Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. : Form 8.3 - Firstgroup Plc - Ordinary Shares
15 August 2022 - 8:15PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMFGP
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: Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. ("Dimensional"), in
its capacity as investment manager and on behalf its
affiliates who are also investment managers. Dimensional
and its affiliates expressly disclaim beneficial ownership
of the shares described in this form 8.3
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions
disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.
For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries
must be named.
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant FirstGroup Plc
securities this form relates: (GB0003452173)
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree,
state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 12 August 2022
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest
practicable date prior to the disclosure
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the N/A
discloser making disclosures in respect of any other If YES, specify which:
party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state
"N/A"
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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: 5p Ordinary Shares
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Short
Interests positions
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Number % Number %
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 19,294,052* 2.57%
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell:
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TOTAL: 19,294,052 2.57%
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*Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. and / or its affiliates do not
control voting discretion for 372,851 shares. Please note, there
were net transfers in of 5,763 shares.
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:
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned
and relevant percentages:
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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 securities Price per unit
security
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Ordinary shares Purchase 16,884 GBP 1.286975
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of Price
relevant e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing reference per
security a long/short position securities unit
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
of relevant description purchasing, of securities price per e.g. American, date money
security e.g. call selling, to which unit European paid/
option varying etc. option etc. received
relates per unit
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(ii) Exercise
Class of Product description Exercising/ Number of Exercise
relevant e.g. call option exercised securities price per
security against unit
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of Nature of dealing Details Price per unit
relevant e.g. subscription, conversion (if
security applicable)
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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"
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None
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(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"
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None
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
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Date of disclosure: 15 August 2022
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Contact name: Thomas Hone
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Telephone number: 020 3033 3419
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a
Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the
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