RNS Number : 4632A
Barclays PLC
14 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:


13 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:



2,343,363

0.91%

2,959,768

1.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



2,818,904

1.10%

1,916,480

0.75%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

0

0.00%










TOTAL:



5,162,267

2.01%

4,876,248

1.90%

(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

2,119,801

2.6044  GBP

2.0840  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

933,956

2.6379  GBP

2.0840  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

5,087

2.2174  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

34,737

2.1814  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,164

2.0880  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

373

2.1910  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,430

2.2344  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,254

2.3131  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

31

2.3603  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,851

2.2782  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

316

2.1284  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,989

2.1606  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,288

2.0880  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7

2.0957  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

350,952

2.2289  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,958

2.3154  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,399

2.1134  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

90,032

2.1328  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

55,911

2.1788  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

34,705

2.1809  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

181

2.6260  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,670

2.0880  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,746

2.1996  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

300,000

2.2168  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,834

2.2375  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,771

2.1108  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,498

2.1437  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,871

2.2178  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,784

2.3294  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,423

2.3719  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,408

2.4282  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28

2.6379  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,747

2.0880  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,082

2.1394  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,314

2.2000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,418

2.2057  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,911

2.3716  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,648

2.3746  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

5,000

2.4105  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

125

2.6402  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

203

2.5475  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,871

2.1994  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

324

2.3173  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,294

2.1057  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

105,305

2.1332  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,052

2.1754  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,252

2.2052  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32,113

2.0880  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,067

2.2023  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,082

2.2113  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

700,000

2.2168  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,387

2.4735  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:

14 Aug 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

























 

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