Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI EASYJET PLC

Barclays PLC
15 July 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

 

EASYJET PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

APOLLO MANAGEMENT X, L.P. (TOGETHER WITH APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES), ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN OF ITS MANAGED FUNDS

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

14 Jul 2026

(e)

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

NO

 

 

 

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

 

 

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:

27 2/7p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

11,188,055

1.48%

6,535,983

0.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

6,405,905

0.85%

11,091,671

1.46%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

17,593,960

2.32%

17,627,654

2.33%

(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

27 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

14,028

7.9709  EUR

7.9483  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

Sale

282

7.9680  EUR

7.9680  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,500,561

6.8100  GBP

6.7080  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,377,466

6.8100  GBP

6.7080  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,655

6.7452  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

813

6.7905  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,593

6.7573  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,816

6.7569  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

500

6.8003  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,449

6.7570  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,942

6.7382  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

292,918

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

171,284

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

105,508

6.7120  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

28,859

6.7985  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

419,899

6.7120  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

142,446

6.7587  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,737

6.7911  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

12,753

7.9500  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

159

6.7794  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

282

7.9680  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

23,102

6.7968  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

530

7.9310  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

78,571

6.7519  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

1,388

7.9200  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

4,316

7.9200  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

78,571

6.7519  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

5,704

7.9200  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

16,010

6.7968  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

244

6.7905  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,378

6.7452  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

329

6.7986  USD

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

6,270

6.7986  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

1,752

6.7986  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

266

6.7986  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,710

6.7452  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,262

6.7992  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,905

6.7896  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,400

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,097

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

892

6.7812  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

43,465

6.7120  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,013

6.7696  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,761

6.7833  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

745

7.9715  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

214,980

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

62,975

6.7165  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,854

6.7992  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,217

6.7992  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80,301

6.7784  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

822

6.7549  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,076

6.7899  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

476

6.8021  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,373

6.7923  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,364

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,804

6.7439  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,118

6.7312  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,253

6.7412  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,871

6.7274  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

26,751

6.7981  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

3,439

6.7981  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,061

6.7209  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,349

6.7916  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100,000

6.7970  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

2,090

6.7785  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

2,788

6.7785  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,534

6.7699  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

652

6.7500  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,688

6.7431  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

76,687

6.7700  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,709

6.7395  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 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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