Form 8.3 -HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LTD/THE FUND

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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 relevant securities this form relates:			HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LTD/THE FUND
(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:			05 Jun 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			NO
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:				ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:				35,716,960	2.95%	5,372,527	0.44%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				1,199,758	0.10%	35,602,893	2.94%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				36,916,718	3.05%	40,975,420	3.39%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
ordinary	Purchase	730	1.0100 GBP
ordinary	Purchase	17076	1.0122 GBP
ordinary	Purchase	30872	1.0136 GBP
ordinary	Purchase	53608	1.0110 GBP
ordinary	Purchase	146437	1.0157 GBP
ordinary	Purchase	269971	1.0120 GBP
ordinary	Purchase	304947	1.0119 GBP
ordinary	Purchase	552749	1.0112 GBP
ordinary	Sale	100	1.0147 GBP
ordinary	Sale	1460	1.0100 GBP
ordinary	Sale	30872	1.0136 GBP
ordinary	Sale	64286	1.0137 GBP
ordinary	Sale	271223	1.0120 GBP
ordinary	Sale	463961	1.0160 GBP
ordinary	Sale	858594	1.0111 GBP
ordinary	Sale	4155100	1.0109 GBP



(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security	Product description	Nature of dealing	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
ordinary	CFD	Closing Short	17,076	1.0122 GBP
ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	146,437	1.0157 GBP
ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	33,414	1.0138 GBP
ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	113,023	1.0160 GBP
ordinary	CFD	Opening Long	100	1.0148 GBP
ordinary	CFD	Opening Long	1,982	1.0127 GBP
ordinary	CFD	Opening Long	30,872	1.0136 GBP
ordinary	CFD	Opening Long	298,228	1.0160 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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	Option money paid/ received per unit


(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit


(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if 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 person 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:				06 Jun 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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