Form 8.3 - Currys plc

Barclays PLC
18 March 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:

15 Mar 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:

 

 

10,955,623

0.97%

1,515,716

0.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,245,214

0.11%

10,558,171

0.93%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

12,200,837

1.08%

12,073,887

1.07%

(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

509,895

0.5606  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

132,781

0.5711  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

104,734

0.5660  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

92,282

0.5518  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

89,006

0.5659  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

73,028

0.5590  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

45,626

0.5588  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

11,931

0.5556  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

7,181

0.5524  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

7,071

0.5646  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

6,377

0.5807  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

5,357

0.5745  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

3,343

0.5820  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

678

0.5878  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

6

0.5656  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

389,876

0.5585  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

330,778

0.5642  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

247,250

0.5626  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

104,182

0.5660  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

63,561

0.5617  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

57,251

0.5582  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

43,284

0.5635  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

33,758

0.5509  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

26,327

0.5530  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

13,949

0.5614  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

6,058

0.5590  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

5,895

0.5775  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

5,476

0.5603  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

1,562

0.5607  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

383

0.5724  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

50

0.5810  GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

59

0.5656  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

Decreasing Long

2,791

0.5865  GBP

0.1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

72

0.5659  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

383

0.5725  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,255

0.5529  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,301

0.5747  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,882

0.5530  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,100

0.5588  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,595

0.5566  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,270

0.5400  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,284

0.5635  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,150

0.5660  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

76,469

0.5660  GBP

0.1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

88,588

0.5596  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

162,189

0.5682  GBP

0.1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

678

0.5878  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,357

0.5745  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,931

0.5660  GBP

0.1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,480

0.5515  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,523

0.5594  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,662

0.5612  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,626

0.5589  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

73,028

0.5590  GBP

0.1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,325

0.5775  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:

18 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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