9th Oct 2026 11:37
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: |
| 08 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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| 20,774,817 | 2.74% | 2,439,304 | 0.32% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 2,455,581 | 0.32% | 19,542,348 | 2.58% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 100,353 | 0.01% |
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| 23,230,398 | 3.06% | 22,082,005 | 2.91% |
(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 | 8,534 | 8.0320 EUR | 8.0000 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 3,255 | 8.0496 EUR | 8.0200 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | Purchase | 1,173,700 | 6.8317 GBP | 6.7932 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | Sale | 1,019,305 | 6.8300 GBP | 6.7938 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 Long | 1,870 | 6.8096 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 834 | 6.8148 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 168 | 6.8178 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 58 | 6.8185 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,400 | 6.8100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 100 | 6.8280 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 89,060 | 6.8100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 75,000 | 6.8139 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 588 | 8.0320 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 13,371 | 6.8060 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 545 | 6.7960 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 127,682 | 6.8097 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,320 | 6.8142 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 9,976 | 6.8126 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2,251 | 6.8095 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 6,483 | 8.0326 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 13,579 | 6.8100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 106 | 8.0209 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 9,478 | 6.8088 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 60 | 8.0110 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,299 | 6.8096 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 82 | 8.0200 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,707 | 6.8175 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20 | 6.8098 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 139,747 | 6.8100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 96 | 6.8148 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 427 | 6.8096 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 189 | 6.8096 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 1,526 | 6.8096 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 422 | 6.8096 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18,873 | 6.8127 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,004 | 6.8148 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 429 | 6.8153 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 45,320 | 6.8113 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 357 | 6.7979 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 27,967 | 6.8126 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 4,616 | 6.8110 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 28,572 | 6.8110 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 710 | 6.8184 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,785 | 8.0499 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 56,949 | 6.8207 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 77 | 8.0494 EUR | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 33,335 | 6.8199 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 396 | 6.8161 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,372 | 6.8161 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 1,359 | 6.8161 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 77 | 6.8161 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 188 | 6.7932 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 18 | 6.7932 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,820 | 6.8195 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,236 | 6.8100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 4,224 | 6.8127 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 96,956 | 6.8096 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 159 | 6.8096 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 567 | 6.8096 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,359 | 6.8096 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,174 | 6.8056 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 45,757 | 6.8100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,655 | 6.8023 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,073 | 6.8185 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 65 | 6.8001 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,319 | 6.8123 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 681 | 6.8090 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 8,725 | 6.8090 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 28,292 | 6.8159 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 429 | 6.8162 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 40,225 | 6.8100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 123,142 | 6.8100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,627 | 6.8079 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,296 | 6.8156 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10 | 6.8190 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2 | 6.8180 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,871 | 6.8100 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,265 | 6.8218 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,924 | 6.8092 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 755 | 6.8161 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 20,344 | 6.8147 GBP | |||
27 2/7p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 63,440 | 6.8086 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: | 09 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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