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Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI EASYJET PLC.

    21 July 2026 11:01:26
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 2314N
Barclays PLC
21 July 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

 

EASYJET PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

APOLLO MANAGEMENT X, L.P. (TOGETHER WITH APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES), ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN OF ITS MANAGED FUNDS

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

20 Jul 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:

27 2/7p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

8,749,893

1.15%

7,520,177

0.99%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

7,643,592

1.01%

9,022,446

1.19%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

16,393,485

2.16%

16,542,623

2.18%

(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

27 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

114,390

7.8720  EUR

7.7800  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

Sale

22,308

7.8640  EUR

7.7800  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,570,382

6.7543  GBP

6.6207  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,704,723

6.6942  GBP

6.6219  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

903

6.6813  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

65

6.6470  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

2,943

6.6532  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

2,301

6.6530  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,082

6.6219  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

278

6.6792  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,858

6.6736  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,847

6.6738  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

770,000

4.9922  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,507

6.6740  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

691

6.6779  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

67

6.6804  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

652

6.6917  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

245,001

6.6220  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

859

7.8614  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,665

6.6580  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

200,000

6.7543  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,953

6.6510  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

190,000

6.6997  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

190,000

7.8870  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

173,359

6.6220  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

600,000

6.6940  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,395

6.6932  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

7.7800  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

23,020

6.6508  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,674

6.6920  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,279

7.8806  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,397

7.7800  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

14,910

6.6508  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

55

6.6506  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17

6.6470  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

513

6.6551  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

660

6.6530  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

912

6.6532  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

269

6.6813  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,203

6.6334  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

1,322

6.6530  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

891

6.6532  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,765

6.7003  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,857

6.6503  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,289

6.6334  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

202,128

6.6588  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,702

6.6588  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,016

6.6400  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

581

6.6575  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,180

7.8245  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,609

6.6494  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,000

6.6512  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

58,247

6.6553  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

190,000

7.8870  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

173,359

6.6220  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,191

7.7800  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

744

6.6220  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

971

6.6334  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

860

6.6813  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,336

6.6663  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,103

6.6564  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

76,600

6.6220  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

252

6.6799  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14

6.6914  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,541

6.6798  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,524

6.6896  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

105

6.6704  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

190,000

7.8870  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,378

6.6450  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,911

6.6846  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

55,537

6.6220  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

10,080

6.6220  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

47,907

6.6530  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

106,129

7.8249  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,209

6.6220  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

51,731

6.6230  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

10,080

6.6666  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

3,665

6.6666  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

70

7.8725  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,919

6.6220  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,516

6.6779  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,905

6.6705  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

150

7.8631  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,080

6.6833  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,462

6.6591  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

52,028

6.6220  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

50,441

6.6612  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

887

6.6772  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,497

6.6708  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,679

6.6589  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

49,627

6.6637  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

236,053

6.6646  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:

21 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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