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REG - Barclays PLC Gamma Communications - Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

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RNS Number : 5004G  Barclays PLC  01 June 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                                                  GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC
                  relevant securities this form relates:
 (c)              Name of the party to the offer with which exempt                                              GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC
                  principal trader is connected
 (d)              Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                        29 May 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:                                                                0.25p ordinary
                                                                                            Interests                            Short Positions
                                                                                            Number              (%)              Number                  (%)
 (1)              Relevant securities owned
                  and/or controlled:                                                        1,395,219           1.54%            1,028,757               1.14%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                  and/or controlled:                                                        1,000,654           1.11%            1,395,218               1.54%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                          0                   0.00%            0                       0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                    2,395,873           2.65%            2,423,975               2.68%
 (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
 0.25p ordinary                                     Purchase                                147,547                              9.6650  GBP             9.5170  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     Sale                                    192,660                              9.9400  GBP             9.5825  GBP

 (b)              Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of                                           Product                                 Nature of dealing                    Number of               Price per
 relevant                                           description                                                                  reference               unit
 security                                                                                                                        securities
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      951                     9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     4,197                   9.6195  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      94                      9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Opening Long                         11,277                  9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Closing Long                         11,277                  9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     157                     9.6650  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     82                      9.6267  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      329                     9.6274  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     2,768                   9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     6,866                   9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     5,420                   9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      266                     9.6495  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      11,434                  9.6242  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      112                     9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,839                   9.6190  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      1                       9.6150  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      350                     9.6237  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     5,623                   9.5166  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     306                     9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2                       9.9400  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      930                     9.6335  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      346                     9.6335  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     CFD                                     Opening Short                        300                     9.5802  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     11,977                  9.6190  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Opening Short                        2,075                   9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      294                     9.6495  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      768                     9.6245  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     759                     9.6195  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      94                      9.6227  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      246                     9.6227  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     690                     9.6491  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      56                      9.5949  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     775                     9.6260  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      16,814                  9.6208  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      112                     9.6210  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      815                     9.6210  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      1                       9.6051  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1                       9.6182  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1,110                   9.6182  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      1                       9.6048  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     306                     9.6182  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     659                     9.6182  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      2                       9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Closing Long                         168                     9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Opening Short                        2                       9.6200  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     CFD                                     Closing Short                        300                     9.6346  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     CFD                                     Opening Long                         8,510                   9.6346  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     697                     9.6408  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      154                     9.6210  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      625                     9.6133  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     742                     9.6427  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     CFD                                     Decreasing Long                      378                     9.6463  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      4,093                   9.6237  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      503                     9.6258  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     214                     9.6400  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     CFD                                     Increasing Long                      119                     9.6370  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      2,138                   9.6280  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      2,060                   9.6213  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     625                     9.6100  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     CFD                                     Closing Long                         8,251                   9.5950  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     CFD                                     Opening Short                        156                     9.5950  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      647                     9.6057  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     3,334                   9.6121  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      876                     9.6326  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      252                     9.6191  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Decreasing Long                      8,794                   9.6153  GBP
 0.25p ordinary                                     SWAP                                    Increasing Long                      239                     9.6104  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:                                                                        01 Jun 2026
 Contact name:                                                                              Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                          020 3134 7213

 

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