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RNS Number : 9239G Barclays PLC 14 March 2024
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 MOLTEN VENTURES 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: 13 Mar 2024
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
FORWARD PARTNERS GROUP PLC
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: 1p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 711,800 0.41% 1,320,766 0.76%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 1,065,700 0.61% 522,708 0.30%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 1,777,500 1.02% 1,843,474 1.06%
(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
1p ordinary Purchase 203,603 2.5477 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 126,805 2.6512 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 123,346 2.5480 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 97,246 2.6300 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 43,637 2.5854 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 30,000 2.5627 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 22,348 2.6402 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 15,341 2.6836 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 15,017 2.6672 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 8,464 2.6388 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 6,429 2.6435 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 6,348 2.6415 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 5,343 2.5981 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 4,232 2.6445 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 4,149 2.6124 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,736 2.5498 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2,164 2.5814 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,459 2.6826 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,169 2.7000 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,104 2.6777 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 1,005 2.6635 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 638 2.6732 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 544 2.5625 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 424 2.6285 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 384 2.5620 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 146 2.6884 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 130 2.5939 GBP
1p ordinary Purchase 2 2.6210 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 226,989 2.5586 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 130,792 2.6406 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 100,722 2.6447 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 98,296 2.6090 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 60,795 2.5480 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 20,405 2.5479 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 14,104 2.5478 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 12,300 2.6776 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 8,618 2.6724 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 8,191 2.6138 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 7,537 2.5713 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 7,213 2.6078 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 5,867 2.5980 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 4,360 2.5731 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 4,041 2.6628 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 3,995 2.6736 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 3,734 2.6782 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 3,627 2.5653 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 2,482 2.5860 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 2,000 2.6620 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,827 2.5843 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,593 2.6623 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 1,534 2.6668 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 932 2.6637 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 868 2.6809 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 636 2.6733 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 529 2.6660 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 384 2.5620 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 333 2.6805 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 230 2.6800 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 181 2.6297 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 167 2.6299 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 13 2.6698 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 2 2.6210 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 2 2.7243 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 76 2.6269 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 207 2.5742 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,459 2.6826 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,860 2.6235 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 9,515 2.5480 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 15,017 2.6672 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 15,341 2.6836 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 17,475 2.5480 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 32,984 2.5482 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 155 2.6479 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,870 2.5939 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,360 2.5731 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,867 2.5980 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,537 2.5713 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,104 2.5478 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 29,471 2.6656 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 12 2.5483 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 23 2.5682 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 160 2.6699 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 403 2.6736 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 567 2.6373 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 879 2.5526 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,151 2.5846 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,279 2.5996 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,827 2.5843 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,131 2.6357 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,420 2.5837 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,627 2.5653 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,840 2.6246 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,771 2.6264 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 6,291 2.5746 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 12,120 2.5786 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 18,297 2.6262 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 20,405 2.5479 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 23,017 2.5480 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 56,869 2.6136 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,524 2.5718 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,429 2.6435 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 30,862 2.5480 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44,471 2.5817 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 30,000 2.5628 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 Mar 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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