22 Jan 2026 11:56
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: | Ā | Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | Ā | |||||
Ā | positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | SOLGOLD PLC | |||||
Ā | relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | Ā | |||||
Ā | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
Ā | offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 21 Jan 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | Ā | Ā | |||
Ā | disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | Ā | Ā | ||||
2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | Ā | |||||
Ā | to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) | Ā | |||||
Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
Ā | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
Ā | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||
Ā | and/or controlled: | Ā | Ā | 63,095,489 | 2.09% | 3,823,378 | 0.13% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | 2,616,400 | 0.09% | 63,080,273 | 2.09% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||
Ā | and agreements to purchase/sell: | Ā | Ā | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā | TOTAL: | Ā | Ā | 65,711,889 | 2.18% | 66,903,651 | 2.22% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | Ā | |||||
Ā | options) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Class of relevant security in relation to | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |||
which subscription right exists | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |||
Details, including nature of the rights | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |||
concerned and relevant percentages: | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Ā | securities | Ā | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,112,340 | 0.2820 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,073,865 | 0.2814 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 856,471 | 0.2818 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 383,269 | 0.2816 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 156,559 | 0.2817 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 150,000 | 0.2815 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 70,391 | 0.2831 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 30,039 | 0.2819 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 19,310 | 0.2850 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,546 | 0.2841 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,500 | 0.2840 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 0.2825 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,674,042 | 0.2830 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,935,575 | 0.2820 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 968,855 | 0.2829 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 754,789 | 0.2822 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 352,623 | 0.2828 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 181,801 | 0.2815 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 81,898 | 0.2816 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 43,000 | 0.2845 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 30,971 | 0.2811 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 30,646 | 0.2826 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,670 | 0.2825 GBP | ||||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Ā | |||||
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | Ā | reference | unit | |||
security | Ā | Ā | securities | Ā | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 200,000 | 0.2810 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 302,451 | 0.2820 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 353,938 | 0.2821 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2 | 0.2825 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 800,708 | 0.2826 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,674,042 | 0.2830 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 43,000 | 0.2845 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 168,147 | 0.2848 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 451,681 | 0.2806 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 200,000 | 0.2810 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 856,471 | 0.2818 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 30,039 | 0.2819 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,544,143 | 0.2820 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 39,855 | 0.2837 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 77,620 | 0.2824 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 45,514 | 0.2813 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3 | 0.2833 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 240,408 | 0.2838 GBP | |||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | Ā | |||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | Ā | |||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | Ā | date | money |
relevant | Ā | selling, | securities | per unit | Ā | Ā | paid/ |
security | Ā | varying etc | to which | Ā | Ā | Ā | received |
Ā | Ā | Ā | option | Ā | Ā | Ā | per unit |
Ā | Ā | Ā | relates | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
(ii) | Exercise | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
security | Ā | Ā | securities | unit | |||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | Ā | |||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
security | Ā | Ā | applicable) | ||||
Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||||
4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | Ā | |||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | Ā | Ā | |||||
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | Ā | Ā | |||||
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party | Ā | ||||||
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | Ā | |||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | Ā | Ā | |||||
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | Ā | Ā | |||||
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | Ā | Ā | Ā | ||||
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | Ā | Ā | |||||
any derivative is referenced: | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 22 Jan 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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