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Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI EASYJET PLC.

    12 October 2026 10:28:12
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 5603Y
Barclays PLC
12 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

 

EASYJET PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

EAGLE BIDCO LTD (A COMPANY INDIRECTLY OWNED BY THE APOLLO FUNDS, MANAGED BY AFFILIATES OF APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. (TOGETHER WITH APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES))

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

09 Oct 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:

 

 

20,268,065

2.67%

2,533,967

0.33%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,551,425

0.34%

19,009,841

2.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

100,353

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

22,819,490

3.01%

21,644,161

2.86%

(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

4,440

8.0440  EUR

8.0240  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,424

8.0514  EUR

8.0300  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,054,823

6.8270  GBP

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,658,254

6.8260  GBP

6.7997  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 Short

1,522

6.8183  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

6.8079  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,368

6.8181  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33,826

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,000

6.8170  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,520

8.0300  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,512

6.8157  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,271

6.8003  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,654

6.7996  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,351

6.8061  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,131

6.8040  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

313

6.7995  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

313

8.0340  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

23,962

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,486

6.8090  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

183

8.0362  EUR

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

475,185

6.8010  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,190

6.8058  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8

6.8187  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

178

6.8003  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,578

6.8081  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,533

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

692

6.8088  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

299

6.8183  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,013

6.8183  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

237

6.8088  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

18,800

6.8073  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,003

6.8072  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,037

6.8022  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,300

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,718

6.8160  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,940

6.8131  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

316

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,156

6.8179  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

11,117

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

107

6.7997  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

383

6.8022  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,308

6.8022  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,116

6.8063  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,198

6.8138  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

398

6.8240  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

405

6.8240  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

6.8070  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,917

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

684

6.8080  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

18,750

6.8060  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3

6.8100  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,866

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52,765

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

21,238

6.8139  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,224

6.8156  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,091

6.8096  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

90,110

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

105

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,623

6.8114  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,414

6.8177  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,294

6.8240  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,111

6.8172  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

34,889

6.8036  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

203

6.8085  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,428

6.8000  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,360

6.8108  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,761

6.8089  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

308

6.8170  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

37,370

6.8135  GBP

27 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52,767

6.8068  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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

12 Oct 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

EASYJET PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

27 2/7p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-100,353

7.0573

European

09 Nov 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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