4th Jun 2026 10:29
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: |
| 03 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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| 1,287,790 | 1.43% | 1,149,552 | 1.27% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,125,171 | 1.25% | 1,286,678 | 1.42% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 2,412,961 | 2.67% | 2,436,230 | 2.70% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| options) |
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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 | 167,786 | 9.6640 GBP | 9.4850 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | Sale | 165,114 | 9.9000 GBP | 9.4800 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 | 84 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,437 | 9.4954 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 558 | 9.4841 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 54 | 9.5699 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 66 | 9.5884 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 266 | 9.5881 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,172 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,235 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,673 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,182 | 9.5012 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,076 | 9.5120 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,265 | 9.5190 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,287 | 9.5059 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 29 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,382 | 9.4951 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1 | 9.5150 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 92 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,230 | 9.5947 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 231 | 9.5846 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,813 | 9.6425 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 178 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 2 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 12 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,871 | 9.5526 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 695 | 9.5526 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3,197 | 9.5618 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,926 | 9.5509 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,444 | 9.5190 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,674 | 9.5538 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,079 | 9.4986 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,260 | 9.6581 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16 | 9.5899 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 95 | 9.5099 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 194 | 9.4850 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 478 | 9.5989 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1 | 9.6250 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,714 | 9.5734 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 123 | 9.5622 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 603 | 9.5577 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6 | 9.9000 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 41,926 | 9.5273 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 208 | 9.6550 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2 | 9.5050 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8 | 9.5050 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 618 | 9.6050 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 140 | 9.6184 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 894 | 9.4974 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 15 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 64 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 35 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 661 | 9.4945 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 814 | 9.6206 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,689 | 9.5142 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 123 | 9.5618 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 79,058 | 9.4950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 849 | 9.5596 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,345 | 9.5450 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 89 | 9.5950 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 984 | 9.6420 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,119 | 9.5215 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,909 | 9.5497 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,693 | 9.6174 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: | 04 Jun 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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