Citadel Group — Major Shareholding Notification 2024

Jul 9, 2024

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RNS Number : 6906V

Citadel Group

09 July 2024

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Citadel Group
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	BRITVIC PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	8 July 2024
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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: Common Stock	20p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	59,032	0.02	72,606	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	1,031,758	0.41	1,687,386	0.67
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	1,090,790	0.43	1,759,992	0.70

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	N/A

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Common	Buy Transaction	111	12.6100 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	670	12.6300 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,152	12.6350 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,891	12.6400 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	32,381	12.6500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,558	12.6550 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	95,691	12.6600 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,119	12.6650 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	73,530	12.6700 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	393	12.6750 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	15,465	12.6800 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	8,667	12.6900 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,545	12.7000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	660	12.7100 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	9	12.7200 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,993	12.7300 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	15,767	12.6000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,817	12.6100 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	900	12.6200 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,039	12.6300 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	13,534	12.6400 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	182,598	12.6500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	51,737	12.6600 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,474	12.6650 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,624	12.6700 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,429	12.6800 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,021	12.6900 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,176	12.7000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	789	12.7100 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	130	12.7200 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	515	12.7300 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,193	12.7400 GBP

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	1,638	12.6426 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	2,157	12.6442 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	1,368	12.6475 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	2,808	12.6477 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	1,998	12.6500 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	125,000	12.6500 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	56,811	12.6544 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	601,528	12.6547 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	18,688	12.6556 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	145,152	12.6576 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	9,281	12.6582 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	6,450	12.6594 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position/Reducing short position	30	12.6600 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	1,036,037	12.6600 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	52,350	12.6609 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	208,000	12.6648 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position/Reducing short position	3,546	12.6649 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position/Reducing short position	13,552	12.6650 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	1,295	12.6664 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	773	12.6672 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position/Reducing short position	2,904	12.6674 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	353,827	12.6693 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	14,399	12.6700 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing long position/Reducing short position	866	12.6700 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	141,531	12.6700 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	2,536	12.6721 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	1,201,989	12.6839 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	2,855	12.6844 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	8,364	12.7127 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	8,520	12.7182 GBP
Common	CFD	Closing long position/Opening short position	1,021	12.7182 GBP

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	NO

Date of disclosure:	9 July 2024
Contact name:	Paula Santos
Telephone number*:	020 7645 9700

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .

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