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Form 8.3 - Sophos Group 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

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)

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)

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

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

(ii) Exercise

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

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

(c) Attachments

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

BARCLAYS PLC

Source:BARCLAYS PLC

(a)Full name of discloser:.Barclays PLC
 
(b)Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)of offeror/offeree in relation to whoseNameSOPHOS 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:

11 February 2020

(f)In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser makingNO
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
Class of relevant security:

3p ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

27,307,961

5.54%

8,144,153

1.65%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

166,356

0.03%

25,719,463

5.21%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

27,474,317

5.57%

33,863,616

6.87%

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

 

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

 

3p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

5.7100 GBP

3p ordinary

Purchase

3,070

5.6920 GBP

3p ordinary

Purchase

3,100

5.7130 GBP

3p ordinary

Purchase

4,131

5.7020 GBP

3p ordinary

Purchase

5,433

5.6960 GBP

3p ordinary

Purchase

5,601

5.6940 GBP

3p ordinary

Purchase

5,720

5.6947 GBP

3p ordinary

Purchase

6,731

5.6998 GBP

3p ordinary

Purchase

20,323

5.7072 GBP

3p ordinary

Purchase

21,157

5.7087 GBP

3p ordinary

Sale

48

5.6960 GBP

3p ordinary

Sale

52

5.6920 GBP

3p ordinary

Sale

351

5.7022 GBP

3p ordinary

Sale

1,550

5.7130 GBP

3p ordinary

Sale

3,793

5.7059 GBP

3p ordinary

Sale

14,706

5.7020 GBP

3p ordinary

Sale

16,000

5.6974 GBP

Class of

ProductNature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

3p ordinary

SWAPLong

194

5.6977 GBP

3p ordinary

SWAPLong

619

5.7020 GBP

3p ordinary

SWAPLong

3,793

5.7059 GBP

3p ordinary

CFDLong

7,644

5.7015 GBP

3p ordinary

SWAPLong

16,000

5.6974 GBP

3p ordinary

CFDShort

6,943

5.7204 GBP

3p ordinary

SWAPShort

7,976

5.7013 GBP

3p ordinary

CFDShort

15,939

5.7045 GBP

Class of relevant security

Product descriptione.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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?NO
Date of disclosure:

12 Feb 2020

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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