RNS Number : 9346Z
Barclays PLC
09 August 2024
 

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


CREST NICHOLSON HOLDINGS PLC


relevant securities this form relates:


(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

CREST NICHOLSON HOLDINGS PLC


principal trader is connected



(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:


08 Aug 2024

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

YES:




trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

BELLWAY PLC


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:

5p ordinary


Interests

Short Positions


Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned






and/or controlled:



1,715,090

0.67%

3,539,177

1.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



3,386,729

1.32%

1,362,765

0.53%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



5,101,819

1.99%

4,901,942

1.91%

(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 of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security


securities

paid/received

paid/received

5p ordinary

Purchase

134,511

2.5660  GBP

2.5100  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

130,300

2.5639  GBP

2.5099  GBP









(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions


Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description


reference

unit

security



securities


5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

5,795

2.5229  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,001

2.5263  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,778

2.5177  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

584

2.5322  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

123

2.5595  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,945

2.5102  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

67

2.5301  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,000

2.5381  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,305

2.5231  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,727

2.5605  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

856

2.5229  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

104

2.5240  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2

2.5000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,001

2.5488  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,896

2.5506  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,068

2.5540  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,509

2.5100  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,497

2.5242  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,067

2.5263  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,548

2.5284  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,298

2.5306  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,428

2.5099  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

656

2.5287  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,208

2.5451  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

456

2.5471  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

698

2.5600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

105

2.5639  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,441

2.5100  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

517

2.5260  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15

2.5660  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,500

2.5384  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,066

2.5205  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,570

2.5490  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,246

2.5513  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,526

2.5100  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

490

2.5240  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,204

2.5262  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

540

2.5406  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 etc

to which




received




option




per unit




relates





















(ii)

Exercising







Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security



securities

unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)


Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per 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:




NONE

(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:







NONE

(c)

Attachments







Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

09 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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