TIDMBARC TIDMTHG

RNS Number : 5922W

Barclays PLC

18 April 2023

 
                                             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                THG PLC 
                  to whose 
 
                  relevant securities this form 
                  relates: 
                -------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 (c)             Name of the party to the offer                     THG PLC 
                  with which exempt 
 
                  principal trader is connected 
                -------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 (d)             Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                             17 Apr 2023 
                -------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 (e)             In addition to the company in                      NO 
                  1(b) above, is the exempt principal 
 
                  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:                                                       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       Purchase/sale        Total        Highest price               Lowest price per unit 
  of relevant                         number          per unit 
                                        of                                         paid/received 
    security                                       paid/received 
                                    securities 
     0.5p           Purchase         3516804        0.9727 GBP                      0.6638 GBP 
    ordinary 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             Sale           2563236        0.9714 GBP                      0.6973 GBP 
    ordinary 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 (b)             Cash-settled derivative transactions 
     Class          Product          Nature          Number of                       Price per 
       of          description      of dealing 
                                                     reference                          unit 
    relevant 
                                                     securities 
    security 
     0.5p             CFD            Opening             1                          0.9300 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening            171                         0.6638 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening            550                         0.9727 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             CFD            Opening            815                         0.8725 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening           2,392                        0.9233 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             CFD            Opening           5,000                        0.9309 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening           5,602                        0.9169 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening           5,694                        0.9220 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening           5,726                        0.9250 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening           5,727                        0.8936 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening           9,010                        0.9181 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          10,000                        0.9410 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          23,432                        0.9576 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          23,979                        0.9042 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          25,852                        0.9044 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          26,680                        0.9294 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          30,978                        0.6973 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          33,017                        0.9072 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          37,303                        0.9619 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          44,409                        0.9025 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          45,390                        0.8705 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          50,203                        0.9098 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          75,628                        0.9119 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          76,080                        0.8996 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          91,478                        0.9125 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          161,973                       0.9067 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          164,162                       0.9209 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          207,535                       0.8852 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          278,435                       0.7958 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          325,523                       0.9205 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             CFD            Opening          335,542                       0.8615 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             CFD            Opening          351,273                       0.9575 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          492,295                       0.9090 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             CFD            Opening          798,187                       0.8573 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening           5,555                        0.8570 GBP 
    ordinary                          Short 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening          20,338                        0.8446 GBP 
    ordinary                          Short 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 (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          to which                                         received 
                                       etc 
                                                       option                                          per unit 
 
                                                      relates 
 
 
 (ii)            Exercising 
     Class          Product        Exercising/       Number of                  Exercise price per 
  of relevant      description      exercised 
                                     against         securities                         unit 
    security 
 
 
 (d)             Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
     Class           Nature          Details                           Price per unit (if 
  of relevant      of Dealings 
                                                                           applicable) 
    security 
 
 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)                                              NO 
  attached? 
 Date of disclosure:                                                                18 Apr 2023 
                                                                   -------------------------------------------- 
 Contact name:                                                         Large Holdings Regulatory Operations 
                                                                   -------------------------------------------- 
 Telephone number:                                                                 020 3134 7213 
                                                                   -------------------------------------------- 
 
 

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