| 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: | 03 May 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: | 22,646,559 | 1.87% | 213,132 | 0.02% | |||
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 81,038 | 0.01% | 22,199,566 | 1.84% | |||
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| | 22,727,597 | 1.88% | 22,412,698 | 1.85% | |||
| (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 | 16459 | 1.0469 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Purchase | 36000 | 1.0418 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Purchase | 372252 | 1.0489 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Purchase | 2552329 | 1.0460 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Sale | 418 | 1.0486 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Sale | 1015 | 1.0500 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Sale | 4862 | 1.0420 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Sale | 7201 | 1.0449 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Sale | 7901 | 1.0480 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Sale | 390048 | 1.0460 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Sale | 442211 | 1.0459 GBP | ||||
| ordinary | Sale | 2487764 | 1.0461 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 418 | 1.0486 GBP | |||
| ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,015 | 1.0500 GBP | |||
| ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,198 | 1.0420 GBP | |||
| ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 9,865 | 1.0441 GBP | |||
| ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 390,048 | 1.0460 GBP | |||
| ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 442,211 | 1.0459 GBP | |||
| ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 759 | 1.0459 GBP | |||
| ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 36,000 | 1.0418 GBP | |||
| ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 72,364 | 1.0460 GBP | |||
| ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 372,252 | 1.0489 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: | 07 May 2024 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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