RNS Number : 0587C
Barclays PLC
03 October 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:

02 Oct 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:

 

 

1,514,843

3.58%

19,618

0.05%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,808

0.03%

1,503,374

3.55%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,527,651

3.61%

1,522,992

3.60%

(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

15,884

41.9500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

5,777

42.0813  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

959

41.9521  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

934

42.0542  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

811

41.9622  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

786

42.0000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

784

42.0036  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

749

41.9783  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

481

42.0250  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

452

42.0391  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

380

41.9715  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

374

42.0733  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

198

42.1500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

193

42.0919  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

190

42.0288  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

154

42.0948  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

133

41.9750  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

114

41.9650  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

114

42.0750  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

38

42.0236  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

35

42.0023  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

31

42.0500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

24

42.1000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

15

42.0966  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Purchase

8

42.0947  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

9,357

41.9504  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

9,005

41.9766  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

3,759

41.9180  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

1,180

41.9500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

775

42.0063  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

642

42.0006  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

566

41.9579  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

279

41.9996  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

184

42.0304  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

168

41.9571  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

160

41.9750  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

158

42.0000  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

100

42.0971  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

97

42.0015  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

38

41.9496  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

25

42.0482  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

7

42.0500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

5

42.0012  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

4

42.0542  GBP

0.2p ordinary

Sale

4

42.0750  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

3,759

41.9180  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38

41.9496  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,734

41.9500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

566

41.9579  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

160

41.9750  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

279

41.9996  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

775

42.0063  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

42.0971  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49

41.9877  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21

41.9904  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

452

42.0391  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

42.0500  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

934

42.0542  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

108

42.0678  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

374

42.0733  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,777

42.0813  GBP

0.2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

223

42.0958  GBP

0.2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,795

42.0118  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:

03 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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