RNS Number : 9666Q
Barclays PLC
14 July 2025
 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

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

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

ALPHA GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

11 Jul 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:

0.2p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

883,195

2.09%

25,566

0.06%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

8,439

0.02%

811,359

1.92%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

891,634

2.11%

836,925

1.98%

(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

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

3,206

33.7635  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

2,737

33.5330  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

2,544

33.9026  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

1,599

33.9500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

1,580

33.7251  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

1,184

33.6753  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

863

33.9502  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

625

33.7825  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

450

33.7610  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

338

33.7745  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

311

33.9473  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

140

33.6778  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

122

33.6500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

109

33.8231  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

83

33.5289  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

78

33.7000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

73

33.8750  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

60

33.6466  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

51

33.9474  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

18

33.8227  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

12

34.0000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

3,328

33.9500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

3,103

33.8870  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

2,356

33.8937  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

1,931

33.7174  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

1,899

33.9458  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

870

33.8137  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

620

33.7089  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

122

33.6500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

100

33.8000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

78

33.7000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

78

33.7010  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

73

33.5000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

45

33.7466  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

43

33.6533  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

18

33.9533  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

12

34.0034  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

6

33.6250  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,356

33.8937  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22

33.7473  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

870

33.8137  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

33.8400  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,103

33.8870  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28

33.9496  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,811

33.9500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,737

33.5330  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,056

33.7533  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

450

33.7610  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

625

33.7627  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53

33.7800  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

625

33.7825  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

525

33.8042  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18

33.8227  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109

33.8231  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

641

33.8952  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

311

33.9473  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

51

33.9474  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

260

33.9500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

863

33.9502  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 person 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 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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