Form 8.3 - Currys plc

Barclays PLC
22 February 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

CURRYS 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:

21 Feb 2024

(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:

0.1p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

12,151,559

1.07%

1,715,236

0.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,196,967

0.11%

11,763,158

1.04%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

13,348,526

1.18%

13,478,394

1.19%

(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

 

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

163,039

0.6749  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

128,669

0.6856  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

96,000

0.6616  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

85,179

0.6855  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

70,000

0.6831  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

55,143

0.6824  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

38,508

0.6753  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

21,442

0.6751  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

16,800

0.6769  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

15,729

0.6854  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

12,304

0.6820  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

5,282

0.6802  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

4,385

0.6725  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

2,876

0.6715  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

1,244

0.6685  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

525

0.6815  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

172

0.6805  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

141

0.6793  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

105

0.6800  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

28

0.6791  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

20

0.6777  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

12

0.6770  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

8

0.6790  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

488,694

0.6855  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

172,065

0.6748  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

70,000

0.6817  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

69,770

0.6798  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

64,119

0.6777  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

64,000

0.6615  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

49,269

0.6779  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

46,011

0.6760  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

25,655

0.6820  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

12,000

0.6620  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

10,398

0.6755  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

10,000

0.6625  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

6,901

0.6816  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

4,375

0.6725  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

3,788

0.6819  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

3,747

0.6635  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

3,512

0.6825  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

3,145

0.6824  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

2,430

0.6776  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

570

0.6822  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

525

0.6815  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

172

0.6805  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

105

0.6800  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

12

0.6770  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

8

0.6790  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,430

0.6776  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,747

0.6635  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,000

0.6819  GBP

0.1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,856

0.6793  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,342

0.6750  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,117

0.6764  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

64,119

0.6777  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70,000

0.6817  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

145,723

0.6748  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

211,739

0.6855  GBP

0.1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

142

0.6854  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,244

0.6685  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,459

0.6655  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,761

0.6855  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,876

0.6715  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,904

0.6744  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,800

0.6769  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,769

0.6746  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,508

0.6753  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,143

0.6824  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

128,669

0.6856  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

154,502

0.6753  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

23,292

0.6751  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

49,269

0.6779  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

264,072

0.6855  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:

22 Feb 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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