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FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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04
Dec 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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NO
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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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:
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0.375p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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4,439,171
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0.56%
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3,761,325
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0.47%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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3,184,779
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0.40%
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4,280,542
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0.54%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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7,623,950
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0.96%
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8,041,867
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1.02%
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(b)
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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.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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677,628
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0.9796 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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402,289
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0.9825 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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376,327
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0.9823 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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209,556
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0.9845 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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196,036
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0.9816 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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84,463
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0.9803 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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69,717
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0.9826 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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61,639
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0.9830 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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49,676
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0.9804 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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43,331
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0.9838 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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33,333
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0.9800 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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21,290
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0.9813 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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7,604
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0.9820 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,730
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0.9752 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,707
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0.9850 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,737
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0.9795 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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56
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0.9810 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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271,891
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0.9794 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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178,189
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0.9812 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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165,934
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0.9837 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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122,550
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0.9830 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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100,380
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0.9835 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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69,820
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0.9813 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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66,586
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0.9808 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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33,333
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0.9800 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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28,312
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0.9827 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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24,805
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0.9850 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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23,245
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0.9840 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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10,000
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0.9460 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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101
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0.9828 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Long
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271,891
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0.9794 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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57,599
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0.9807 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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8,987
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0.9815 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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28,312
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0.9827 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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1,218
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0.9830 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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20,174
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0.9837 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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22,098
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0.9849 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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24,805
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0.9850 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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387
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0.9731 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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1,545
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0.9732 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,737
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0.9795 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Opening
Short
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677,628
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0.9796 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1
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0.9810 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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191,963
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0.9816 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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7,604
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0.9820 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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376,327
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0.9823 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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69,717
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0.9826 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,073
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0.9830 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3
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0.9836 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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134,163
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0.9847 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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128,267
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0.9850 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Long
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21,320
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0.9813 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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5,730
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0.9752 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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21,320
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0.9813 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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40,305
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0.9814 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Long
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623
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0.9851 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
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Number
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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of
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description
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purchasing,
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of
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price
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date
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money
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relevant
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selling,
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securities
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per unit
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paid/
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security
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varying etc
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to which
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received
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option
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per unit
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relates
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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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
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(b)
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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
person 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
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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05 Dec 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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