| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
| 1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Full name of discloser: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | ALPHA GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 29 May 2025 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | 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: | 0.2p ordinary | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 555,414 | 1.31% | 21,876 | 0.05% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 13,484 | 0.03% | 476,695 | 1.13% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 568,898 | 1.34% | 498,571 | 1.18% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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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. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
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| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 9,031 | 30.1698 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 8,679 | 30.3042 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 3,233 | 30.3509 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 2,138 | 30.0050 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 1,060 | 30.4093 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 1,027 | 30.5500 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 849 | 30.6055 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 783 | 30.4069 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 385 | 30.7168 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 316 | 30.6938 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 294 | 30.6005 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 248 | 30.2000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 234 | 30.0000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 232 | 30.8000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 217 | 30.8011 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 205 | 30.7250 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 198 | 30.8500 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 128 | 30.1799 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 115 | 30.0500 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 113 | 30.7000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 72 | 30.1500 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 67 | 30.3063 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 63 | 30.1000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 56 | 30.6075 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 51 | 29.9774 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 35 | 30.0250 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 32 | 30.3500 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 25 | 30.3000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 17 | 30.0235 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 10 | 30.5550 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Purchase | 7 | 29.9000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 4,073 | 30.5500 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 2,823 | 30.5402 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 2,244 | 30.6220 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 1,843 | 30.1485 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 874 | 30.6393 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 385 | 30.2780 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 280 | 30.6633 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 248 | 30.2000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 234 | 30.0000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 232 | 30.8000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 198 | 30.8500 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 158 | 30.3660 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 127 | 30.3658 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 72 | 30.1500 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 67 | 30.4270 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 50 | 30.3997 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 32 | 30.3500 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 25 | 30.3000 GBP | ||||
| 0.2p ordinary | Sale | 19 | 30.0500 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 873 | 30.5397 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 50 | 30.3997 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,823 | 30.5402 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,403 | 30.5484 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,670 | 30.5500 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 874 | 30.6393 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 280 | 30.6633 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,138 | 30.0050 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,031 | 30.1698 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 128 | 30.1799 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,059 | 30.2367 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,818 | 30.2519 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23 | 30.4282 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8 | 30.4500 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,161 | 30.5500 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 56 | 30.6074 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13 | 30.6524 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 446 | 30.7074 GBP | |||
| 0.2p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 415 | 30.8557 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | 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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| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | 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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| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 30 May 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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