Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 3122P
Barclays PLC
17 June 2022
 

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

THG PLC


relevant securities this form relates:

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

THG PLC


principal trader is connected


(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

16 June 2022

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NO

 



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:

7,968,981

0.64%

11,991,385

0.96%








(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:








15,753,515

1.26%

7,172,078

0.58%








(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%















TOTAL:


23,722,496

1.90%

19,163,463

1.54%








(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)

Purchases and sales






Class of relevant


Purchase/sale


Total number of


Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security




securities


paid/received

paid/received

0.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,342,971

0.9226 GBP

0.7084 GBP

0.5p ordinary

Sale

4,723,373

0.9226 GBP

0.7084 GBP









(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions




Class of


Product


Nature of dealing


Number of

Price per

relevant


description




reference

unit

security






securities


0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,072

0.8016 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,843

0.8529 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,724

0.8702 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,927

0.7514 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

108,961

0.7415 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

110,808

0.8343 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

230,060

0.8261 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

261,340

0.8863 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

495

0.9152 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

496

0.9040 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

592

0.8870 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

696

0.9346 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

852

0.8462 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

926

0.7467 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

1,292

0.9182 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

2,370

0.8182 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

2,609

0.9432 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

3,994

0.8346 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

4,957

0.8400 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

8,088

0.7972 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

15,000

0.8999 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

15,282

0.9000 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

17,821

0.7439 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

20,000

0.7443 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

28,500

0.8271 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

30,000

0.7330 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

30,000

0.7462 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

43,076

0.7521 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

150,881

0.8159 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

447,471

0.8211 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

457,299

0.8304 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

846,427

0.8226 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

132,289

0.8492 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

307,500

0.8158 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

219

0.8187 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

701

0.7437 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

727

0.8086 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

980

0.8231 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

1,057

0.8141 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

1,347

0.8225 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

2,640

0.7883 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

3,157

0.8212 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

3,930

0.7981 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

4,298

0.8084 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

4,644

0.8131 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

5,390

0.8224 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

5,458

0.8108 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

6,117

0.8117 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

10,561

0.8118 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

15,257

0.8167 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

18,995

0.8055 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

19,310

0.8208 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

19,320

0.7439 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

22,879

0.8107 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

26,935

0.8216 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

43,053

0.8082 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Long

45,616

0.7938 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

135

0.8177 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

3,544

0.8047 GBP

0.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

16,465

0.8178 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 unit



paid/

security


varying etc

to which




received




option




per unit




relates





















(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security




securities

unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 


Class of relevant


Nature of Dealings


Details

Price per unit (if


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) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

17 Jun 2022




Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213



 

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