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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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30
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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5,808,166
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0.73%
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932,373
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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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1,649,486
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0.21%
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4,609,152
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0.58%
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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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7,457,652
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0.94%
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5,541,525
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0.70%
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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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422,150
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0.9090 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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380,080
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0.9104 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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182,987
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0.8701 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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182,528
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0.8700 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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87,029
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0.8704 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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51,363
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0.9032 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,797
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0.9046 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,000
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0.9040 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,153
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0.9035 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,236
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0.8918 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,100
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0.8855 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,923
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0.9070 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,135
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0.8879 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,667
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0.9005 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,398
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0.8903 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,142
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0.9047 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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845
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0.8750 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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225,000
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0.8700 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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139,301
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0.9090 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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113,048
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0.8890 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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62,526
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0.8695 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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51,393
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0.8785 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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43,039
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0.8994 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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36,606
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0.8986 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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31,413
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0.8764 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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26,521
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0.9072 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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25,496
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0.8740 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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24,000
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0.9040 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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21,001
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0.8717 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,851
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0.8724 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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18,276
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0.8778 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,667
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0.9046 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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7,131
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0.9070 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,340
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0.8690 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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4,517
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0.8706 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,398
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0.8904 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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845
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0.8750 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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556
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0.9032 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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Increasing Long
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6,340
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0.8690 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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287,500
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0.8730 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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19,442
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0.8883 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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9,667
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0.9046 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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3,225
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0.9070 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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26,521
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0.9072 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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6,912
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0.9076 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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52,766
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0.9089 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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155,875
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0.9090 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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17,528
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0.8700 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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182,987
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0.8701 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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87,029
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0.8704 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1
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0.8710 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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19,535
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0.8924 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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3,667
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0.9005 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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109,000
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0.9055 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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404,204
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0.9090 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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380,080
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0.9104 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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701
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0.8740 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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1,870
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0.8861 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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31 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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