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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          LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC 
     in relation to whose 
     relevant securities 
     this form relates: 
(c)  Name of the party to the         LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC 
     offer with which exempt 
     principal trader is connected 
(d)  Date position held/dealing       08 October 2019 
     undertaken: 
(e)  In addition to the               YES: 
     company in 1(b) 
     above, is the exempt principal 
     trader making disclosures        HONG KONG EXCHANGES & CLEARING LTD 
     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                                                6 79/86 p ordinary 
security: 
                                                                 Interests           Short Positions 
                                                                 Number    (%)       Number    (%) 
(1)                Relevant securities owned 
                   and/or controlled:                            3,009,386 0.86%     1,646,118 0.47% 
(2)                Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                                                 308,736   0.09%     2,035,445 0.58% 
(3)                Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
                   and agreements to purchase/sell:              0         0.00%     0         0.00% 
                   TOTAL:                                        3,318,122 0.95%     3,681,563 1.05% 
 
 

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 
6 79/86 p  Purchase      693,059         71.2600 GBP   69.56 GBP 
ordinary 
6 79/86 p  Sale          251,414         71.2600 GBP   69.6848 GBP 
ordinary 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of            Product     Nature of dealing Number of  Price per 
relevant            description                   reference  unit 
security                                          securities 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Long              4          69.9950 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              43         71.0600 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              75         71.0840 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              326        70.5710 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Long              334        69.7767 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              585        71.3200 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              866        70.0436 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              983        69.5500 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Long              999        69.7918 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Long              1,258      70.2343 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              1,630      70.8548 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              1,877      70.0586 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              3,256      70.7137 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Long              3,616      70.9465 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              3,821      70.7527 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              3,954      70.7530 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              4,041      70.5200 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Long              4,299      70.8535 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              4,597      71.0800 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Long              5,398      69.9675 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Long              5,864      69.9593 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Long              6,657      70.8558 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              8,721      70.4413 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              15,883     70.6192 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              18,371     71.1400 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              31,753     70.6664 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Long              36,205     69.9951 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Long              38,865     70.6228 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             3          70.9600 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             4          70.8050 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             5          70.7963 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             7          70.0140 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             8          69.9119 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             8          70.1375 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Short             8          71.0425 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             10         70.8600 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             10         71.1426 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             11         70.2722 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             11         70.8300 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             12         70.2271 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             12         70.8026 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             13         70.9916 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             14         69.9202 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             14         70.6461 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Short             17         70.2358 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             17         70.3752 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             21         69.9895 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Short             25         70.6276 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             25         71.1347 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             35         71.0649 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             37         70.0937 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             38         70.7244 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             40         69.9509 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             41         69.9740 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             49         69.9980 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             49         70.0028 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             49         70.4426 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             50         69.7881 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             56         71.0115 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             59         70.0022 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             63         70.1546 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             64         70.2536 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             106        70.6463 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             107        71.0661 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             118        70.7325 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             129        70.3463 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             138        70.3997 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Short             148        70.6277 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             161        70.2849 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             168        71.0129 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             215        70.4592 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             225        70.3941 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             241        69.9065 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Short             250        71.0864 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             294        70.9244 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             311        70.3900 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             326        69.9747 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             585        71.3200 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             642        70.9550 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             682        70.5523 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             686        71.0341 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             701        70.3589 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             873        69.5600 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             873        70.9229 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             983        69.5500 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Short             999        70.2663 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             1,256      69.9865 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             1,353      69.9066 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             1,402      70.7162 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             1,588      70.3937 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             2,023      71.0350 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             2,543      70.9205 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             3,962      70.4558 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             4,041      70.5200 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             4,597      71.0800 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             4,853      70.3594 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Short             4,948      70.2946 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             5,400      70.8489 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             11,869     70.2031 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             14,413     70.2000 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             14,413     70.2000 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             16,136     70.8032 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             17,523     70.4252 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             18,371     71.1400 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Short             28,302     70.3102 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  CFD         Short             43,047     70.0252 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             50,000     71.0697 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             50,000     71.0949 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             55,477     70.2057 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             67,073     70.8168 GBP 
6 79/86 p ordinary  SWAP        Short             163,020    71.1705 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:             9 Oct 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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

 
 

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