TIDMBARC TIDMTHG

RNS Number : 0791X

Barclays PLC

21 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                         THG PLC 
                  relation 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                         20 Apr 2023 
                  undertaken: 
                -------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 (e)             In addition to the company                         NO 
                  in 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:                                                       3,789,908    0.29%   14,650,261     1.13% 
                                                                   -----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                      14,522,514   1.12%   2,737,836      0.21% 
                                                                   -----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including 
  options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                             0        0.00%       0          0.00% 
                                                                   -----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
   TOTAL:                                                           18,312,422   1.41%   17,388,097     1.34% 
                                                                   -----------  ------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 (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 number        Highest                  Lowest price per unit 
  of relevant                           of           price per 
                                                        unit                       paid/received 
    security                        securities 
                                                   paid/received 
     0.5p           Purchase         2445539          0.8610                        0.8170 GBP 
    ordinary                                            GBP 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             Sale           757405           0.8590                        0.8310 GBP 
    ordinary                                            GBP 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 (b)             Cash-settled derivative transactions 
     Class          Product          Nature           Number                         Price per 
       of          description      of dealing           of 
                                                                                        unit 
    relevant                                         reference 
 
    security                                         securities 
     0.5p             SWAP         Decreasing         13,230                        0.8500 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             CFD          Decreasing         15,127                        0.8441 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             CFD          Decreasing         16,841                        0.8598 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Decreasing         18,482                        0.8560 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Decreasing         32,833                        0.8496 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Decreasing         56,048                        0.8454 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Decreasing         60,733                        0.8423 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Decreasing         71,727                        0.8584 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             CFD          Decreasing         181,802                       0.8450 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Increasing          1,886                        0.8309 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             CFD          Increasing          4,214                        0.8500 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Increasing         44,174                        0.8545 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Increasing         61,356                        0.8518 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Increasing         76,482                        0.8519 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             CFD          Increasing         139,654                       0.8377 GBP 
    ordinary                           Long 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Increasing          5,850                        0.8496 GBP 
    ordinary                          Short 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Increasing         16,889                        0.8497 GBP 
    ordinary                          Short 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP         Increasing         23,242                        0.8454 GBP 
    ordinary                          Short 
                ---------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     0.5p             SWAP           Opening         1,600,000                      0.8170 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                    Exercise price per 
  of relevant      description      exercised            of 
                                     against                                            unit 
    security                                         securities 
 
 
 (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:                                                                21 Apr 2023 
                                                                   -------------------------------------------- 
 Contact name:                                                         Large Holdings Regulatory Operations 
                                                                   -------------------------------------------- 
 Telephone number:                                                                 020 3134 7213 
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