TIDMKCOM 
 
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

 

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

 

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
(a) Name of exempt                   BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD 
principal trader: 
(b) Name of offeror/offeree          KCOM GROUP PLC 
in relation to whose 
relevant securities 
this form relates: 
Use a separate form for 
each offeror/offeree 
(c) Name of the party to             MEIF 6 Fibre Limited (a wholly-owned 
the offer with which                 indirect subsidiary 
exempt principal trader              of Macquarie European 
is connected:                        Infrastructure Fund 
                                     6 SCSp (an investment fund managed 
                                     by Macquarie Infrastructure 
                                     and Real Assets (Europe) Limited)) 
(d) Date position held/dealing       26 JULY 2019 
undertaken: 
For an opening position disclosure, 
state the latest 
practicable date prior 
to the disclosure 
(e) In addition to the               NO 
company in 1(b) 
above, is the exempt 
principal trader 
making disclosures in respect of 
any other party to the offer? 
If it is a cash offer or possible 
cash offer, state "N/A" 
 
 

2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

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(b), 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                                                10p ordinary 
security: 
                                                                 Interests          Short Positions 
                                                                 Number       (%)   Number  (%) 
(1)                Relevant securities owned 
                   and/or controlled:                            1,083,253    0.21% 70,589  0.01% 
(2)                Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                                                 60,857       0.01% 849,666 0.16% 
(3)                Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
                   and agreements to purchase/sell:              0            0.00% 0       0.00% 
                   TOTAL:                                        1,144,110    0.22% 920,255 0.18% 
 
 

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), 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      Purchase/sale Total number of Highest price Lowest price 
relevant                                    per unit      per unit 
security                    securities      paid/received paid/received 
10p ordinary  Purchase      8,780           1.2020 GBP    1.2 GBP 
10p ordinary  Sale          1,989           1.2020 GBP    1.2 GBP 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of      Product     Nature of dealing Number of  Price per 
relevant      description                   reference  unit 
security                                    securities 
10p ordinary  SWAP        Short             1,146      1.2004 GBP 
10p ordinary  CFD         Short             5,931      1.2000 GBP 
 
 

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

 

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of  Product     Writing,    Number     Exercise Type      Expiry date Option 
relevant  description purchasing, of         price    e.g.                  money 
security  e.g.        selling,    securities per unit American,             paid/ 
          call        varying     to                  European              received 
          option      etc.        which               etc.                  per 
                                  option                                    unit 
                                  relates 
 
 

(ii) Exercise

 
Class of relevant  Product     Exercising/ Number        Exercise price 
security           description exercised   of securities per unit 
                   e.g. call   against 
                   option 
 
 

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

 
Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing  Details Price per unit (if 
                            e.g. subscription,         applicable) 
                            conversion 
 
 

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 exempt 
principal trader 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 
exempt principal trader 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:  29 JULY 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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 
 

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