Acacia Mining : Form 8.3 - Barrick Gold Corporation

Form 8.3 - Barrick Gold Corporation

Released : 19 Aug 2019 01:02:00

RNS Number : 5164J

Wellington Management Group LLP

19 August 2019

		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:	Wellington Management Group LLP
(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	Barrick Gold Corporation
	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 undertaken:	16 August 2019
	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 making disclosures	YES
	in respect of any other party to the offer?	Acacia Mining PLC
	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.

1. 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:	Common Stock (CA0679011084)
		Interests			Short Positions
		Number	%		Number		%
(1)	Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	11,802,470	0.67 %	299,851			0.02 %
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and
	agreements to purchase/sell:
	Total	11,802,470 *	0.67 %	299,851			0.02 %

*Wellington Management Group LLP does not have discretion regarding voting decisions in respect of 5,329,682 shares that are included in the total above.

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).

1. 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.

1. Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security		Purchase/sale		Number of securities	Price per unit
Common Stock (CA0679011084)	Sale		413		24.4234 CAD

1. Cash-settledderivative transactions

Class of	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a	Number of reference	Price per unit
relevant		long/short position, increasing/reducing a	securities
security		long/short position

1. Stock-settledderivative transactions (including options)

1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

1. Exercise

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

1. Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing e.g.

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

subscription, conversion

4.OTHER INFORMATION

1. 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

1. 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:

1. the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
2. 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	19 August 2019
Contact name	Shaheen Hussain
Telephone number	44-20-7126-6609

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 [phone].

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

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