Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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:

VIRGIN MONEY UK PLC

(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:

20 May 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:

10p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

19,001,345

1.47%

7,296,243

0.56%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,285,580

0.10%

18,160,476

1.40%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

20,286,925

1.56%

25,456,719

1.96%

(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

10p ordinary

Purchase

167,417

2.1382 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

160,597

2.1380 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

63,671

2.1378 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

37,892

2.1402 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

34,238

2.1412 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

29,110

2.1384 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,188

2.1406 GBP

CDI

Purchase

14,948

4.0500 AUD

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,526

2.1424 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,148

2.1399 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

10,806

2.1375 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,797

2.1415 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,022

2.1400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,307

2.1385 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,402

2.1430 GBP

CDI

Purchase

41

4.0470 AUD

CDI

Purchase

18

4.0527 AUD

10p ordinary

Sale

250,071

2.1389 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

97,998

2.1383 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

40,686

2.1437 GBP

CDI

Sale

29,001

4.0400 AUD

10p ordinary

Sale

20,951

2.1420 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

16,900

2.1381 GBP

CDI

Sale

14,948

4.0500 AUD

10p ordinary

Sale

10,806

2.1377 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,761

2.1405 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

8,599

2.1439 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

6,122

2.1400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,537

2.1415 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5,122

2.1428 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,752

2.1374 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

4,612

2.1440 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,307

2.1387 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,176

2.1399 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2,387

2.1421 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,934

2.1414 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,500

2.1370 GBP

CDI

Sale

59

4.0488 AUD

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

9,670

2.1419 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

156,317

2.1380 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

170,090

2.1380 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,342

2.1380 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

500

2.1340 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,056

2.1399 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,100

2.1429 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,752

2.1374 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,803

2.1383 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

15,216

2.1429 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,607

2.1384 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

30,861

2.1398 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,686

2.1437 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,209

2.1411 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

79

2.1420 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

321

2.1419 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,434

2.1440 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,876

2.1381 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,797

2.1415 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,092

2.1407 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,810

2.1398 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,110

2.1384 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,892

2.1402 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133,229

2.1380 GBP

CDI

CFD

Decreasing Long

48,971

4.0420 AUD

(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:

21 May 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213