Form 8.3 - Currys plc

Barclays PLC
11 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

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:

08 Mar 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:

 

 

10,921,584

0.96%

1,260,956

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

969,933

0.09%

10,573,781

0.93%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

11,891,517

1.05%

11,834,737

1.04%

(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

263,094

0.6452  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

43,497

0.6495  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

38,956

0.6448  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

26,890

0.6446  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

21,731

0.6447  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

21,515

0.6441  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

18,856

0.6432  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

12,395

0.6449  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

9,108

0.6450  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

3,719

0.6443  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

3,594

0.6445  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

212,903

0.6444  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

34,970

0.6443  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

29,188

0.6449  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

22,654

0.6494  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

16,794

0.6445  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

15,578

0.6450  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

12,024

0.6435  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

11,600

0.6447  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

7,250

0.6427  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

2,375

0.6455  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

1,537

0.6440  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

659

0.6458  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

4

0.6685  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

Closing Short

34,970

0.6443  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

212,903

0.6444  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4

0.6685  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

146

0.6435  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

776

0.6451  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,481

0.6450  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,537

0.6440  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,375

0.6455  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,018

0.6445  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,243

0.6449  GBP

0.1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

22,654

0.6494  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,752

0.6459  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,626

0.6444  GBP

0.1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,557

0.6445  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,632

0.6437  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,890

0.6446  GBP

0.1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

43,497

0.6495  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,243

0.6448  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

122,280

0.6453  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

143,758

0.6450  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:

11 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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