Barclays PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) THG PLC

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 relevant securities this form relates:			THG PLC
(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected			THG PLC
(d)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:			17 Apr 2023
(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			NO
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:				2,517,640	0.19%	13,689,420	1.05%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				13,674,810	1.05%	979,271	0.08%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				16,192,450	1.25%	14,668,691	1.13%

(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)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
0.5p ordinary	Purchase	3516804	0.9727 GBP	0.6638 GBP
0.5p ordinary	Sale	2563236	0.9714 GBP	0.6973 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security	Product description	Nature of dealing	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
0.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening Long	1	0.9300 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	171	0.6638 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	550	0.9727 GBP
0.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening Long	815	0.8725 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	2,392	0.9233 GBP
0.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening Long	5,000	0.9309 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	5,602	0.9169 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	5,694	0.9220 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	5,726	0.9250 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	5,727	0.8936 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	9,010	0.9181 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	10,000	0.9410 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	23,432	0.9576 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	23,979	0.9042 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	25,852	0.9044 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	26,680	0.9294 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	30,978	0.6973 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	33,017	0.9072 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	37,303	0.9619 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	44,409	0.9025 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	45,390	0.8705 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	50,203	0.9098 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	75,628	0.9119 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	76,080	0.8996 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	91,478	0.9125 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	161,973	0.9067 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	164,162	0.9209 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	207,535	0.8852 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	278,435	0.7958 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	325,523	0.9205 GBP
0.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening Long	335,542	0.8615 GBP
0.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening Long	351,273	0.9575 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Long	492,295	0.9090 GBP
0.5p ordinary	CFD	Opening Long	798,187	0.8573 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Short	5,555	0.8570 GBP
0.5p ordinary	SWAP	Opening Short	20,338	0.8446 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security	Product description	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit


(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit


(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if 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:				18 Apr 2023
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213