RNS Number : 9832N
Barclays PLC
07 June 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:

06 June 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:

14,838,143

1.21%

11,871,690

0.97%








(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:








20,591,445

1.69%

14,126,905

1.16%








(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%















TOTAL:


35,429,588

2.90%

25,998,595

2.13%








(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

449,852

1.4757 GBP

1.443 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

412,667

1.5029 GBP

1.4395 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 Long

704

1.4620 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,034

1.4742 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,808

1.4955 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,199

1.4531 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,642

1.4444 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,393

1.4452 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,175

1.4430 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,970

1.4651 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

94,296

1.4635 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

140,663

1.4629 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,000

1.4668 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,000

1.4710 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

56,332

1.5029 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

19

1.4600 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

400

1.4715 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

1,048

1.4521 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

1,420

1.4699 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

4,745

1.4691 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

12,546

1.4430 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

13,773

1.4430 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

21,722

1.4429 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

53,866

1.4500 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:

7 Jun 2022




Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213



 

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