Barclays PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2019

Dec 18, 2019

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FORM 8.3 - SOPHOS GROUP PLC

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	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:	17 December 2019
(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:		3p ordinary
		Interests		Short Positions
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:	29,962,376	6.09%	13,733,321	2.79%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		532,028	0.11%	28,377,607	5.77%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:	30,494,404	6.20%	42,110,928	8.56%

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	82	5.5780 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	154	5.5686 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	155	5.5540 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	575	5.5600 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	973	5.5906 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	1,090	5.5940 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	1,278	5.5658 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	1,723	5.5720 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	3,157	5.5687 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	3,921	5.5560 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	5,000	5.5644 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	20,464	5.5714 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	29,698	5.5937 GBP
3p ordinary	Purchase	81,810	5.5604 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	63	5.5540 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	82	5.5780 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	287	5.5810 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	301	5.5855 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	575	5.5600 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	624	5.5562 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	693	5.5945 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	1,428	5.5806 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	1,784	5.5840 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	1,851	5.5940 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	1,984	5.5622 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	2,517	5.5661 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	3,872	5.5568 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	4,729	5.5560 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	5,302	5.5860 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	6,568	5.5721 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	8,104	5.5470 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	12,135	5.5742 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	16,262	5.5421 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	36,998	5.5409 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	72,193	5.5679 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	88,467	5.5610 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	116,980	5.5765 GBP
3p ordinary	Sale	156,115	5.5766 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	122	5.5830 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Long	1,924	5.5616 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Long	5,374	5.5880 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Long	6,568	5.5721 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Long	8,693	5.5923 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Long	10,433	5.5675 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Long	12,135	5.5742 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Long	27,216	5.5730 GBP
3p ordinary	CFD	Long	33,734	5.5541 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Long	85,908	5.5704 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Short	671	5.5721 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Short	1,090	5.5940 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Short	5,000	5.5644 GBP
3p ordinary	SWAP	Short	24,771	5.5692 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:	18 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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