RNS Number : 9446M
Barclays PLC
26 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:

25 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:

14,987,719

1.23%

7,924,745

0.65%

 








 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:





 




19,408,505

1.59%

14,287,409

1.17%

 








 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)





 


and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 








 







 


TOTAL:


34,396,224

2.82%

22,212,154

1.82%

 








 

(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

946,877

1.4360 GBP

1.3172 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

1,421,260

1.4460 GBP

1.3452 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

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

65,000

1.3688 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

77,000

1.4048 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

634

1.3833 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

1,762

1.3832 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

3,127

1.3910 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

4,133

1.3697 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

4,805

1.3443 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

15,057

1.3409 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

25,908

1.4166 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

123,286

1.4051 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

126,990

1.4970 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

151,548

1.4063 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

244,643

1.4934 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

381,212

1.4123 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

198,133

1.3755 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

467,004

1.3970 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Opening Long

476

1.3541 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Opening Long

2,159

1.4229 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Opening Long

2,491

1.3486 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Opening Long

8,490

1.3221 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Opening Long

263,249

1.4084 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:

26 May 2022




Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213



 

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