30th Oct 2026 08:18
FORM 8.3 Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 1860Z published at 15:11 on 15/10/2026 , changes made to section 2A,3B | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
MORE | |||||||
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: | Barclays PLC. | |||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): |
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(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: | ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC | |||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 14 Oct 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | NO | |||||
2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) | ||||||
Class of relevant security: | 5p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 1,191,601 | 1.47% | 1,475,352 | 1.82% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 1,475,352 | 1.82% | 1,191,600 | 1.47% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
TOTAL: | 2,666,953 | 3.29% | 2,666,952 | 3.29% | |||
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchase and sales | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 9,015 | 5.3000 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 8,577 | 5.2601 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 8,453 | 5.2798 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 7,887 | 5.2300 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 7,816 | 5.2491 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 7,289 | 5.3113 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 4,675 | 5.2498 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 4,590 | 5.2656 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 3,999 | 5.2818 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 3,239 | 5.2849 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 3,129 | 5.2996 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 3,096 | 5.2937 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,119 | 5.2515 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 816 | 5.3035 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 520 | 5.2993 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 468 | 5.3250 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 389 | 5.3100 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 210 | 5.3320 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 168 | 5.2914 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 28 | 5.3498 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 5.3293 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 17,109 | 5.2555 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 14,091 | 5.2300 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 12,605 | 5.2523 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 10,703 | 5.2299 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 4,287 | 5.3000 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 4,213 | 5.2853 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 3,800 | 5.2864 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 2,782 | 5.2653 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 2,618 | 5.2679 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 1,533 | 5.2700 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 1,473 | 5.2690 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 1,391 | 5.2644 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 1,224 | 5.2552 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 1,129 | 5.2873 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 731 | 5.3094 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 234 | 5.3250 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 208 | 5.2672 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 28 | 5.3500 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 9 | 5.3050 GBP | ||||
5p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 5.2400 GBP | ||||
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of relevant security | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of reference securities | Price per unit | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,703 | 5.2299 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 19 | 5.3100 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 403 | 5.2966 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 395 | 5.2937 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 28 | 5.3100 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1 | 5.3300 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 80 | 5.2300 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 215 | 5.3320 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,137 | 5.2681 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 10,811 | 5.2649 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 617 | 5.3195 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,204 | 5.2742 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,551 | 5.3127 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 176 | 5.2940 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,889 | 5.2791 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 215 | 5.3002 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,987 | 5.2496 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 646 | 5.3095 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 880 | 5.2300 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 36 | 5.3089 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,787 | 5.2568 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,004 | 5.2300 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,680 | 5.3557 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,999 | 5.2818 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 652 | 5.2895 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,618 | 5.2679 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,129 | 5.2996 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 271 | 5.2300 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,816 | 5.2491 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6 | 5.3100 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,590 | 5.2656 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,318 | 5.3000 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,208 | 5.2643 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 276 | 5.3000 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,397 | 5.2482 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 434 | 5.3018 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,641 | 5.3402 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,747 | 5.3160 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,710 | 5.3400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,651 | 5.3400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 515 | 5.3400 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,540 | 5.2302 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,600 | 5.2485 GBP | |||
5p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 276 | 5.2300 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) | Exercise |
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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 person 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 person 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 |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 30-Oct-26 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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