Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI VESUVIUS PLC.


    09 October 2026 11:57:52
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 3883Y
Barclays PLC
09 October 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

 

VESUVIUS PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

RHI MAGNESITA N.V.

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

08 Oct 2026

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

YES:

 

 

 

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

RHI MAGNESITA N.V.

 

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:

10p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,517,680

1.01%

1,613,422

0.65%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,539,232

0.62%

2,504,243

1.01%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

4,056,912

1.63%

4,117,665

1.66%

(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

10p ordinary

Purchase

415,698

4.5760  GBP

4.4100  GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

769,515

4.5760  GBP

4.4800  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,100

4.5589  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

900

4.5716  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,531

4.5474  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

177

4.5513  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59

4.5520  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

60,543

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

44,676

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37

4.6440  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,828

4.5262  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,387

4.5437  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

854

4.5256  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,500

4.4631  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

172

4.4940  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

24,874

4.5528  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8

4.5412  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

171

4.5522  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,000

4.5474  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,433

4.5402  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

304

4.5579  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,690

4.5508  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

722

4.5523  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57

4.4955  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,592

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,081

4.5262  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,946

4.5446  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,750

4.4106  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,958

4.5583  GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,840

4.5472  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,140

4.5590  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,007

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,586

4.5583  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,810

4.5591  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,587

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,750

4.4390  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,578

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200,000

4.5452  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,176

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

641

4.5719  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

763

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,093

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,000

4.4953  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,248

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,973

4.5664  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,843

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,739

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,250

4.4604  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,717

4.5634  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,699

4.5601  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,535

4.5470  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

941

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,000

4.5111  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,627

4.5512  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,543

4.5507  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

472

4.5260  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,000

4.4931  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,803

4.5534  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,169

4.5491  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,750

4.5116  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,387

4.5484  GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,145

4.5540  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:

09 Oct 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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