Hargreaves Lansdown Regulatory News (HL.)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

This form amends RNS number 9864T published at 11:27 on 26/06/2024, changes made to section 3a

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 relevant securities this form relates:

HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected

HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

25 Jun 2024

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

NO

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:

0.4p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

735,066

0.15%

6,087,409

1.28%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

6,220,704

1.31%

658,497

0.14%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

6,955,770

1.47%

6,745,906

1.42%

(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)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

0.4p ordinary

Purchase

166677

11.3850 GBP

11.3300 GBP

0.4p ordinary

Sale

95659

11.3650 GBP

11.3311 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,200

11.3450 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

962

11.3463 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,011

11.3664 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

69

11.3399 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

513

11.3485 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

909

11.3386 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,668

11.3450 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

246

11.3467 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

142

11.3550 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,094

11.3450 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,081

11.3526 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

645

11.3649 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

857

11.3811 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

108

11.3850 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

129

11.3399 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19

11.3447 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

38,732

11.3450 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,505

11.3510 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

160

11.3550 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

125

11.3471 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,316

11.3472 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,443

11.3450 GBP

0.4p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,543

11.3453 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 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:

19-Mar-25

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213