Form 8.3 - GALLIFORD TRY PLC

LONDON--()--

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

(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 GALLIFORD TRY PLC
  relevant securities this form relates:  
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
  offeror/offeree:  
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 29 March 2017
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC

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 security:       ORD            
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 557,450 0.67% 343,516 0.41%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
165,663 0.20% 451,091 0.54%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 723,113 0.87% 794,607 0.96%

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  
50p ORD Purchase 110 14.9155 GBP
50p ORD Purchase 110 14.8260 GBP
50p ORD Purchase 117 14.8596 GBP
50p ORD Purchase 506 14.8600 GBP
50p ORD Purchase 562 14.7400 GBP
50p ORD Purchase 1,068 14.7968 GBP
50p ORD Purchase 1,743 14.8493 GBP
50p ORD Purchase 3,243 14.8126 GBP
50p ORD Purchase 4,916 14.8687 GBP
50p ORD Sale 91 14.9775 GBP
50p ORD Sale 301 14.8194 GBP
50p ORD Sale 506 14.8600 GBP
50p ORD Sale 562 14.7400 GBP
50p ORD Sale 647 14.7940 GBP
50p ORD Sale 694 14.8472 GBP
50p ORD Sale 1,050 14.8395 GBP
50p ORD Sale 1,068 14.7975 GBP
50p ORD Sale 1,162 14.8938 GBP
50p ORD Sale 2,111 14.8490 GBP
50p ORD Sale 4,768 14.8541 GBP
50p ORD Sale 12,264 14.8169 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
50p ORD CFD Long 91 14.9775 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 301 14.8193 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Long 400 14.7700 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 468 14.8177 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 694 14.8472 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Long 1,597 14.8265 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 2,111 14.8490 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 2,233 14.8197 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 4,614 14.8213 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 5,811 14.8257 GBP
50p ORD CFD Short 110 14.8260 GBP
50p ORD CFD Short 110 14.9155 GBP
50p ORD CFD Short 117 14.8596 GBP
50p ORD CFD Short 468 14.8122 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Short 472 14.8174 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Short 2,448 14.8108 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Short 4,771 14.8712 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 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 Positions) attached?   NO
Date of disclosure: 30 Mar 2017
Contact name: Hemika Mistry
Telephone number: 020 7116 3891

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.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 580775
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20170330T150924+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC