FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
MORE | |||||||
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: | Barclays PLC. | |||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LTD/THE FUND | |||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 19 Apr 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | |||||
2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
Class of relevant security: | ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 10,859,405 | 0.90% | 1,727,330 | 0.14% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 1,662,461 | 0.14% | 10,611,477 | 0.88% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| 12,551,867 | 1.04% | 12,338,807 | 1.02% | |||
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and | ||||||
Class of relevant security in relation to | | ||||||
Details, including nature of the rights | | ||||||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchase and sales | ||||||
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
ordinary | Purchase | 7278 | 0.9165 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Purchase | 16499 | 0.9157 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Purchase | 27209 | 0.9200 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Purchase | 50000 | 0.9160 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Purchase | 67544 | 0.9170 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Purchase | 88389 | 0.9190 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Purchase | 100000 | 0.9150 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Purchase | 230885 | 0.9150 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Purchase | 876775 | 0.9175 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Sale | 10882 | 0.9162 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Sale | 24211 | 0.9154 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Sale | 440939 | 0.9160 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Sale | 1047652 | 0.9155 GBP | ||||
ordinary | Sale | 3824365 | 0.9150 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
ordinary | CFD | Closing Short | 25,134 | 0.9170 GBP | |||
ordinary | CFD | Closing Short | 30,001 | 0.9199 GBP | |||
ordinary | CFD | Closing Short | 91,907 | 0.9169 GBP | |||
ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,505 | 0.9171 GBP | |||
ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 86,654 | 0.9190 GBP | |||
ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 292,983 | 0.9170 GBP | |||
ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 549,030 | 0.9178 GBP | |||
ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,815 | 0.9149 GBP | |||
ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 418,650 | 0.9156 GBP | |||
ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 647,398 | 0.9154 GBP | |||
ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 10,882 | 0.9162 GBP | |||
ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 390,939 | 0.9159 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for | ||||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or | ||||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 22 Apr 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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