RNS Number : 4670U
Barclays PLC
07 August 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:

06 Aug 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:

 

 

1,460,555

3.45%

10,497

0.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,373

0.00%

1,415,641

3.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,461,928

3.46%

1,426,138

3.37%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

29,339

41.7000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

12,229

41.6893  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

8,648

41.6500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

4,160

41.6876  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

3,703

41.6897  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

2,709

41.6696  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

2,273

41.6827  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

1,373

41.6278  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

887

41.6912  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

767

41.6518  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

719

41.6817  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

580

41.6788  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

320

41.6553  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

168

41.6767  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

167

41.6910  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

135

41.6748  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

80

41.6725  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

37

41.6503  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

10

41.6750  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

3

41.6987  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

18,476

41.6642  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

13,929

41.7000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

10,568

41.6881  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

6,048

41.6500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

3,668

41.6796  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

1,031

41.6515  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

575

41.6753  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

200

41.7029  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

150

41.6873  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

118

41.6548  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

Increasing Short

1,502

41.6503  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,031

41.6515  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

305

41.6623  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

77

41.6625  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,262

41.7000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37

41.6503  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,160

41.6876  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,703

41.6897  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

267

41.6902  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

715

41.6914  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,762

41.7000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,373

41.7000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,373

41.6278  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,836

41.6757  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,354

41.6873  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)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

07 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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