RNS Number : 7987M
Barclays PLC
25 May 2022
 

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 principal trader:


BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

THG PLC


relevant securities this form relates:

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

THG plc


principal trader is connected


(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

24 May 2022

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NO

 



trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?




2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

(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:

0.5p ordinary



 


Interests

Short Positions

 


Number

(%)

Number

(%)

 

(1)

Relevant securities owned





 


and/or controlled:

14,704,673

1.20%

7,167,316

0.59%

 








 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:





 




18,765,790

1.54%

14,119,077

1.16%

 








 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)





 


and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 








 







 


TOTAL:


33,470,463

2.74%

21,286,393

1.74%

 








 

(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:

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales




Class of relevant


Purchase/sale


Total number of


Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security




securities


paid/received

paid/received

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,371,748

1.4262 GBP

1.3513 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,335,637

1.3915 GBP

1.3513 GBP

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions


Class of


Product


Nature of dealing


Number of

Price per

relevant


description




reference

unit

security






securities


0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Decreasing Short

315

1.3716 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Decreasing Short

324

1.3681 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Decreasing Short

496

1.3689 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Decreasing Short

2,500

1.3861 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Decreasing Short

2,608

1.3951 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Decreasing Short

5,000

1.3821 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Decreasing Short

5,300

1.3791 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,917

1.3673 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Decreasing Short

66,457

1.4155 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Decreasing Short

129,283

1.3868 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

381

1.3964 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

763

1.3962 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

1,066

1.3942 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

3,161

1.4030 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

7,318

1.3912 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

9,664

1.3866 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

14,913

1.3680 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

35,100

1.3814 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

59,397

1.3676 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

74,713

1.3743 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

94,125

1.3793 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

95,087

1.3824 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

132,894

1.3764 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

141,129

1.3799 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

6,000

1.4041 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

1,482,000

1.3855 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

65,323

1.3832 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 unit



paid/

security


varying etc

to which




received




option




per unit




relates





















(ii)

Exercising

 




Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security




securities

unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant


Nature of Dealings


Details

Price per unit (if


security




applicable)






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 exempt principal trader 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 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 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:

25 May 2022




Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213



 

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