28th Aug 2026 13:26
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 8972R published at 11:37 on 24/08/2026 , changes made in Form | |||||||
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 relevant securities this form relates: | EASYJET PLC | |||||
(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected | 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)) | |||||
(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 21 Aug 2026 | |||||
(e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | NO | |||||
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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Class of relevant security: | 27 2/7p ordinary | ||||||
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 10,737,459 | 1.42% | 5,717,017 | 0.75% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 5,702,323 | 0.75% | 10,837,273 | 1.43% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 100,353 | 0.01% | |||
TOTAL: | 16,439,782 | 2.17% | 16,654,643 | 2.20% | |||
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(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive options) | ||||||
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchase and sales |
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Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 11317 | 7.8240 EUR | 7.8211 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 138 | 7.8080 EUR | 7.8080 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 2685816 | 6.7128 GBP | 6.6970 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 2220362 | 6.7170 GBP | 6.6803 GBP | |||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of reference securities | Price per unit | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 637 | 6.7094 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,430 | 6.7021 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 159 | 6.7138 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 21,100 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 21,100 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,550 | 6.7025 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 33 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,986 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 11 | 6.7300 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 144,222 | 6.7133 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 39,572 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2,498 | 6.7066 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 10,490 | 7.8219 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 11,351 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,071 | 6.7111 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 138 | 7.8079 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 33 | 7.8184 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 11,192 | 6.7102 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,151 | 6.7095 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,685 | 6.7103 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 370 | 6.7094 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 727 | 6.7094 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 672 | 6.7008 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 11 | 6.7060 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 7,015 | 6.7060 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,418 | 6.7080 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 8,786 | 6.7070 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 794 | 7.8245 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 22,777 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 11,192 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 6,921 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,151 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 355 | 6.7008 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 806 | 6.7008 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,416 | 6.7063 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,506 | 6.7082 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,412 | 6.7067 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 85,402 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 978 | 6.7109 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,646 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,182 | 6.7061 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 6,579 | 6.7020 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,144 | 6.7020 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,430 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,059 | 6.7105 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,693 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 42,017 | 6.7073 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 41,286 | 6.7100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,027 | 6.7102 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,632 | 6.6998 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,997 | 6.7080 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 77,072 | 6.7037 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
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 | Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant security | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) | ||||
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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: | 28 Aug 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS) | |||||||
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 are being disclosed: | BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD | ||||||
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this from relates: | EASYJET PLC | ||||||
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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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