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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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21
Nov 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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4,032,725
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0.51%
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4,348,740
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0.55%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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4,018,814
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0.51%
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3,868,006
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0.49%
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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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8,051,539
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1.02%
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8,216,746
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1.04%
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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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440,954
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0.9005 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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300,000
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0.9000 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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119,485
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0.9063 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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116,090
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0.9139 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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61,951
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0.9020 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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43,633
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0.9016 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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28,139
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0.9034 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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27,386
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0.9146 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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24,430
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0.9050 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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20,791
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0.9081 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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14,203
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0.9070 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,741
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0.9141 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,500
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0.9142 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,349
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0.9010 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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8,167
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0.9046 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,251
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0.9060 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Purchase
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400
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0.9040 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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160,500
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0.9144 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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87,110
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0.9025 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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57,840
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0.9090 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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47,558
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0.9020 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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35,669
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0.9111 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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14,203
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0.9071 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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11,207
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0.8997 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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9,099
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0.9042 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,874
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0.9120 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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8,242
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0.9048 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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3,498
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0.9080 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,716
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0.8975 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,500
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0.8980 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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610
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0.9050 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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395
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0.9150 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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Sale
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200
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0.9000 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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Increasing Long
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2,500
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0.8980 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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200
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0.8999 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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673
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0.9020 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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411
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0.9033 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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20,000
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0.9048 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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2,412
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0.9066 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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57,840
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0.9090 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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35,669
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0.9111 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Long
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5,778
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0.9140 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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300,000
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0.9000 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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440,954
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0.9005 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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21,684
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0.9020 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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400
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0.9040 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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8,167
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0.9046 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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24,430
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0.9050 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,808
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0.9051 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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2,251
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0.9060 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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116,677
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0.9063 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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900
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0.9083 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Long
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18,490
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0.9085 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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19,950
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0.9020 GBP
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0.375p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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1,079
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0.9149 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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22 Nov 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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