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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - WILLIAM HILL PLC

BUS

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - WILLIAM HILL PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

 

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 in relation to whose WILLIAM HILL PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt WILLIAM HILL PLC
principal trader is connected
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 30 October 2020
(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: 10p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

21,683,857

2.07%

2,345,972

0.22%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

2,070,977

0.20%

21,481,961

2.05%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

23,754,834

2.26%

23,827,933

2.27%

 

 

 

 

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

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,090,437

2.7462 GBP

2.7372 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,007,453

2.7462 GBP

2.7387 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security

 

 

securities

 

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

120

2.7410 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

409

2.7409 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,425

2.7387 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,501

2.7418 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,423

2.7384 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,614

2.7396 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,938

2.7399 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

8,055

2.7412 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,100

2.7407 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

26,301

2.7452 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

34,162

2.7475 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

42,526

2.7415 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

46,337

2.7462 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

48,339

2.7456 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Long

66,983

2.7445 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

67,729

2.7430 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

96,993

2.7439 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

109,679

2.7406 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

122,938

2.7445 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,428

2.7500 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,133

2.7424 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,621

2.7462 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,552

2.7430 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

34,162

2.7475 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

48,298

2.7434 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

95,534

2.7399 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

132,069

2.7433 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

199,003

2.7401 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

317,543

2.7440 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

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

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: 2 Nov 2020
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.