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RNS Number : 5122F Barclays PLC 17 April 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 SERICA ENERGY 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: 16 Apr 2025
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? ENQUEST PLC
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: USD 0.10 ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,059,595 0.27% 2,822,560 0.72%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 2,538,486 0.65% 930,041 0.24%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 3,598,081 0.92% 3,752,601 0.95%
(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
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 122,887 1.2600 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 12,812 1.2437 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 12,684 1.2420 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 10,000 1.2340 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 9,875 1.2456 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 9,506 1.2370 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 5,050 1.2362 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 3,935 1.2282 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 3,380 1.2349 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 1,500 1.2280 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 1,264 1.2300 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 1,183 1.2257 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 667 1.2450 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Purchase 3 1.2320 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 100,783 1.2263 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 54,579 1.2573 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 46,713 1.2578 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 22,795 1.2591 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 18,192 1.2347 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 16,000 1.2325 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 11,139 1.2600 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 10,156 1.2517 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 9,248 1.2553 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 5,069 1.2515 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 3,564 1.2599 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 3,383 1.2349 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 3,086 1.2321 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 1,997 1.2339 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 1,760 1.2280 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 1,618 1.2459 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 1,379 1.2380 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 1,358 1.2382 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 903 1.2240 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary Sale 641 1.2340 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 14,676 1.2460 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 799 1.2269 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 719 1.2286 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 18,192 1.2347 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,701 1.2414 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,618 1.2459 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,069 1.2515 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 54,579 1.2573 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 16,653 1.2599 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 11,929 1.2600 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,183 1.2257 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,541 1.2274 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 620 1.2280 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 8,952 1.2403 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 738 1.2420 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,994 1.2469 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,784 1.2539 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 24,386 1.2600 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary CFD Opening Long 100,783 1.2263 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,086 1.2321 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary CFD Increasing Long 11,886 1.2506 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary CFD Increasing Long 9,304 1.2598 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary CFD Increasing Long 8,396 1.2600 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,935 1.2282 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 92,940 1.2340 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,050 1.2362 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary CFD Opening Short 9,506 1.2370 GBP
USD 0.10 ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,154 1.2406 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: 17 Apr 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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