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:

14 Mar 2024

(f)

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

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

FORWARD PARTNERS GROUP PLC

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:

730,952

0.42%

1,302,677

0.75%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

1,110,299

0.64%

602,240

0.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,841,251

1.06%

1,904,917

1.09%

(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

65,838

2.5632 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,678

2.5187 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

2.5951 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,941

2.5239 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,962

2.5040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,420

2.5701 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,435

2.5625 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,942

2.5206 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,843

2.5189 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,013

2.5777 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,000

2.5136 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,132

2.5146 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,763

2.5047 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,270

2.5052 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,228

2.5050 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,805

2.5066 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,548

2.5921 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

904

2.5747 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

658

2.6070 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

595

2.6000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

504

2.5326 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

86,175

2.5653 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

53,677

2.5116 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,197

2.5594 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,776

2.5440 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,256

2.5170 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,747

2.5041 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,374

2.5168 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,968

2.5070 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,800

2.5573 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,758

2.5302 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,919

2.5039 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,451

2.5020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,114

2.5642 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,104

2.5203 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,025

2.5391 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,534

2.5645 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,153

2.5062 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,929

2.5042 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,723

2.5040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,595

2.6000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,398

2.5510 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,114

2.5500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,066

2.5292 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

902

2.5579 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

887

2.5732 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

756

2.5081 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

695

2.5810 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

281

2.5310 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

Closing Long

653

2.5040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,092

2.5059 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3

2.5033 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

504

2.5326 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,049

2.5040 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,548

2.5921 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,930

2.5213 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,233

2.5073 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,763

2.5047 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,102

2.5036 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,450

2.5467 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,014

2.5040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

902

2.5579 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,066

2.5292 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,398

2.5510 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,153

2.5062 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,534

2.5645 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,451

2.5020 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,637

2.5041 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,968

2.5070 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,374

2.5168 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

75

2.5659 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

121

2.5922 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

220

2.5554 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

265

2.5739 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

711

2.5417 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

987

2.5899 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,405

2.5076 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,571

2.5791 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,894

2.5335 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,343

2.5897 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,104

2.5203 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,919

2.5039 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,493

2.5276 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,600

2.5353 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,904

2.5456 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,256

2.5170 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,766

2.5664 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

153

2.5040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,862

2.5033 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,000

2.5264 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,000

2.5951 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:

15 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213