RNS Number : 6520U
Barclays PLC
08 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:

07 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:

 

 

1,495,444

3.53%

9,908

0.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,638

0.02%

1,456,801

3.44%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,503,082

3.55%

1,466,709

3.47%

(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

26,726

41.8000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

13,296

41.7311  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

9,327

41.7376  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

6,090

41.6736  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

3,143

41.7000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

3,070

41.6952  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

2,965

41.7026  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

961

41.7198  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

766

41.7500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

672

41.6898  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

603

41.6888  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

540

41.6810  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

394

41.7395  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

391

41.6775  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

340

41.7250  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

175

41.6246  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

130

41.7399  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

123

41.7458  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

112

41.6500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

37

41.7487  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

26,624

41.8000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

2,175

41.7276  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

1,364

41.6500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

972

41.6506  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

801

41.7500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

481

41.6750  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

346

41.7115  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

326

41.7607  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

300

41.7529  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

300

41.6529  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

230

41.7000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

114

41.7250  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

103

41.6645  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

100

41.7916  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

83

41.7291  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

64

41.6625  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

64

41.6625  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65

41.6903  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

261

41.6932  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4

41.7750  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

41.7916  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

41.8000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

391

41.6775  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,628

41.7000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29

41.7250  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,327

41.7376  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

246

41.7615  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

632

41.7751  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,251

41.7996  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,746

41.8000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,638

41.8000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

175

41.6246  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,090

41.6735  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,995

41.6796  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,145

41.6920  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,373

41.8000  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:

08 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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