| 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 | |||||||
| (c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | THG PLC | |||||||
| (d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 24 Apr 2023 | |||||||
| (e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | NO | |||||||
| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||||
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| 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: | 3,554,195 | 0.27% | 15,535,262 | 1.20% | |||||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 15,391,542 | 1.18% | 2,590,021 | 0.20% | |||||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||
| | 18,945,737 | 1.46% | 18,125,283 | 1.40% | |||||
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| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) | ||||||||
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||||
| (a) | Purchase and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | Purchase | 1093516 | 0.9908 GBP | 0.9488 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | Sale | 2032830 | 0.9908 GBP | 0.9488 GBP | |||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 339 | 0.9502 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 410 | 0.9800 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,268 | 0.9859 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 2,996 | 0.9766 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,694 | 0.9784 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 4,932 | 0.9577 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,023 | 0.9504 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,513 | 0.9871 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,949 | 0.9696 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 32,568 | 0.9753 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 67,992 | 0.9641 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 348,515 | 0.9625 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 75,905 | 0.9660 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 123,838 | 0.9626 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7 | 0.9656 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10 | 0.9586 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13 | 0.9710 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23 | 0.9837 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2,606 | 0.9486 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,585 | 0.9603 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13,756 | 0.9723 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,660 | 0.9799 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,805 | 0.9618 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 118,836 | 0.9800 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 225,495 | 0.9692 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 238,830 | 0.9721 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 262,606 | 0.9670 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 274,868 | 0.9626 GBP | |||||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 37,182 | 0.9648 GBP | |||||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||||
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||||
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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 derivatives | ||||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||||
| NONE | |||||||||
| (c) | Attachments | ||||||||
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 25 Apr 2023 | ||||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||||
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