Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI RHI MAGNESITA N.V.

Barclays PLC
15 October 2026
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 

RHI MAGNESITA N.V.

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

RHI MAGNESITA N.V.

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

14 Oct 2026

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

YES:

 

 

 

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

VESUVIUS PLC

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(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:

EUR 1 ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

218,548

0.46%

183,824

0.39%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

184,576

0.39%

220,813

0.47%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

403,124

0.85%

404,637

0.85%

(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

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

 

securities

paid/received

paid/received

EUR 1 ordinary

Purchase

3,944

35.2677  EUR

34.6008  EUR

EUR 1 ordinary

Sale

2,818

35.2677  EUR

34.8986  EUR

EUR 1 ordinary

Purchase

27,220

30.0000  GBP

29.5000  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

Sale

39,847

29.9500  GBP

29.3500  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

52

29.6002  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

200

29.8747  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

14

28.6477  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,033

29.5000  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

87

29.2514  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

112

29.5075  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

99

29.8500  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

1,623

29.7504  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

502

29.5023  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

1,233

29.5023  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

861

35.2552  EUR

EUR 1 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

638

29.8663  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

241

29.8026  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

182

29.8344  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

730

29.7064  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

70

28.5994  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,491

29.8066  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22

30.0000  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

795

29.8242  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13

29.4476  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

144

29.6430  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17

29.9000  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

386

29.7005  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

265

35.2475  EUR

EUR 1 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

488

29.8256  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

108

29.6887  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

148

28.6105  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

352

29.5000  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,302

29.8378  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13

29.8476  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

118

29.8864  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

427

29.8605  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

610

29.1449  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

839

29.8082  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29

29.5000  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36

28.8553  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

441

29.6916  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

150

29.8200  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

52

29.2505  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

470

29.8923  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

233

29.1236  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

153

29.5686  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

167

29.5005  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

380

29.8478  GBP

EUR 1 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26

29.6508  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 exempt principal trader 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:

15 Oct 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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