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FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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07
Jan 2025
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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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)
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Class of relevant security:
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0.375p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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13,225,806
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1.67%
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912,668
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0.12%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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600,116
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0.08%
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13,078,701
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1.65%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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13,825,922
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1.74%
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13,991,369
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1.77%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
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which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
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concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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430,226
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0.9797 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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377,487
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0.9791 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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368,140
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0.9802 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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235,581
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0.9790 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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186,162
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0.9808 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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64,446
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0.9763 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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46,164
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0.9760 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,727
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0.9786 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,556
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0.9807 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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16,906
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0.9787 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,179
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0.9799 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,811
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0.9785 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6,029
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0.9779 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,433
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0.9810 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,059
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0.9772 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4
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0.9765 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,750,000
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0.9795 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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432,553
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0.9801 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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372,116
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0.9785 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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126,336
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0.9760 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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65,277
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0.9774 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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57,428
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0.9769 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,390
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0.9753 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,995
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0.9797 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,069
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0.9762 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,392
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0.9752 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,500
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0.9799 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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400
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0.9765 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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1
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0.9750 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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29,390
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0.9753 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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7,518
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0.9759 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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76,985
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0.9760 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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8,069
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0.9762 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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400
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0.9764 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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22,351
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0.9768 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,423
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0.9769 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,071
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0.9772 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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65,277
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0.9774 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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372,115
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0.9785 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,750,000
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0.9795 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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11,995
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0.9797 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,500
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0.9799 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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46,649
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0.9760 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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2,059
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0.9772 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1
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0.9780 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,191
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0.9785 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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242,843
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0.9788 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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96,025
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0.9790 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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276,916
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0.9794 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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5,955
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0.9797 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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14,179
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0.9799 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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15,321
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0.9800 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,266,833
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0.9802 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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27,556
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0.9807 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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186,162
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0.9808 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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9,384
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0.9767 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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78,810
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0.9780 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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22,935
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0.9785 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
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or
refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader
making the disclosure and any party
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
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the
person making the disclosure and any other person relating
to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
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any
derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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08 Jan 2025
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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