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RNS Number : 8097A

Barclays PLC

24 January 2024

 
 FORM 8.3 - Amendment 
 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): 
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 (c)            Name of offeror/offeree in relation                          SMART METERING SYSTEMS 
                 to whose                                                     PLC 
 
                 relevant securities this form relates: 
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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:                       11 Jan 2024 
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 (f)            In addition to the company in 1(c)                           NO 
                 above, is the discloser making 
 
                 disclosures in respect of any other 
                 party to the offer? 
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 2.             POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 (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:                                                 1p ordinary 
                                                                                 Interests          Short Positions 
                                                                                                ---------------------- 
                                                                              Number      (%)     Number        (%) 
                                                                                        ------  ----------  ---------- 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                            1,783,286   1.34%    380,993      0.29% 
                                                                            ----------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                370,145    0.28%   1,762,272     1.32% 
                                                                            ----------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                               0       0.00%       0         0.00% 
                                                                            ----------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 
   TOTAL:                                                                    2,153,431   1.61%   2,143,265     1.61% 
                                                                            ----------  ------  ----------  ---------- 
 (b)            Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors 
                 and 
 
                 other executive options) 
 Class of relevant security in relation to 
 
  which subscription right exists 
 Details, including nature of the rights 
 
  concerned and relevant percentages: 
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 3.             DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 (a)            Purchase and sales 
   Class of        Purchase/sale            Number of                              Price per unit 
   relevant 
                                            securities 
   security 
 1p ordinary          Purchase               300,000                                 9.3205 GBP 
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 1p ordinary          Purchase                36,617                                 9.3137 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary          Purchase                6,965                                  9.3165 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary          Purchase                4,731                                  9.3132 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary          Purchase                3,601                                  9.3100 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary          Purchase                2,662                                  9.3176 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary          Purchase                2,316                                  9.3047 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary          Purchase                1,862                                  9.3152 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary          Purchase                1,200                                  9.3543 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary          Purchase                 178                                   9.3150 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary          Purchase                 178                                   9.3200 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary          Purchase                 138                                   9.3180 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary            Sale                  15,000                                 9.3166 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary            Sale                  4,380                                  9.3196 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary            Sale                  2,924                                  9.3192 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary            Sale                  1,518                                  9.3104 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary            Sale                   382                                   9.3400 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary            Sale                   369                                   9.3600 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1p ordinary            Sale                    90                                   9.3097 GBP 
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 1p ordinary            Sale                    16                                   9.3200 GBP 
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 1p ordinary            Sale                    11                                   9.3609 GBP 
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 (b)            Cash-settled derivative transactions 
   Class of     Product description     Nature of dealing        Number                      Price per 
                                                                   of 
   relevant                                                                                     unit 
                                                                reference 
   security 
                                                               securities 
 1p ordinary            SWAP             Decreasing Long        300,000                     9.3206 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 1p ordinary            SWAP             Decreasing Short         326                       9.3058 GBP 
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 1p ordinary            CFD              Decreasing Short         369                       9.3600 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 1p ordinary            SWAP             Decreasing Short        3,204                      9.3100 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 1p ordinary            CFD              Increasing Short        2,316                      9.3046 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 1p ordinary            CFD              Increasing Short        2,940                      9.3106 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 1p ordinary            CFD              Increasing Short        3,561                      9.3107 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 1p ordinary            SWAP             Increasing Short        15,303                     9.3161 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 1p ordinary            SWAP             Increasing Short        17,753                     9.3124 GBP 
               ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 
 (c)            Stock-settled derivative transactions 
 
                 (including options) 
 (i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
    Class             Product                Writing,            Number      Exercise    Type     Expiry      Option 
 
      of             description            purchasing,            of          price                date       money 
 
   relevant                                  selling,          securities       per                            paid/ 
                                                                                unit 
   security                                 varying etc         to which                                      received 
 
                                                                 option                                         per 
                                                                                                                unit 
                                                                 relates 
 
 
 (ii)           Exercising 
   Class of     Product description        Exercising/           Number                 Exercise price per 
   relevant                                 exercised              of 
                                             against                                            unit 
   security                                                    securities 
 
 
 (d)            Other dealings (including subscribing for 
 
                 new securities) 
   Class of          Nature of               Details                             Price per unit (if 
   relevant           Dealings 
                                                                                     applicable) 
   security 
 
 4.             OTHER INFORMATION 
 (a)            Indemnity and other dealings 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: 
                                                         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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant 
  securities to which 
 
  any derivative is referenced: 
                                                         NONE 
 (c)            Attachments 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                                            NO 
 Date of disclosure:                                                                         24-Jan-24 
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 Contact name:                                                                       Large Holdings Regulatory 
                                                                                             Operations 
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 Telephone number:                                                                         020 3134 7213 
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