| 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: | 26 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: | 4,212,617 | 0.32% | 16,620,482 | 1.28% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 16,481,697 | 1.27% | 3,253,378 | 0.25% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 20,694,314 | 1.59% | 19,873,860 | 1.53% | |||
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| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) | ||||||
| Class of relevant security in relation to |
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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 | 1352816 | 0.9304 GBP | 0.9056 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | Sale | 816469 | 0.9186 GBP | 0.9029 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 | 1 | 0.9178 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12 | 0.9056 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14 | 0.9076 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 29 | 0.9171 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 36 | 0.9129 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 50 | 0.9057 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 2,535 | 0.9286 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 4,560 | 0.9187 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 12,562 | 0.9228 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 27,092 | 0.9077 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 51,639 | 0.9131 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 76,109 | 0.9158 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 85,233 | 0.9132 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 91,875 | 0.9131 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 131,361 | 0.9127 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5 | 0.9131 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 986 | 0.9132 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,537 | 0.9087 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,540 | 0.9108 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,550 | 0.9044 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23,352 | 0.9107 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 39,011 | 0.9029 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 46,352 | 0.9144 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 87,600 | 0.9080 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 154,322 | 0.9105 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 243,067 | 0.9109 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 33,439 | 0.9110 GBP | |||
| 0.5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 700,000 | 0.9304 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: | 27 Apr 2023 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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