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Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI EASYJET PLC.

    22 July 2026 11:35:17
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 4208N
Barclays PLC
22 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:

 

21 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:

 

 

8,906,063

1.17%

7,278,897

0.96%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

7,301,053

0.96%

9,077,269

1.20%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

16,207,116

2.14%

16,356,166

2.16%

(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

27 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

32,547

7.7900  EUR

7.7580  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

Sale

8,470

7.8128  EUR

7.7580  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

740,493

6.6442  GBP

6.6280  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

Sale

367,120

6.6440  GBP

6.6287  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

180

6.6471  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,308

6.6364  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,563

6.6388  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,377

6.6388  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,700

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

874

6.6388  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,593

6.6392  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

320

6.6401  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,996

6.6360  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,501

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

756

6.6400  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,161

6.6342  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

136,000

6.6278  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

136,000

7.7910  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19

6.6342  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,004

6.6426  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

7.7600  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

381

7.8250  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,687

7.7580  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,099

6.6364  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

54

6.6470  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

189

6.6471  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,733

6.6364  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,375

6.6293  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

25,000

6.6346  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

100,000

6.6366  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

404

6.6346  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

3,953

6.6386  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

4,360

6.6386  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,455

6.6347  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,949

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,256

6.6400  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,532

6.6366  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

11,275

6.6308  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

136,000

7.7910  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

35

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

270

7.7904  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

1,695

7.7680  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

118

6.6346  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

435

6.6346  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,764

6.6403  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,358

6.6383  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,975

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,087

6.6431  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,472

6.6364  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,264

6.6348  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

136,000

7.7910  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

31

6.6338  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

950

6.6370  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

48,448

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,293

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

852

6.6364  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

29,571

7.7869  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

23

6.6339  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

70

6.6341  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

3,293

6.6440  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

54,979

6.6440  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

116

6.6365  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,000

7.8071  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

96

6.6339  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,231

6.6375  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,344

6.6418  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

61

6.6339  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

32,404

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

42,635

6.6362  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

397

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,630

6.6372  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

205

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,207

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

47

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,364

6.6371  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

246

6.6339  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

126,859

6.6371  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

609

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,163

6.6298  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

382

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

296

6.6379  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

511

6.6339  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

458

6.6339  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

688

6.6339  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

974

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,136

6.6339  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,444

6.6340  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,846

6.6339  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,558

6.6339  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:

22 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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