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 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.

   
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

 

LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC

(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:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

 

5 FEB 2016

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

 

YES

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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:       USD 0.01 Class A ordinary            
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 208,334 0.08% 127,372 0.05%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
124,700 0.05% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 83,600 0.03% 293,800 0.12%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 416,634 0.16% 421,172 0.17%
 
Class of relevant security:   USD 0.01 Class C ordinary      
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 114,524 0.02% 26,115 0.00%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 114,524 0.02% 26,115 0.00%
 
Class of relevant security:   USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary      
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 11,876 0.09% 8,235 0.06%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
8,235 0.06% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 20,111 0.15% 8,235 0.06%
 
Class of relevant security:   USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary      
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 0 0.00% 57 0.00%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 0 0.00% 57 0.00%

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

(a)   Purchases and sales        
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security   securities  
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 4 34.4400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 6 36.8503 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 7 35.7700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 27 33.1350 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 52 34.4300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 73 34.4200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 87 33.1475 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 99 34.0800 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 35.4100 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 35.4600 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 33.1800 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 33.1400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 33.0700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 35.8600 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 35.4900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 34.1100 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 200 35.6800 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 200 36.4399 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 34.0700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 209 35.4609 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 217 33.1307 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 256 34.9000 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 300 35.9933 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 300 37.8249 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 300 34.4000 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 35.9550 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 400 34.2150 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 35.8375 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 34.4875 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 471 33.1391 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 500 34.4657 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 591 35.7587 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 600 35.8366 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 600 34.4066 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 800 34.1562 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 800 34.0537 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 800 34.4650 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 800 34.3512 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 853 35.5957 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 889 37.6388 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 900 34.7155 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,400 34.4007 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,600 35.1412 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,860 37.4770 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,934 33.3785 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,939 34.8191 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,017 35.8328 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,054 34.1568 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,058 35.8225 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,200 34.4054 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,412 34.7595 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,500 34.9196 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,500 33.5480 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,576 34.8878 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,700 34.0226 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,701 33.6117 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,900 34.4213 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,501 33.1545 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,842 34.1720 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 4,000 34.4027 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,032 34.2081 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,103 34.4480 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 4,490 37.7536 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 4,505 35.8143 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,622 34.1414 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 4,812 33.5377 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5,600 34.4114 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 6,505 34.1057 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 8,150 33.1456 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 8,481 34.5800 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 9,425 33.7795 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 10,000 33.3021 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 10,162 33.7659 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 14,300 34.2193 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 15,300 34.7108 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 15,894 34.7172 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 17,100 33.9539 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 21,273 33.4034 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 22,323 34.8312 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 22,400 33.2851 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 23,710 34.9054 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 86,956 33.0200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 93,376 34.7618 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 97,382 33.5350 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 116,288 34.6515 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 258,392 33.6813 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3 35.7700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 6 36.8503 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 15 33.1006 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 26 33.0400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 39 33.0700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 37.3100 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 100 34.2500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 100 35.6800 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 37.8100 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 100 35.7900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 100 35.1500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 33.2600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 37.4500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 37.4900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 103 33.0394 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 105 33.1104 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 147 35.9853 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 200 37.4451 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 34.0800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 34.0700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 34.1300 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 34.0450 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 33.1100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 33.2700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 208 33.2534 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 245 34.2260 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 260 33.1125 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 296 34.1379 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 300 35.9933 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 300 33.4700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 300 35.6533 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 300 33.7066 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 300 34.0533 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 300 33.7767 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 304 37.5356 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 375 33.7786 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 400 35.8575 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 400 35.6425 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 445 33.1347 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 496 34.2059 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 500 33.5760 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 500 34.6200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 500 33.2560 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 500 34.3860 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 500 37.5420 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 520 34.2261 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 600 37.8291 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 600 33.7733 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 613 37.5543 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 662 34.3551 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 680 33.2686 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 700 34.1985 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 710 33.1857 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 800 34.3512 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 822 34.2385 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 889 37.6388 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 900 37.7627 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 947 37.4366 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,009 33.6703 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,010 33.6393 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,236 33.0821 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,300 33.2801 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 1,431 35.7996 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,600 34.0156 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,600 33.3331 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,849 34.1856 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,894 33.0517 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 1,927 35.8455 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 2,060 35.7064 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 2,186 37.8473 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,500 34.9196 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,520 33.3050 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,653 33.4638 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,809 33.2294 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,900 33.8925 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,100 33.7036 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,250 33.6490 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,300 33.8012 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,400 34.9429 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,503 33.1517 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,700 34.0845 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,175 35.8301 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,404 33.4118 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,700 34.4823 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,348 33.8596 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 7,245 33.6411 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 7,800 35.0219 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 8,481 34.5800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 10,000 34.4340 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 10,229 33.5599 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 10,946 34.7164 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 12,525 34.4075 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 12,550 34.8307 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 13,313 33.6663 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 13,856 34.9763 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 14,000 34.0094 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 14,900 34.2383 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 15,631 34.9272 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 18,023 34.1371 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 21,640 33.7179 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 22,400 33.2851 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 25,410 34.8701 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 30,420 33.4379 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 31,350 34.7172 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 38,923 33.7899 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 46,112 33.6229 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 51,247 34.7140 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 86,715 33.0200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 97,382 33.5350 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 116,288 34.6515 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 118,810 33.6750 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. CFD

  Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

  Number of reference securities   Price per unit

(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”

(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”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  

YES

Date of disclosure:  

8 FEB 2016

Contact name:

Jay Supaya

Telephone number:

020 7773 0635

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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.

143221.01

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:

Barclays PLC.

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
      relates      
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Purchased -20,300 32.5000 American Feb 19, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -4,400 45.0000 American Feb 19, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -26,100 42.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -400 32.5000 American Jul 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -156,800 47.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Written 100 30.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Written 200 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -10,700 37.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -400 32.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -17,700 45.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -9,800 40.0000 American Jul 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -43,700 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Purchased -1,000 17.5000 American Jul 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Purchased -200 35.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Purchased 79,500 52.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Purchased 3,200 42.5000 American Jul 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Written 600 32.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -2,300 35.0000 American Apr 15, 2016

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.