TIDMSOPH 
 
 

FORM 8.3 Amendment to Sales

 

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 SOPHOS 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:       05 December 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                                                3p ordinary 
security: 
                                                                 Interests         Short Positions 
                                                                 Number      (%)   Number     (%) 
(1)                Relevant securities owned 
                   and/or controlled:                            27,907,280  5.67% 13,750,549 2.80% 
(2)                Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                                                 68,030      0.01% 21,620,098 4.40% 
(3)                Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
                   and agreements to purchase/sell:              0           0.00% 0          0.00% 
                   TOTAL:                                        27,975,310  5.69% 35,370,647 7.19% 
 
 

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 
3p ordinary        Purchase      80         5.5640 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      112        5.5680 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      275        5.5660 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      387        5.5731 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      642        5.5720 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      828        5.5721 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      1,608      5.5740 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      3,348      5.5738 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      9,000      5.5813 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      20,897     5.5644 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      26,178     5.5657 GBP 
3p ordinary        Purchase      26,204     5.5692 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          879        5.5734 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          1,409      5.5764 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          1,422      5.5720 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          2,250      5.5806 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          3,029      5.5737 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          4,631      5.5817 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          10,050     5.5820 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          13,886     5.5700 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          17,218     5.5712 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          20,897     5.5661 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          46,343     5.5660 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          250,000    5.5905 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          340,429    5.5795 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          350,000    5.5662 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          200,000    5.5822 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          615,000    5.5854 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          901,191    5.5877 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          1,000,000  5.5848 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          500,014    5.5855 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          1,400,000  5.5821 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          1,508,500  5.5865 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          215,000    5.5878 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          2,900,000  5.5823 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          1,500,000  5.5861 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          391,500    5.5866 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          1,000,000  5.5856 GBP 
3p ordinary        Sale          34,025,000 5.5850 GBP 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of     Product     Nature of dealing Number of  Price per 
relevant     description                   reference  unit 
security                                   securities 
3p ordinary  SWAP        Long              154        5.5740 GBP 
3p ordinary  SWAP        Long              872        5.5764 GBP 
3p ordinary  SWAP        Long              2,491      5.5754 GBP 
3p ordinary  CFD         Long              7,970      5.5672 GBP 
3p ordinary  SWAP        Long              10,932     5.5739 GBP 
3p ordinary  CFD         Long              13,886     5.5700 GBP 
3p ordinary  SWAP        Short             515        5.5718 GBP 
3p ordinary  SWAP        Short             3,345      5.5660 GBP 
3p ordinary  SWAP        Short             9,000      5.5813 GBP 
3p ordinary  SWAP        Short             12,909     5.5665 GBP 
3p ordinary  CFD         Short             14,478     5.5744 GBP 
3p ordinary  SWAP        Short             733,809    5.5647 GBP 
3p ordinary  SWAP        Short             8,000,000  9.5977 USD 
 
 

(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:             10 Dec 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.

 

*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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