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Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC.

    24 July 2026 11:37:25
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 8097N
Barclays PLC
24 July 2026
 

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

 

GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

23 Jul 2026

(e)

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

NO

 

 

 

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

 

 

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:

0.25p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,179,648

1.32%

587,945

0.66%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

551,607

0.62%

1,178,276

1.32%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

1,731,255

1.93%

1,766,221

1.97%

(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

0.25p ordinary

Purchase

174,410

9.5938  GBP

9.4275  GBP

0.25p ordinary

Sale

103,060

9.5347  GBP

9.4275  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

375

9.5000  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

425

9.4995  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,511

9.4777  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23

9.5000  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,120

9.4995  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

90

9.5000  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

158

9.5050  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

978

9.5000  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,824

9.5000  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

420

9.5075  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,203

9.5025  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,203

9.5025  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,160

9.5000  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,053

9.4697  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

852

9.4602  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,878

9.4500  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

926

9.4730  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

239

9.4825  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,267

9.5004  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

106

9.4809  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33

9.5537  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,713

9.4810  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

637

9.4810  GBP

0.25p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,029

9.5285  GBP

0.25p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

152

9.4205  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

309

9.4735  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

35,000

9.4818  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

532

9.5039  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,641

9.5271  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

577

9.4461  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,958

9.4850  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

420

9.5075  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

437

9.4941  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

361

9.4449  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6

9.4626  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6

9.4623  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,915

9.4801  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

560

9.5046  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,983

9.5078  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,819

9.4875  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,958

9.4850  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,557

9.5000  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

209

9.5103  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,632

9.5025  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

278

9.4950  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

761

9.5056  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,819

9.4875  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

144

9.4275  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,126

9.4973  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

43,850

9.5000  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,625

9.5000  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,771

9.4992  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

84

9.5100  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,747

9.4691  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

136

9.4300  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

109

9.5151  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

275

9.4850  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,092

9.4500  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,399

9.5000  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,750

9.4849  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,350

9.4368  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

252

9.4875  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

370

9.4947  GBP

0.25p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,086

9.5054  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 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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