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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: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 24 Sep 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 5p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 882,323 | 1.09% | 1,565,870 | 1.93% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,565,870 | 1.93% | 860,019 | 1.06% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 2,448,193 | 3.02% | 2,425,889 | 3.00% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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5p ordinary | Purchase | 123,747 | 5.1900 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 50,749 | 5.1926 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 34,673 | 5.1859 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 30,737 | 5.2541 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 29,849 | 5.0700 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 29,272 | 5.1846 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 23,674 | 5.1948 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 23,031 | 5.2063 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 18,436 | 5.1903 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 11,198 | 5.2333 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 9,113 | 5.2673 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 8,254 | 5.2412 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 8,213 | 5.2164 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 7,116 | 5.2386 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 5,878 | 5.1879 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 5,558 | 5.1782 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 5,234 | 5.2471 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 4,971 | 5.2478 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 4,500 | 5.3500 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 4,000 | 5.1700 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 3,363 | 5.2275 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 3,332 | 5.1300 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 2,556 | 5.0824 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,931 | 5.1400 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,911 | 5.2695 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,623 | 5.2696 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,260 | 5.2277 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,071 | 5.2200 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 970 | 5.1200 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 769 | 5.2037 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 686 | 5.2900 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 547 | 5.2100 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 467 | 5.2509 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 303 | 5.1923 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 280 | 5.1893 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 196 | 5.2700 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 109,473 | 5.1883 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 89,193 | 5.2500 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 59,953 | 5.2228 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 51,945 | 5.1793 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 46,306 | 5.1996 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 39,810 | 5.2024 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 33,548 | 5.1979 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 31,491 | 5.2400 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 27,215 | 5.2422 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 18,096 | 5.2080 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 13,107 | 5.2353 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 11,863 | 5.2225 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 9,655 | 5.2764 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 9,081 | 5.2054 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 8,711 | 5.2402 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 8,318 | 5.2021 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 6,418 | 5.2342 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 6,303 | 5.2097 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 5,912 | 5.1852 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 5,014 | 5.2167 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 4,591 | 5.2325 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 3,929 | 5.2700 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 3,702 | 5.1469 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 3,686 | 5.2172 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 3,457 | 5.2671 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 3,456 | 5.0700 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 3,370 | 5.1614 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 2,830 | 5.2336 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 2,748 | 5.2394 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 2,528 | 5.2577 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 1,268 | 5.2208 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 1,094 | 5.2027 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 1,089 | 5.1516 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 769 | 5.2039 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 626 | 5.2151 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 614 | 5.2171 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 601 | 5.1678 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 467 | 5.2516 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 397 | 5.2100 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 285 | 5.2000 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 149 | 5.1950 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 38 | 5.2526 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,686 | 5.2172 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,737 | 5.2073 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,467 | 5.2072 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,232 | 5.2137 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,070 | 5.2204 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 50 | 5.3500 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 570 | 5.2132 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,481 | 5.2942 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 152 | 5.3500 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 10,927 | 5.2305 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 34,744 | 5.2108 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 10,546 | 5.0700 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,215 | 5.1595 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,007 | 5.1628 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 397 | 5.2098 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 4,070 | 5.2278 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,234 | 5.2471 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 480 | 5.1663 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 13,043 | 5.2084 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 91 | 5.2000 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 17,052 | 5.1567 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 33,209 | 5.1567 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 39,126 | 5.1833 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 31,407 | 5.2400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,000 | 5.1305 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,996 | 5.2195 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,150 | 5.2507 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,154 | 5.3500 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 20,974 | 5.1855 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 700 | 5.2200 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 8,964 | 5.0700 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26,820 | 5.1962 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 686 | 5.2900 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 12,235 | 5.0700 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 95,214 | 5.1897 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 18,336 | 5.2015 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 50 | 5.2232 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 126 | 5.3200 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,427 | 5.2507 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,215 | 5.0700 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,291 | 5.2353 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,161 | 5.2610 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,418 | 5.2342 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 11,863 | 5.2224 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,149 | 5.2568 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,816 | 5.2352 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 59,953 | 5.2228 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,623 | 5.2696 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18,436 | 5.1903 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,911 | 5.2695 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 27,215 | 5.2422 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 23,674 | 5.1948 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 25 Sep 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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