Form 8.3 - Currys plc

Barclays PLC

20 February 2024

 

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				CURRYS PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(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:				19 Feb 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				NO
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
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:				0.1p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			12,981,277	1.15%	2,412,483	0.21%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			1,782,533	0.16%	12,678,305	1.12%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			14,763,810	1.30%	15,090,788	1.33%
(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		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		1,303,096		0.6311  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		740,828		0.6397  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		401,201		0.6334  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		220,849		0.6443  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		207,778		0.6293  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		148,730		0.6245  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		87,268		0.6325  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		83,891		0.6392  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		33,918		0.6300  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		26,204		0.6393  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		22,122		0.6317  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		20,000		0.6382  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		17,727		0.6312  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		17,569		0.6405  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		16,386		0.6305  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		16,278		0.6150  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		16,042		0.6200  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		15,991		0.6170  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		15,551		0.6320  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		15,000		0.6260  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		13,731		0.6477  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		12,665		0.6387  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		11,510		0.6416  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		10,888		0.6385  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		9,536		0.6425  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		8,292		0.6407  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		5,658		0.6415  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		5,275		0.6347  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		4,580		0.6376  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		3,481		0.6404  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		3,431		0.6180  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		3,333		0.6227  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		3,004		0.6375  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		2,357		0.6485  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		1,287		0.6330  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		944		0.6450  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		825		0.6418  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		687		0.6384  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Purchase		40		0.6420  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		1,000,000		0.6275  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		891,101		0.6376  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		617,393		0.6450  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		450,000		0.6342  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		288,947		0.6359  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		227,762		0.6452  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		177,311		0.6462  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		156,972		0.6497  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		141,453		0.6363  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		111,337		0.6308  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		100,000		0.6500  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		100,000		0.6437  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		100,000		0.6407  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		81,589		0.6240  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		63,587		0.6387  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		58,532		0.6373  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		51,462		0.6395  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		50,701		0.6300  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		48,530		0.6355  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		39,338		0.6241  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		28,616		0.6422  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		25,023		0.6370  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		24,643		0.6362  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		20,000		0.6382  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		20,000		0.6180  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		16,386		0.6305  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		16,278		0.6150  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		16,278		0.6245  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		16,042		0.6200  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		16,010		0.6270  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		15,991		0.6170  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		15,000		0.6260  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		14,782		0.6470  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		14,491		0.6320  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		12,378		0.6420  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		11,843		0.6427  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		8,331		0.6428  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		8,242		0.6448  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		4,000		0.6404  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		3,500		0.6171  GBP
0.1p ordinary		Sale		3,333		0.6227  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		1,580	0.6485  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		3,481	0.6404  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		28,616	0.6422  GBP
0.1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		40	0.6420  GBP
0.1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		1,340	0.6459  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		2,336	0.6353  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		2,357	0.6485  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		4,000	0.6404  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		5,275	0.6347  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		7,428	0.6479  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		14,782	0.6470  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		17,727	0.6312  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		19,370	0.6400  GBP
0.1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		20,000	0.6180  GBP
0.1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		25,000	0.6465  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		25,405	0.6194  GBP
0.1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		30,000	0.6320  GBP
0.1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		40,000	0.6300  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		51,462	0.6395  GBP
0.1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		60,000	0.6350  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		65,000	0.6300  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		87,268	0.6325  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		100,000	0.6407  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		100,000	0.6437  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		114,708	0.6400  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		149,544	0.6498  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		177,311	0.6463  GBP
0.1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		200,000	0.6480  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		207,778	0.6293  GBP
0.1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		288,947	0.6359  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		304,917	0.6420  GBP
0.1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		401,201	0.6334  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		419,263	0.6381  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		450,000	0.6342  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		610,844	0.6450  GBP
0.1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		1,316,549	0.6357  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 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:				20 Feb 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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