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:

21 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:

1,253,352

0.57%

1,676,783

0.77%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,501,401

0.69%

1,084,720

0.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,754,753

1.26%

2,761,503

1.27%

(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

175,956

5.5001 GBP

5.3772 GBP

50p ordinary

Sale

283,854

5.5450 GBP

5.37 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 Short

28

5.4435 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

713

5.4747 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,814

5.4347 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,000

5.4936 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,732

5.4892 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,601

5.4388 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,542

5.4199 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,187

5.4598 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,969

5.4641 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,235

5.4999 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

5

5.4856 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

390

5.4494 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

969

5.4873 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

1,092

5.4717 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

1,231

5.4807 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

1,787

5.3772 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

2,065

5.4859 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

9,816

5.3898 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

11,095

5.5001 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

15,300

5.4443 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Long

15,528

5.4824 GBP

50p ordinary

 CFD

Increasing Long

24,209

5.4287 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

180

5.4800 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

289

5.4500 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

290

5.3850 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

292

5.3700 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

433

5.4364 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

485

5.4452 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

545

5.4404 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

596

5.4767 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

795

5.4774 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

950

5.4386 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

1,176

5.4604 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

1,230

5.5066 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

6,381

5.5000 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

14,341

5.4335 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

15,977

5.4324 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

18,367

5.4870 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

28,861

5.4307 GBP

50p ordinary

 SWAP

Increasing Short

30,602

5.5002 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:

24 Oct 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213