Form8.5EPT/NonRIGAMMACOMMUNICATIONSPLC Replacement

Barclays PLC
25 June 2026
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 4594J published at 17:42 on 23/06/2026, changes made to section 3B

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

 

GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

22 Jun 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:

0.25p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,112,695

1.24%

1,114,168

1.24%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,051,342

1.17%

1,111,747

1.23%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

2,164,037

2.40%

2,225,915

2.47%

(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

0.25p ordinary

Purchase

89,684

9.1695  GBP

8.9244  GBP

0.25p ordinary

Sale

285,220

9.1431  GBP

8.9209  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

652

9.0548  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,312

8.9341  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

849

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

298

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

6,089

8.9734  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,018

8.9734  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

241

8.9913  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

341

8.9754  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

631

8.9786  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,814

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16

9.0725  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,157

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,430

8.9250  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,572

8.9250  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,385

9.0586  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

287

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,239

9.0383  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,369

9.0228  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

87

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

161

8.9858  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,403

9.0545  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,303

9.0554  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

65

9.0661  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,781

8.9576  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

788

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,780

9.0191  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,405

9.0191  GBP

0.25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,954

9.0751  GBP

0.25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

519

8.9487  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146

8.9336  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,858

8.9250  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

512

9.0078  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,905

9.0079  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,000

8.9972  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

669

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60

8.9795  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,308

8.9850  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

716

9.1234  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32

8.9208  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,850

8.9835  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

529

9.0234  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

676

9.0712  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,567

8.9660  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,865

8.9300  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,315

8.9300  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

805

9.0024  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,335

9.0387  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

155

8.9648  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

110

8.9371  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,142

9.0479  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

155

8.9651  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,696

9.0432  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,351

9.0349  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

623

9.0544  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,550

8.9300  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

465

8.9484  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,734

9.1361  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

229

9.1361  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

9.0864  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52

8.9449  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,664

9.1431  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,006

8.9325  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

954

8.9325  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,318

9.0278  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

145

8.9500  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

84

8.9365  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

350

8.9635  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,781

9.0062  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,380

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

477

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,052

8.9325  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,979

8.9209  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,010

8.9660  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

113

8.9846  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

239

9.0950  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,676

8.9725  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,749

8.9725  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,249

9.0649  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,299

9.0516  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

133

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,281

8.9244  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,927

8.9725  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,544

9.0545  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,130

9.0539  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

271

8.9314  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,598

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,489

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,939

9.0358  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

296

8.9314  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,200

8.9442  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

285

8.9400  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

550

9.0550  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,851

9.0269  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

942

9.0545  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,229

9.0269  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

838

8.9273  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,156

9.0565  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

460

8.9412  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:

25 Jun 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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