Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI EASYJET PLC

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Barclays Capital Securities Ltd disclosed on 03 Nov 2026 that as at 02 Nov 2026 it directly owned 23,767,129 easyJet ordinary shares (3.14%), held total interests of 25,180,991 shares (3.32%) and total short positions of 23,919,138 shares (3.16%), leaving a net long position of 1,261,853 shares (0.16%); the filing records 100,353 written call options (exercise price 7.0573, expiry 09 Nov 2026) and significant cash-settled derivative activity including 22,374,288 shares (2.95%) short, indicating active takeover-related positioning connected to Eagle Bidco Ltd (Apollo).

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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				EAGLE BIDCO LTD (A COMPANY INDIRECTLY OWNED BY THE APOLLO FUNDS, MANAGED BY AFFILIATES OF APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. (TOGETHER WITH APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES))
	principal trader is connected
(d)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:				02 Nov 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:			23,767,129	3.14%	1,444,497	0.19%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			1,413,862	0.19%	22,374,288	2.95%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	100,353	0.01%

	TOTAL:			25,180,991	3.32%	23,919,138	3.16%
(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		3,419		8.1600 EUR	8.1122 EUR
27 2/7p ordinary		Sale		2,206		8.1500 EUR	8.1320 EUR
27 2/7p ordinary		Purchase		1,358,444		6.8160 GBP	6.7950 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		Sale		912,670		6.8131 GBP	6.7928 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 Short		23,704	6.8006 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		165	6.8035 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		111	6.7965 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		56	6.7985 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,137	6.8042 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		55	6.7965 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		58,662	6.7980 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		46,078	6.7980 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		34,857	6.7976 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		19,219	6.7981 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,205	6.7978 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		56,000	6.8138 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		56,000	8.1500 EUR
27 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		12,679	6.7979 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		99	8.1354 EUR
27 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		136	8.1363 EUR
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50,000	6.8072 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,185	6.8129 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30,652	6.7980 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		92	6.7992 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		20,134	6.8008 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		16,477	6.8054 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		445	6.7980 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		39,048	6.7995 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		75	6.7980 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,176	6.7986 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,000	8.1400 EUR
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,525	6.7970 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		19,100	6.7980 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,813	6.8060 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,538	6.8000 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		176	8.1336 EUR
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100,000	6.8105 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,736	6.7980 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		74,613	6.7980 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100,000	6.7953 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		16,908	6.7980 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		99,295	6.8080 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		9,862	6.8080 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,294	6.7980 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		9,862	6.8059 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		83,258	6.8059 GBP
27 2/7p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,336	6.7980 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?				YES
Date of disclosure:				03 Nov 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213



DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings				BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				EASYJET PLC
relevant securities this from relates:

2.				OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
Class of relevant security	Product description	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type	Expiry date
27 2/7p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-100,353	7.0573	European	09 Nov 2026

3.				AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI EASYJET PLC

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