28th Jul 2026 14:15
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 |
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| relevant securities this form relates: |
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(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | ZEUS UK BIDCO LIMITED (A NEWLY FORMED COMPANY TO BE INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY INVESTMENT FUNDS ADVISED BY AFFILIATES OF TINICUM INCORPORATED AND BLACKSTONE INC.) | |||||
| principal trader is connected |
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(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
| 27 Jul 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: | 10p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 22,617,878 | 5.39% | 5,183,992 | 1.24% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 5,189,224 | 1.24% | 22,674,929 | 5.41% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 27,807,102 | 6.63% | 27,858,921 | 6.64% |
(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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10p ordinary | Purchase | 501,047 | 2.9150 GBP | 2.9025 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | Sale | 396,333 | 2.9150 GBP | 2.9000 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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10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 190 | 2.9026 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,056 | 2.9047 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1 | 2.9048 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,161 | 2.9050 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,155 | 2.9048 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29,559 | 2.9050 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 40,118 | 2.9059 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 479 | 2.9000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 26,466 | 2.9051 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 70,789 | 2.9047 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 36,313 | 2.9070 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 17,983 | 2.9028 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 523 | 2.9052 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 45,647 | 2.9150 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 387 | 2.9047 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33 | 2.9047 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 78,390 | 2.9024 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 57 | 2.9026 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 193 | 2.9026 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,077 | 2.9048 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,087 | 2.9052 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,492 | 2.9000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 73,789 | 2.9027 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,127 | 2.9050 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 321 | 2.9048 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,119 | 2.9048 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,200 | 2.9028 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,645 | 2.9049 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 35,186 | 2.9000 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 410 | 2.9050 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,336 | 2.9050 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,993 | 2.9135 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 255 | 2.9100 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 255 | 2.9100 GBP | |||
10p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 104,651 | 2.9078 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: | 28 Jul 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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