15 Mar 2024 11:34
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: | Â | Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | Â | |||||
 | positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | CURRYS PLC | |||||
 | relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | Â | |||||
 | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
 | offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 14 Mar 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | Â | Â | |||
 | disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |  |  | ||||
2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | Â | |||||
 | to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |  | |||||
Class of relevant security: | 0.1p ordinary | ||||||
 | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
 | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 11,152,811 | 0.98% | 1,472,558 | 0.13% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 1,248,005 | 0.11% | 10,822,099 | 0.95% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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 | TOTAL: |  |  | 12,400,816 | 1.09% | 12,294,657 | 1.08% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | Â | |||||
 | options) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of relevant security in relation to | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
which subscription right exists | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
Details, including nature of the rights | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
concerned and relevant percentages: | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 257,334 | 0.5890 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 155,000 | 0.5915 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 47,888 | 0.5889 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 21,281 | 0.5950 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 20,539 | 0.5936 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 14,227 | 0.5928 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,192 | 0.5887 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,915 | 0.5945 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,770 | 0.5880 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,532 | 0.5924 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,377 | 0.5870 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Purchase | 109 | 0.5971 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 157,269 | 0.5890 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 73,480 | 0.5902 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 61,657 | 0.5898 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 18,984 | 0.5950 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 12,218 | 0.5952 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 10,414 | 0.5883 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 9,940 | 0.5889 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 2,214 | 0.5900 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 2,187 | 0.5901 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 815 | 0.5860 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 803 | 0.6000 GBP | ||||
0.1p ordinary | Sale | 92 | 0.5886 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Â | |||||
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | Â | reference | unit | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 12,000 | 0.5890 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 155,000 | 0.5915 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 148 | 0.5890 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 373 | 0.5900 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 815 | 0.5860 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,572 | 0.6029 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,028 | 0.5950 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,214 | 0.5900 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,567 | 0.5889 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 79,801 | 0.5905 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 210 | 0.5932 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 664 | 0.5910 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,377 | 0.5870 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,511 | 0.5890 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,915 | 0.5945 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,539 | 0.5936 GBP | |||
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 100,725 | 0.5890 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | Â | |||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | Â | |||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | Â | date | money |
relevant | Â | selling, | securities | per unit | Â | Â | paid/ |
security | Â | varying etc | to which | Â | Â | Â | received |
 |  |  | option |  |  |  | per unit |
 |  |  | relates |  |  |  |  |
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(ii) | Exercising | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | unit | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | Â | |||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
security | Â | Â | applicable) | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | Â | |||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | Â | Â | |||||
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | Â | Â | |||||
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party | Â | ||||||
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | Â | Â | Â | ||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | Â | |||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | Â | Â | |||||
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | Â | Â | |||||
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | Â | Â | Â | ||||
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | Â | Â | |||||
any derivative is referenced: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 15 Mar 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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