9th Jan 2025 13:22
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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 | LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP 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: | 08 Jan 2025 | |||||
(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: | 0.375p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 17,300,940 | 2.18% | 893,151 | 0.11% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 580,961 | 0.07% | 17,165,988 | 2.17% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 17,881,901 | 2.26% | 18,059,139 | 2.28% |
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 4,000,000 | 0.9759 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 319,316 | 0.9745 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 180,684 | 0.9753 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 117,276 | 0.9770 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 112,700 | 0.9765 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 90,749 | 0.9761 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 35,312 | 0.9790 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 19,226 | 0.9795 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 8,921 | 0.9769 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 3,062 | 0.9778 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 2,924 | 0.9730 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 2,771 | 0.9780 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 2,482 | 0.9776 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Purchase | 221 | 0.9750 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 323,165 | 0.9758 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 292,858 | 0.9790 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 161,868 | 0.9761 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 8,674 | 0.9781 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 4,973 | 0.9750 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 2,879 | 0.9778 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 2,363 | 0.9770 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 1,906 | 0.9776 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 1,196 | 0.9765 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 741 | 0.9760 GBP | ||||
0.375p ordinary | Sale | 370 | 0.9766 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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0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,973 | 0.9750 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 303,512 | 0.9758 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,834 | 0.9759 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 120,056 | 0.9761 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,657 | 0.9765 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 370 | 0.9766 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,879 | 0.9778 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,674 | 0.9781 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 296,608 | 0.9790 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 250,000 | 0.9742 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 246 | 0.9750 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 180,684 | 0.9753 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 69,316 | 0.9757 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,000,000 | 0.9759 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,178 | 0.9766 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 225,822 | 0.9767 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,062 | 0.9778 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,772 | 0.9780 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 46,325 | 0.9790 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 19,226 | 0.9795 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 6,508 | 0.9753 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 67,482 | 0.9758 GBP | |||
0.375p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 16,400 | 0.9772 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) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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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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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 09 Jan 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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