TIDM0R22 
 
 

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:           Millennium International 
                                      Management LP 
(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           Barrick Gold Corporation 
in relation to whose 
relevant securities 
this form relates: 
Use a separate form for 
each offeror/offeree 
(d) If an exempt fund 
manager connected 
with an offeror/offeree, 
state this and specify identity 
of offeror/offeree: 
(e) Date position held/dealing        16 September 2019 
undertaken: 
For an opening position disclosure, 
state the latest 
practicable date prior 
to the disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in 
1(c) above, is the discloser          Yes, Acacia Mining plc 
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 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     Common: CA0679011084 
security: 
 
                      Interests             Short positions 
                      Number     %          Number   % 
(1) Relevant          4,687,097  0.268%     842,489  0.048% 
securities 
owned 
and/or controlled: 
(2) Cash-settled      9,573      0.001% 
derivatives: 
 
(3) Stock-settled     850,000    0.049% 
derivatives 
(including options) 
and agreements to 
purchase/sell: 
                      5,546,670  0.317%     842,489  0.048% 
TOTAL: 
 
 

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 securities  Price per unit 
security 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.75 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.77 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.79 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       237                   22.82 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.85 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       161                   22.86 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       256                   22.89 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.94 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.95 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.96 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   22.56 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   22.57 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           666                   22.58 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           700                   22.59 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           267                   22.61 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   22.62 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           162                   22.65 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           500                   22.66 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           559                   22.67 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           600                   22.68 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,331                 22.69 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           903                   22.70 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           639                   22.71 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           700                   22.72 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   22.73 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   22.74 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   22.75 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           563                   22.76 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   22.78 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           172                   22.79 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.57 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   22.58 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   22.59 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       300                   22.62 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.63 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       321                   22.64 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       400                   22.65 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       500                   22.66 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   22.67 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       400                   22.68 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   22.69 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       800                   22.70 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       400                   22.71 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   22.72 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       400                   22.73 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       300                   22.74 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.75 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   22.76 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   22.77 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.78 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   22.80 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.81 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   22.83 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.85 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.86 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.88 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.90 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.91 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   22.94 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       300                   22.96 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   22.97 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   23.02 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   23.06 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   22.56 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,000                 22.59 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           774,799               22.60 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,900                 22.61 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,300                 22.62 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,500                 22.63 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,151                 22.64 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,600                 22.65 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,300                 22.66 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,500                 22.67 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           4,600                 22.68 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,900                 22.69 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   22.70 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   22.71 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   22.72 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   22.73 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           6,500                 22.74 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,700                 22.75 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,000                 22.76 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,700                 22.78 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   22.79 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   22.80 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   22.82 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   22.83 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,000                 22.86 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   22.88 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   22.90 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   22.93 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           5,300                 22.94 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   22.98 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   23.04 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           800                   23.06 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           800                   23.08 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   22.56 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,300                 22.61 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           7,100                 22.62 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,100                 22.63 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,700                 22.65 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           21,500                22.66 CAD 
                    Sale           7,100                 22.67 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,700                 22.74 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           9,000                 22.75 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,700                 22.79 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           8,100                 22.81 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   22.88 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           500                   22.94 CAD 
CA0679011084        Sale           4,800                 22.96 CAD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   17.20 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           33                    17.03 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           101                   17.04 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           803                   17.06 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,567                 17.07 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           8,087                 17.08 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           6,661                 17.09 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           10,216                17.10 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           13,858                17.11 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           6,168                 17.12 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           6,304                 17.13 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           4,370                 17.14 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,570                 17.15 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,704                 17.16 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           4,336                 17.17 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           7,666                 17.18 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,051                 17.19 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           704                   17.20 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           5,100                 17.21 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,059                 17.23 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           4,700                 17.24 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           535                   17.25 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           433                   17.26 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           35                    17.27 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,200                 17.29 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,502                 17.30 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,800                 17.31 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   17.32 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           633                   17.33 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   17.35 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,800                 17.37 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   17.38 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.39 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   17.41 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   17.42 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   17.03 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,258                 17.06 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           5,531                 17.07 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           19,480                17.08 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           8,679                 17.09 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           23,284                17.10 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           18,762                17.11 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           24,054                17.12 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           8,725                 17.13 