Vistry Grp Regulatory News (VTY)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

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

VISTRY GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

Countryside Partnerships plc

principal trader is connected

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

20 October 2022

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

YES:

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

COUNTRYSIDE PARTNERSHIPS PLC

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:

50p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,304,086

0.60%

1,619,619

0.74%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,450,272

0.66%

1,133,641

0.52%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,754,358

1.26%

2,753,260

1.26%

(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

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

securities

paid/received

paid/received

50p ordinary

Purchase

686,514

5.6175 GBP

5.4366 GBP

50p ordinary

Sale

410,646

5.6023 GBP

5.435 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

54

5.6023 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

155

5.4872 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

273

5.5493 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,591

5.5528 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,301

5.5720 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,588

5.5916 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,193

5.5845 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,526

5.5990 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,272

5.5793 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,000

5.5158 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

763

5.6036 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

1,631

5.5598 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

1,900

5.5652 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

3,144

5.5548 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

3,738

5.6107 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

15,300

5.5500 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

91,289

5.4402 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

191,250

5.4967 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

72

5.4499 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

620

5.5307 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

782

5.5496 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

1,268

5.5241 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

1,801

5.5288 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

1,919

5.4505 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

2,639

5.5404 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

11,695

5.5344 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

14,612

5.5730 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

17,276

5.5915 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

19,133

5.5544 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

20,269

5.5950 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

27,938

5.5952 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

29,718

5.5112 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

29,897

5.5863 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

52,259

5.5673 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

52,810

5.5151 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

90,392

5.5318 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

243

5.5650 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

249

5.5750 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

283

5.5925 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

330

5.5600 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

773

5.5834 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

1,606

5.5696 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

2,094

5.5709 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

2,346

5.5658 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

11,852

5.5912 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

12,494

5.5908 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

14,266

5.5467 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

18,548

5.5729 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

20,269

5.5950 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

39,752

5.5312 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

71,648

5.5185 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Opening Short

75,159

5.5518 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 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:

21 Oct 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213