHANNA 
Telephone number:                                      020 3555 4634 
 
 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. 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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