Form 8.3 - Molten Ventures plc

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

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

MOLTEN VENTURES PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

13 Mar 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

 FORWARD PARTNERS GROUP PLC

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

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

711,800

0.41%

1,320,766

0.76%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,065,700

0.61%

522,708

0.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,777,500

1.02%

1,843,474

1.06%

(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

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

203,603

2.5477 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

126,805

2.6512 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

123,346

2.5480 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

97,246

2.6300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,637

2.5854 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

2.5627 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,348

2.6402 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,341

2.6836 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,017

2.6672 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,464

2.6388 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,429

2.6435 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,348

2.6415 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,343

2.5981 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,232

2.6445 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,149

2.6124 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,736

2.5498 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,164

2.5814 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,459

2.6826 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,169

2.7000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,104

2.6777 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,005

2.6635 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

638

2.6732 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

544

2.5625 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

424

2.6285 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

384

2.5620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

146

2.6884 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

130

2.5939 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

2.6210 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

226,989

2.5586 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

130,792

2.6406 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

100,722

2.6447 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

98,296

2.6090 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

60,795

2.5480 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,405

2.5479 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,104

2.5478 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,300

2.6776 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,618

2.6724 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,191

2.6138 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,537

2.5713 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,213

2.6078 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,867

2.5980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,360

2.5731 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,041

2.6628 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,995

2.6736 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,734

2.6782 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,627

2.5653 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,482

2.5860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,000

2.6620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,827

2.5843 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,593

2.6623 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,534

2.6668 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

932

2.6637 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

868

2.6809 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

636

2.6733 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

529

2.6660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

384

2.5620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

333

2.6805 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

230

2.6800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

181

2.6297 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

167

2.6299 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13

2.6698 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

2.6210 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

2.7243 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

76

2.6269 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

207

2.5742 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,459

2.6826 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,860

2.6235 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

9,515

2.5480 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,017

2.6672 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

15,341

2.6836 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,475

2.5480 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

32,984

2.5482 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

155

2.6479 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,870

2.5939 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,360

2.5731 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,867

2.5980 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,537

2.5713 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,104

2.5478 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,471

2.6656 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12

2.5483 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23

2.5682 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

160

2.6699 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

403

2.6736 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

567

2.6373 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

879

2.5526 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,151

2.5846 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,279

2.5996 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,827

2.5843 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,131

2.6357 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,420

2.5837 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,627

2.5653 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,840

2.6246 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,771

2.6264 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,291

2.5746 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,120

2.5786 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,297

2.6262 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,405

2.5479 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

23,017

2.5480 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

56,869

2.6136 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,524

2.5718 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,429

2.6435 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,862

2.5480 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,471

2.5817 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

30,000

2.5628 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 person 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:

14 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213