TIDMBARC TIDMTHG

RNS Number : 9732Y

Barclays PLC

10 May 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          BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD 
         trader: 
 (b)    Name of offeror/offeree           THG PLC 
         in relation to whose 
 
         relevant securities this 
         form relates: 
       --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 (c)    Name of the party to the          THG plc 
         offer with which exempt 
 
         principal trader is connected 
       --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 (d)    Date position held/dealing                             09 May 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:                                     4,198,478     0.32%    16,616,561     1.28% 
                                                 -----------  --------  -----------  ---------- 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                    16,491,915    1.27%    3,253,378      0.25% 
                                                 -----------  --------  -----------  ---------- 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including 
  options) and agreements to purchase/sell:           0         0.00%        0          0.00% 
                                                 -----------  --------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
   TOTAL:                                         20,690,393    1.59%    19,869,939     1.53% 
                                                 -----------  --------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
 
 (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       Purchase/sale      Total number     Highest price         Lowest price 
    relevant                              of             per unit             per unit 
 
    security                          securities       paid/received       paid/received 
 0.5p ordinary       Purchase          2285396          0.9485 GBP           0.8339 GBP 
                -----------------  ---------------  -----------------  --------------------- 
 0.5p ordinary         Sale            1356749          0.9869 GBP           0.8297 GBP 
                -----------------  ---------------  -----------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 (b)             Cash-settled derivative transactions 
   Class of        Product       Nature of       Number      Price per 
                  description      dealing          of 
    relevant                                                    unit 
                                                reference 
    security 
                                                securities 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Decreasing       1,149      0.8340 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing       1,579      0.8457 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing       2,602      0.8548 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing       2,625      0.8468 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing       2,743      0.8379 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing       2,948      0.8398 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing       6,863      0.8354 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing       8,946      0.8425 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing       9,180      0.8495 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing      10,372      0.8500 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Decreasing      12,969      0.8918 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Decreasing      13,295      0.8357 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing      14,158      0.8532 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing      15,000      0.8450 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing      16,087      0.8410 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Decreasing      28,000      0.8984 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Decreasing      37,209      0.8339 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing      64,670      0.8497 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing      68,256      0.8486 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Decreasing      73,673      0.8842 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Decreasing      89,124      0.8477 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing      299,845     0.8885 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing      348,043     0.8525 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Decreasing      427,394     0.9285 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Decreasing      551,572     0.8559 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Increasing         3        0.9200 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Increasing        159       0.8340 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing        283       0.8607 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing        305       0.9334 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing        603       0.9758 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing        617       0.8607 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing        904       0.8926 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing       1,810      0.8654 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing       2,285      0.8856 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing       2,410      0.8682 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing       6,960      0.8639 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Increasing       8,112      0.9998 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing      25,116      0.8952 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing      45,018      0.8464 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP        Increasing      146,690     0.9215 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       CFD         Increasing      855,545     0.8874 GBP 
                                    Long 
                -------------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 0.5p ordinary       SWAP       Opening Long     82,835      0.8879 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                       paid/ 
                                                                       unit 
      security                           varying        to which                                 received 
                                           etc 
                                                         option                                    per 
                                                                                                   unit 
                                                         relates 
 
 
 (ii)                 Exercising 
 Class of relevant       Product       Exercising/       Number               Exercise price per 
                       description      exercised          of 
      security                           against                                     unit 
                                                       securities 
 
 
 (d)                  Other dealings (including subscribing for new 
                       securities) 
 Class of relevant       Nature          Details                      Price per unit (if 
                       of Dealings 
      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)                                            NO 
  attached? 
 Date of disclosure:                                                             10 May 2023 
                                                                    ------------------------------------- 
 Contact name:                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory 
                                                                                  Operations 
                                                                    ------------------------------------- 
 Telephone number:                                                              020 3134 7213 
                                                                    ------------------------------------- 
 

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