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Barclays PLC M&A Activity 2021

Sep 23, 2021

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Form 8.3 - WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC AMENDMENT

FORM 8.3 Amendment to Purchase

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 WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS 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: 20 September 2021
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making NO
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 security: 10p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 14,484,190 0.60% 11,591,173 0.48%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
9,654,433 0.40% 4,425,195 0.18%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 24,138,623 1.00% 16,016,368 0.66%

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
10p ordinary Purchase 22 2.9204 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 36 2.9235 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 440 2.9212 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 945 2.9190 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,356 2.9232 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,541 2.9228 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,967 2.9264 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,188 2.9220 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 2,736 2.9247 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 3,112 2.9240 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,270 2.9210 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,168 2.9249 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 9,259 2.9230 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,473 2.9250 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 12,484 2.9259 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,700 2.9219 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,001 2.9238 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 14,676 2.9261 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 30,926 2.9223 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 57,387 2.9209 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 81,863 2.9269 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 81,863 2.9271 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 214,106 2.9239 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 387,130 2.9229 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 415,747 2.9227 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,245 2.9240 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,538 2.9217 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,560 2.9206 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,642 2.9200 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,688 2.9213 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 4,387 2.9218 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,942 2.9230 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 11,380 2.9215 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 13,910 2.9250 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 21,607 2.9227 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 22,879 2.9275 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 35,128 2.9223 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 36,334 2.9220 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 56,037 2.9247 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 81,639 2.9219 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 92,864 2.9205 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 368,714 2.9210 GBP
ADR Purchase 749 19.7766 USD
ADR Sale 749 19.7766 USD

(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 285 2.9214 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 3,745 2.9207 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 4,249 2.9231 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 30,458 2.9208 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 31,302 2.9227 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 44,484 2.9206 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 86,374 2.9224 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 120,837 2.9210 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Long 121,662 2.9209 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 22 2.9202 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 196 2.9217 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 440 2.9212 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 881 2.9299 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 1,356 2.9232 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 2,736 2.9247 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 12,473 2.9250 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 12,484 2.9259 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 69,478 2.9225 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 163,726 2.9270 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 200,000 2.9239 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 752,792 2.9229 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 752,792 2.9229 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: 23 Sep 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.

*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.

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210923005605/en/

BARCLAYS PLC