Form 8.3 - Molten Ventures plc
Merkur Bank KGaA
€14.90
19:59 26/04/24
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | MOLTEN VENTURES PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 13 Mar 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: FORWARD PARTNERS GROUP PLC | |||||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | ||||||
2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 711,800 | 0.41% | 1,320,766 | 0.76% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,065,700 | 0.61% | 522,708 | 0.30% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 1,777,500 | 1.02% | 1,843,474 | 1.06% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 203,603 | 2.5477 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 126,805 | 2.6512 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 123,346 | 2.5480 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 97,246 | 2.6300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 43,637 | 2.5854 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 30,000 | 2.5627 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 22,348 | 2.6402 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 15,341 | 2.6836 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 15,017 | 2.6672 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,464 | 2.6388 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,429 | 2.6435 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,348 | 2.6415 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,343 | 2.5981 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,232 | 2.6445 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,149 | 2.6124 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,736 | 2.5498 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,164 | 2.5814 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,459 | 2.6826 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,169 | 2.7000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,104 | 2.6777 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,005 | 2.6635 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 638 | 2.6732 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 544 | 2.5625 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 424 | 2.6285 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 384 | 2.5620 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 146 | 2.6884 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 130 | 2.5939 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 2.6210 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 226,989 | 2.5586 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 130,792 | 2.6406 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 100,722 | 2.6447 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 98,296 | 2.6090 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 60,795 | 2.5480 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 20,405 | 2.5479 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,104 | 2.5478 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,300 | 2.6776 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,618 | 2.6724 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,191 | 2.6138 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,537 | 2.5713 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,213 | 2.6078 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,867 | 2.5980 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,360 | 2.5731 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,041 | 2.6628 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,995 | 2.6736 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,734 | 2.6782 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,627 | 2.5653 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,482 | 2.5860 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,000 | 2.6620 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,827 | 2.5843 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,593 | 2.6623 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,534 | 2.6668 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 932 | 2.6637 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 868 | 2.6809 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 636 | 2.6733 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 529 | 2.6660 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 384 | 2.5620 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 333 | 2.6805 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 230 | 2.6800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 181 | 2.6297 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 167 | 2.6299 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 13 | 2.6698 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 2.6210 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 2.7243 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 76 | 2.6269 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 207 | 2.5742 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,459 | 2.6826 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,860 | 2.6235 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 9,515 | 2.5480 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 15,017 | 2.6672 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 15,341 | 2.6836 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 17,475 | 2.5480 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 32,984 | 2.5482 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 155 | 2.6479 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,870 | 2.5939 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,360 | 2.5731 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,867 | 2.5980 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,537 | 2.5713 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,104 | 2.5478 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 29,471 | 2.6656 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 12 | 2.5483 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23 | 2.5682 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 160 | 2.6699 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 403 | 2.6736 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 567 | 2.6373 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 879 | 2.5526 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,151 | 2.5846 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,279 | 2.5996 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,827 | 2.5843 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,131 | 2.6357 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,420 | 2.5837 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,627 | 2.5653 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,840 | 2.6246 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,771 | 2.6264 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,291 | 2.5746 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 12,120 | 2.5786 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 18,297 | 2.6262 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 20,405 | 2.5479 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 23,017 | 2.5480 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 56,869 | 2.6136 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,524 | 2.5718 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,429 | 2.6435 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 30,862 | 2.5480 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 44,471 | 2.5817 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 30,000 | 2.5628 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 14 Mar 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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