22nd Apr 2026 12:31
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 3201B published at 10:04 on 21/04/2026, changes made to section 2A,3A | |||||||
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: |
| 20 Apr 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 | ||||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,514,129 | 1.67% | 560,000 | 0.61% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 483,902 | 0.53% | 1,466,730 | 1.61% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 1,998,031 | 2.20% | 2,026,730 | 2.22% |
(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 | 125,711 | 9.3287 GBP | 9.0910 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | Sale | 192,173 | 9.3262 GBP | 9.1684 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 | Decreasing Short | 33 | 9.1684 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 246 | 9.1771 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,900 | 9.1845 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 228 | 9.1921 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 149 | 9.1943 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,010 | 9.1971 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 346 | 9.2016 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 236 | 9.2080 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9 | 9.2111 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,511 | 9.2122 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 64 | 9.2125 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 820 | 9.2183 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,420 | 9.2191 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14 | 9.2251 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 290 | 9.2261 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20 | 9.2318 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,760 | 9.2339 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,384 | 9.2355 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,972 | 9.2356 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,049 | 9.2390 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,248 | 9.2395 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,120 | 9.2400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 696 | 9.2402 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11 | 9.2468 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,724 | 9.2557 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,579 | 9.2571 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,818 | 9.2694 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 145 | 9.2723 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32,958 | 9.2833 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,127 | 9.2986 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 424 | 9.2999 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,161 | 9.3060 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 113 | 9.3120 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,800 | 9.3192 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 113 | 9.3262 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,813 | 9.0918 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,978 | 9.1416 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,812 | 9.1693 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20 | 9.2000 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 158 | 9.2160 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,042 | 9.2265 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 497 | 9.2266 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,383 | 9.2400 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 462 | 9.2458 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 406 | 9.2796 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 40 | 9.3135 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 289 | 9.2062 GBP | |||
0.25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,144 | 9.3174 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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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: | 22 Apr 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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