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           10,035                17.14 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           6,156                 17.15 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           9,533                 17.16 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           20,249                17.17 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,307                 17.18 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           263                   17.19 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           4,300                 17.20 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           6,057                 17.21 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,300                 17.22 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           18,756                17.23 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,342                 17.24 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           5,201                 17.25 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,500                 17.26 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,900                 17.27 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,703                 17.28 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,719                 17.29 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           9,325                 17.31 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           24,714                17.33 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           11,124                17.34 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   17.35 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,852                 17.37 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           6,365                 17.38 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           8,900                 17.39 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,000                 17.40 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.42 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       300                   17.06 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   17.07 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   17.09 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       856                   17.10 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       300                   17.11 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   17.12 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       300                   17.13 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       300                   17.14 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       400                   17.15 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       700                   17.16 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       600                   17.17 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       1,100                 17.18 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   17.21 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   17.22 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   17.24 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   17.33 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       500                   17.34 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       300                   17.36 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       300                   17.37 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       800                   17.38 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       600                   17.39 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       400                   17.40 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       500                   17.41 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   17.42 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       100                   17.43 USD 
CA0679011084        Purchase       200                   17.44 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           800                   17.06 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   17.07 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           927                   17.08 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           973                   17.09 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           500                   17.10 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,700                 17.11 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,198                 17.12 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           902                   17.13 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           900                   17.14 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,200                 17.15 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           700                   17.16 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,000                 17.17 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           550                   17.18 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,100                 17.19 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           650                   17.20 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   17.21 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   17.22 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.23 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   17.24 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   17.25 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   17.26 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   17.27 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   17.28 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           600                   17.29 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           500                   17.30 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           800                   17.31 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   17.32 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.33 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   17.34 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   17.36 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   17.37 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           300                   17.38 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.39 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   17.40 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           400                   17.41 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.42 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.43 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           562                   17.03 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           30,100                17.07 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           500                   17.08 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           4,800                 17.09 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           17,020                17.10 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,201                 17.11 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,251                 17.12 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,100                 17.13 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           500                   17.14 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1                     17.15 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.17 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           562                   17.21 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           8,635                 17.34 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           928                   17.38 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   17.03 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           1,647                 17.04 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   17.05 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           4,288                 17.06 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           5,476                 17.07 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           8,363                 17.08 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           7,651                 17.09 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,647                 17.10 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           8,488                 17.11 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           4,845                 17.12 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           8,269                 17.13 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,900                 17.14 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           6,387                 17.15 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           3,804                 17.16 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           2,075                 17.17 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           268                   17.18 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   17.19 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           200                   17.20 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           121                   17.23 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           29,142                17.24 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.25 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           20                    17.27 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.30 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.31 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           100                   17.33 USD 
CA0679011084        Sale           500                   17.34 USD 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of relevant   Product      Nature of            Number of reference  Price per unit 
security            description  dealing              securities           (EUR) 
                    e.g. CFD     e.g. 
                                 opening/closing 
                                 a 
                                 long/short 
                                 position, 
                                 increasing/reducing 
                                 a 
                                 long/short 
                                 position 
CA0679011084        CFD          Reducing             200                  15.72 
                                 a long 
                                 position 
CA0679011084        CFD          Reducing             39                   15.64 
                                 a long 
                                 position 
CA0679011084        CFD          Reducing             69                   15.80 
                                 a long 
                                 position 
CA0679011084        CFD          Reducing             7,148                15.67 
                                 a long 
                                 position 
 
 

(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   Nature of dealing   Details  Price per unit (if 
security            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 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:   17 September 2018 
Contact name:         Milos Naumovic 
Telephone number:     +44 203 650 8203 
 
 

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.

 

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      Millennium International Management LP 
making disclosure: 
Name of offeror/offeree  Barrick Gold Corporation 
in relation to whose 
relevant securities the 
disclosure relates: 
 
 

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 
Class         Product     Written or Number     Exercise Type      Expiry date 
of            description purchased  of         price    e.g. 
relevant      e.g. call              securities per unit American, 
security      option                 to which            European 
                                     option              etc. 
                                     or 
                                     derivative 
                                     relates 
CA0679011084  Call option Purchased  150,000    19.000   American  18.10.2019 
                                                USD 
CA0679011084  Call option Purchased  200,000    20.000   American  18.10.2019 
                                                USD 
CA0679011084  Call option Purchased  500,000    24.000   American  18.10.2019 
                                                USD 
 
 

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.

 
 

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