Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI SENIOR PLC

14th Apr 2026 10:12

RNS Number : 3972A
Barclays PLC
14 April 2026
 

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

 

SENIOR PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(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

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

13 Apr 2026

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NO

 

 

 

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(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:

10p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

14,907,872

3.55%

2,580,398

0.62%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,396,455

0.57%

14,886,283

3.55%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

17,304,327

4.13%

17,466,681

4.16%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

 

securities

paid/received

paid/received

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,882,827

2.8900 GBP

2.8694 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,346,267

2.8875 GBP

2.8699 GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

954

2.8650 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65,504

2.8698 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

2.8699 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,892

2.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,491

2.8702 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

2.8749 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,161

2.8750 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,638

2.8794 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,255

2.8821 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

156,263

2.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,000

2.8702 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

240,002

2.8706 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,283

2.8750 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

64,200

2.8752 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,784

2.8758 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,263

2.8763 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,098

2.8769 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,374

2.8774 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,785

2.8781 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,574

2.8782 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

172,810

2.8783 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,700

2.8787 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,154

2.8795 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

272,169

2.8805 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,491

2.8823 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

111,936

2.8827 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

242,141

2.8838 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,095

2.8844 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,145

2.8848 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,314

2.8850 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,330

2.8852 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,363

2.8900 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

19,162

2.8700 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,000,000

2.8735 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,765

2.8748 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6

2.8800 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,188

2.8850 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,458

2.8725 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

65,063

2.8842 GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

14 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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