REG-BARCLAYS PLC FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - G4S PLC - AMENDMENT

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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - G4S PLC - AMENDMENT

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

Amendment to sales and purchase

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 in relation to whose                           G4S PLC                                                                                           
      relevant securities this form relates:                                 
 (c)  Name of the party to the offer with which exempt                       Fleming Capital Securities, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Garda World Security Corporation)  
      principal trader is connected                                          
 (d)  Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                 05 March 2021                                                                                     
 (e)  In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal      NO                                                                                                
      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 security:                                    25p ordinary                                
                                                                Interests            Short Positions        
                                                                Number        (%)    Number       (%)       
 (1)             Relevant securities owned                                                                  
                 and/or controlled:                             86,845,600    5.60%  38,016,438   2.45%     
                                                                                                            
 (2)             Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                  
                                                                37,041,417    2.39%  81,154,566   5.23%     
                                                                                                            
 (3)             Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                              
                 and agreements to purchase/sell:               0             0.00%  0            0.00%     
                                                                                                            
 (4)                                                                                                        
                 TOTAL:                                         123,887,017   7.98%  119,171,004  7.68%     
                                                                                                            


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 relevant  Purchase/sale  Total number of  Highest price per unit  Lowest price per unit  
 security                          securities       paid/received           paid/received          
 25p ordinary       Purchase       1,341,221        2.4295 GBP              2.4248 GBP             
 25p ordinary       Purchase       229,199          20.8874 DKK             20.7 DKK               
 25p ordinary       Sale           806,262          2.4330 GBP              2.425 GBP              
 25p ordinary       Sale           41               20.9500 DKK             20.95 DKK              


(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of      Product      Nature of dealing  Number of   Price per    
 relevant      description                     reference   unit         
 security                                      securities               
 25p ordinary  CFD          Long               41          20.9478 DKK  
 25p ordinary  SWAP         Long               1,035       2.4280 GBP   
 25p ordinary  SWAP         Long               1,189       2.4282 GBP   
 25p ordinary  SWAP         Long               2,826       2.4276 GBP   
 25p ordinary  SWAP         Long               6,166       2.4268 GBP   
 25p ordinary  SWAP         Long               51,721      2.4271 GBP   
 25p ordinary  SWAP         Long               119,376     2.4250 GBP   
 25p ordinary  SWAP         Long               206,411     2.4265 GBP   
 25p ordinary  CFD          Long               228,809     2.4283 GBP   
 25p ordinary  CFD          Long               337,000     20.9500 DKK  
 25p ordinary  CFD          Short              349         20.7018 DKK  
 25p ordinary  SWAP         Short              86,541      2.4288 GBP   
 25p ordinary  SWAP         Short              203,860     2.4282 GBP   
 25p ordinary  CFD          Short              228,850     20.8869 DKK  
 25p ordinary  SWAP         Short              261,671     2.4280 GBP   
 25p ordinary  CFD          Short              300,000     2.4265 GBP   
 25p ordinary  CFD          Short              337,000     2.4263 GBP   


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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number of securities to which option relates  Exercise price per unit  Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        


(ii) Exercise
 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
                             
                                                                                                  
                             e.g. call option                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                       
                        
                                                                                                                                


(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)  
                             
                                                                        
                             e.g. subscription, 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 Positions) attached?  NO                                    
 Date of disclosure:                                  9 Mar 2021                            
 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
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk%2F&esheet=52390429&newsitemid=20210309005826&lan=en-US&anchor=www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&index=1&md5=e240616f85d9b5d27691ada6157852de)
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