21st Oct 2026 11:04
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: |
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(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 |
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(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
| 20 Oct 2026 | ||||
(e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | NO |
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| trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(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: | 27 2/7p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 22,498,426 | 2.97% | 2,065,596 | 0.27% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,073,468 | 0.27% | 21,175,334 | 2.79% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 100,353 | 0.01% |
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| 24,571,894 | 3.24% | 23,341,283 | 3.08% |
(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 | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||
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27 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 7,452 | 8.1200 EUR | 8.1095 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 2,023 | 8.1240 EUR | 8.1146 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2,064,605 | 6.8360 GBP | 6.8040 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,307,400 | 6.8340 GBP | 6.8047 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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27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,618 | 6.8116 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 45 | 6.8170 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,659 | 6.8212 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 143 | 6.8141 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 301 | 6.8226 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 55 | 6.8065 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,900 | 6.8120 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 110 | 6.8155 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 457 | 6.8232 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 270 | 6.8338 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,469 | 6.8120 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 69,551 | 6.8120 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18,412 | 6.8127 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 14,077 | 6.8336 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 61,779 | 6.8360 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,985 | 6.8123 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3,828 | 6.8176 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,334 | 8.1101 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 13,496 | 6.8119 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,487 | 6.8098 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 91 | 8.1146 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 113,131 | 6.8172 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1 | 8.1200 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 12,064 | 6.8111 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 250,000 | 6.8231 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 1,018 | 6.8126 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 31,127 | 6.8126 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 4,210 | 6.8126 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 13 | 6.8170 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 2 | 6.8170 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,183 | 6.8212 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,316 | 6.8116 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,879 | 6.8116 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,126 | 6.8212 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 18,294 | 6.8165 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,010 | 6.8166 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,728 | 6.8126 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 225,000 | 6.8158 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 75,000 | 6.8158 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 3,848 | 6.8125 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 4,543 | 6.8126 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 341 | 6.8199 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 34,881 | 6.8186 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 60 | 6.8247 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,363 | 6.8260 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 51,775 | 6.8123 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,164 | 6.8280 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,548 | 6.8140 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 42 | 8.1207 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 31,345 | 6.8127 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 145 | 8.1196 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Closing Short | 8 | 6.8337 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 250,000 | 6.8222 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 89 | 6.8199 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 259 | 6.8199 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20 | 6.8188 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7 | 6.8188 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 996 | 6.8140 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 66,405 | 6.8217 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 821 | 6.8120 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,453 | 6.8120 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,302 | 6.8107 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,641 | 6.8255 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 37,633 | 6.8132 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 1,453 | 6.8120 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 19,608 | 6.8120 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,188 | 6.8128 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,403 | 6.8120 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 572,653 | 6.8360 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 34 | 6.8190 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,934 | 6.8169 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 98 | 6.8180 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,285 | 6.8220 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 818 | 6.8120 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 500,000 | 6.8166 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 918 | 6.8131 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 48,042 | 6.8163 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 61,779 | 6.8163 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 593 | 6.8200 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 83,519 | 6.8360 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 26,464 | 6.8360 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 26,464 | 6.8116 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 864 | 6.8116 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 12,112 | 6.8190 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,380 | 6.8240 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,462 | 6.8130 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 167,594 | 6.8182 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 68,260 | 6.8156 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 |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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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 exempt principal trader 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? | YES | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 21 Oct 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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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: | |||||||
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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 | |
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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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