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Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI EASYJET PLC

5th Oct 2026 11:34

RNS Number : 6382X
Barclays PLC
05 October 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

 

EASYJET PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

EAGLE BIDCO LTD (A COMPANY INDIRECTLY OWNED BY THE APOLLO FUNDS, MANAGED BY AFFILIATES OF APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. (TOGETHER WITH APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES))

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

02 Oct 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:

27 2/7p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

19,836,609

2.62%

2,605,398

0.34%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,533,056

0.33%

18,616,698

2.46%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

100,353

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

22,369,665

2.95%

21,322,449

2.81%

(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

27 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

16,192

7.9950 EUR

7.9400 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,460

7.9950 EUR

7.9783 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,224,032

6.8060 GBP

6.7700 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,937,178

6.8064 GBP

6.7190 GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

692

6.7936 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,941

6.8012 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,133

6.7985 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

244

6.7851 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

105

6.7963 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

75,800

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,612

6.7953 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

162

6.7985 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

335

6.7780 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

340,482

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

510

7.9950 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,571

6.8049 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,521

6.8063 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

86,140

6.8056 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

54,000

6.7195 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,582

6.8012 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,720

6.7901 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,642

7.9640 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

27,339

6.8059 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

140

7.9855 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

101,127

6.7897 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

211

7.9751 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

14,762

6.7909 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

1,154

7.9900 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

9

7.9900 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,767

6.8021 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

181

6.8063 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,306

6.8012 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,815

6.8012 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,178

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

165

6.7936 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

749

6.7936 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

488

6.7985 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,399

6.8000 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,844

6.7760 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

31,053

6.8051 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

93,157

6.8051 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,934

6.8036 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

75,800

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

75,000

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

313

7.9620 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

34,115

6.8052 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

54,952

6.7902 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,936

6.7842 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

42

7.9807 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,098

6.7900 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

9

7.9844 EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

490

6.8036 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,148

6.8036 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,762

6.8008 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

107

6.7900 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,200

6.8040 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

16,860

6.8036 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

35,772

6.8036 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,708

6.7877 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,985

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Closing Long

35,772

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

231,109

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,921

6.8046 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

395

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,631

6.7919 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

128,777

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,071

6.7925 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,630

6.8060 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,935

6.7964 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

90,796

6.7840 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,105

6.7947 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,255

6.7948 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

270,480

6.7939 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

38,408

6.7939 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

375

6.7824 GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

38,033

6.7920 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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

05 Oct 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

EASYJET PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

27 2/7p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-100,353

7.0573

European

09 Nov 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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