TIDMBARC TIDMTHG

RNS Number : 8712Z

Barclays PLC

18 May 2023

 
 FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Amendment to Purchase 
 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                        THG PLC 
                  to whose 
                                                                           ------------------------------------------- 
                 relevant securities this form relates: 
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 (c)             Name of the party to the offer                             THG PLC 
                  with which exempt 
                                                                           ------------------------------------------- 
                 principal trader is connected 
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 (d)             Date position held/dealing undertaken:                     09 May 2023 
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 (e)             In addition to the company in 1(b)                         NO 
                  above, is the exempt principal 
                 trader making disclosures in respect 
                  of any other party to the offer? 
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 2.                                                           POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL 
                                                               TRADER 
 (a)             Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of 
                  the offeror or offeree 
                 to which the disclosure relates following the dealing 
                  (if any) 
 Class of relevant security:                     THG PLC 
                                                -------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                        Interests                Short Positions 
                                                -------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                   Number         (%)         Number          (%) 
----------------------------------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  -------------- 
 (1)             Relevant securities 
                  owned 
  and/or controlled:                             4,200,826       0.32%      16,616,561       1.28% 
 
 (2)             Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                                 16,491,915      1.27%      3,253,378        0.25% 
 
 (3)             Stock-settled derivatives 
                  (including options) 
  and agreements to 
   purchase/sell:                                    0           0.00%          0            0.00% 
 
 
  TOTAL:                                         20,692,741      1.59%      19,869,939       1.53% 
 
 (b)             Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors 
                  and other executive 
                 options) 
 Class of relevant security in 
  relation to 
                                                             ------------ 
 which subscription right exists 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 Details, including nature of the 
  rights 
                                                             ------------ 
 concerned and relevant percentages: 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 3.                                                           DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL 
                                                               TRADER 
 (a)             Purchases and sales 
--------------  -------------------------------------------  ------------  -----------  --------------  -------------- 
     Class                      Purchase/sale                    Total                      Highest      Lowest price 
  of relevant                                                    number                    price per        per unit 
                                                                   of                         unit 
   security                                                   securities                 paid/received   paid/received 
--------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                    Purchase                    2,287,744              0.9485 GBP      0.8289 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                      Sale                      1,356,749              0.9869 GBP      0.8297 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 
 (b)             Cash-settled derivative transactions 
--------------  ---------------------------------------------------------  -----------  --------------  -------------- 
     Class                         Product                      Nature                      Number         Price per 
       of                                                      of dealing                      of 
   relevant                      description                                               reference         unit 
   security                                                                               securities 
--------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long             305           0.9334 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long             603           0.9758 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long             900           0.8607 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long             904           0.8926 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long            1,579          0.8457 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long            1,810          0.8654 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long            2,410          0.8682 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long            2,602          0.8548 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long            2,625          0.8468 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long            2,743          0.8379 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long            2,948          0.8398 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long            6,863          0.8354 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long            8,946          0.8425 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long            9,180          0.8495 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           10,372          0.8500 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           14,158          0.8532 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           15,000          0.8450 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           16,087          0.8410 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           45,018          0.8464 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           64,670          0.8497 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           68,256          0.8486 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           146,690         0.9215 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           299,845         0.8885 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           348,043         0.8525 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Decreasing Long           551,572         0.8559 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long              3            0.9200 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long             159           0.8340 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Increasing Long             900           0.8607 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long            1,149          0.8340 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Increasing Long            2,285          0.8856 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Increasing Long            6,960          0.8639 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long            8,112          0.9998 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long           12,969          0.8918 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long           13,295          0.8357 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                  Increasing Long           25,116          0.8952 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long           28,000          0.8984 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long           37,209          0.8339 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long           73,673          0.8842 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long           89,124          0.8477 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long           427,394         0.9285 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       CFD                   Increasing Long           855,545         0.8874 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                   Opening Short             2,348          0.8289 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
        0.5p ordinary                       SWAP                    Opening Long            82,835          0.8879 GBP 
                               ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 
 (c)             Stock-settled derivative transactions (including 
                  options) 
 (i)             Writing, selling, purchasing or 
                  varying 
     Class         Product         Writing,        Number      Exercise        Type         Expiry          Option 
      of         description     purchasing,         of          price                       date            money 
 relevant                          selling,      securities    per unit                                      paid/ 
 security                          varying        to which                                                 received 
                                      etc 
                                                   option                                                  per unit 
                                                  relates 
                -------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  --------------  -------------- 
 
 
 (ii)            Exercising 
 Class of relevant              Product description            Exercising/ exercised     Number          Exercise 
                                                                       against            of              price per 
   security                                                                               securities         unit 
--------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------                             --------------  -------------- 
 
 
 (d)             Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
     Class                          Nature                            Details              Price per 
  of relevant                     of Dealings                                               unit (if 
   security                                                                               applicable) 
--------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------                             --------------  -------------- 
 
 4.                                                           OTHER INFORMATION 
 (a)             Indemnity and other dealings arrangements 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or 
  understanding, 
 formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an 
  inducement to deal 
 or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader 
  making the disclosure and any party 
 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)             Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options 
                  or derivatives 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or 
  informal, between 
 the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person 
  relating to: 
 (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any 
  option; or 
 (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant 
  securities to which 
 any derivative is referenced: 
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                                                         NONE 
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 (c)             Attachments 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open                                                          NO 
  Positions) attached? 
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 Date of disclosure:                                          17 May 
                                                               2023 
 Contact name:                                                Large Holdings Regulatory Operations 
 Telephone number:                                            020 3134 7213 
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