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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 |
| GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC | ||||
| relevant securities this form relates: |
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(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC | |||||
| principal trader is connected |
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(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
| 04 Jun 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: | 0.25p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,271,740 | 1.41% | 1,168,218 | 1.29% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,143,190 | 1.27% | 1,269,731 | 1.41% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 2,414,930 | 2.67% | 2,437,949 | 2.70% |
(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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0.25p ordinary | Purchase | 52,267 | 9.5650 GBP | 9.4400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | Sale | 92,608 | 9.5651 GBP | 9.4400 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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0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,526 | 9.5418 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 637 | 9.5404 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 382 | 9.5600 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 37 | 9.5288 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 145 | 9.5281 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,307 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 12,853 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,623 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,972 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1 | 9.5403 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3 | 9.5403 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,042 | 9.5406 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 451 | 9.4800 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5 | 9.5403 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 85 | 9.5403 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,796 | 9.4800 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5 | 9.4400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 132 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6 | 9.4550 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 21 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 75 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 61 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,813 | 9.5088 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 480 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 6 | 9.4550 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,456 | 9.5169 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 542 | 9.5169 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2,440 | 9.5233 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 235 | 9.4800 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 667 | 9.5395 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 38 | 9.5099 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 127 | 9.4898 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 57 | 9.4898 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 382 | 9.5049 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 156 | 9.5650 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 58 | 9.5450 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,751 | 9.4800 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 216 | 9.4800 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,921 | 9.5402 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 880 | 9.5188 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1 | 9.4750 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1 | 9.5426 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18 | 9.5193 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,406 | 9.5118 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 502 | 9.4907 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,955 | 9.4800 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 892 | 9.4550 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 15 | 9.4900 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 62 | 9.4900 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 899 | 9.4795 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,013 | 9.4875 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 86 | 9.4850 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1 | 9.5650 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 343 | 9.5176 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1 | 9.5175 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 12 | 9.4723 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,406 | 9.6476 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 597 | 9.4959 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 94 | 9.4850 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 42 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 90 | 9.5644 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 100 | 9.5253 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 180 | 9.4850 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,443 | 9.4875 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8 | 9.5328 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 174 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6 | 9.4726 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1 | 9.4745 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,386 | 9.5243 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,570 | 9.4875 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 115 | 9.5181 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,310 | 9.5317 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,940 | 9.5337 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 593 | 9.5066 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13 | 9.5423 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 64 | 9.5000 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,205 | 9.5337 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 29 | 9.5650 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 787 | 9.5248 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 166 | 9.5400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 99 | 9.4400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 527 | 9.4849 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 265 | 9.5300 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,543 | 9.5184 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,697 | 9.5021 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 |
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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? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 05 Jun 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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