{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"79417","rtpr_id":"nGNE6lc5B5","ticker":"GAMA","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["GAMA"],"title":"REG-Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-02T14:27:16.166Z","article_body":"FORM 8.3\n\nPUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY \nA PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE\nRule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)\n\n1.        KEY INFORMATION\n\n (a) Full name of discloser: Man Group PLC \n (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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree Gamma Communications plc \n (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: \n (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 01/07/2026 \n (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? NO \n\n2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE\n\nIf there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one\nclass of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy\ntable 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant\nsecurity.\n\n(a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the\nofferor or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if\nany)\n\n Class of relevant security: 0.25p ordinary \n Interests Short positions \n Number % Number % \n (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 591,038.00 0.65 \n (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 1,636,956.00 1.82 4,011.00 0.00 \n (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: \n TOTAL: 2,227,994.00 2.48 4,011.00 0.00 \n\nAll interests and all short positions should be disclosed.\n\nDetails of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded\noptions), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be\ngiven on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).\n\n(b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’\nand other employee options)\n\n Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: \n Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: \n\n3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE\n\nWhere there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities\nof the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as\nappropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.\n\nThe currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.\n\n(a)        Purchases and sales\n\n Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit \n 0.25p ordinary Sale 11,600 8.5406 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Sale 200 8.5406 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Sale 9,100 8.5406 GBP \n\n(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions\n\n 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 \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 50 8.5400 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 698 8.5400 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 952 8.5400 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a short position 184 8.5754 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a short position 1,725 8.5754 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 4,700 8.5421 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 7,800 8.5421 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 9,500 8.5421 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a short position 149 8.5754 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 352 8.5400 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 14,100 8.5421 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 9,900 8.5421 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 9,100 8.5421 GBP \n\n(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)\n\n(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying\n\n 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 \n\n(ii)        Exercise\n\n Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit \n\n(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)\n\n Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion Details Price per unit (if applicable) \n\n4.        OTHER INFORMATION\n\n(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements\n\n 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: \n None \n\n(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to\noptions or derivatives\n\n 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: \n None \n\n(c)        Attachments\n\n Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO \n\n\n\n Date of disclosure: 02/07/2026 \n Contact name: James Carr \n Telephone number: +44 20 7144 7242 \n\nPublic disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory\nInformation Service.\n\nThe Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in\nrelation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.\n\nThe Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at\nwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNE6lc5B5","title":"REG-Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"GAMA","created":"2026-07-02T14:27:16.166Z","tickers":["GAMA"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"FORM 8.3\n\nPUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY \nA PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE\nRule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)\n\n1.        KEY INFORMATION\n\n (a) Full name of discloser: Man Group PLC \n (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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree Gamma Communications plc \n (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: \n (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 01/07/2026 \n (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? NO \n\n2.        POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE\n\nIf there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one\nclass of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy\ntable 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant\nsecurity.\n\n(a)      Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the\nofferor or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if\nany)\n\n Class of relevant security: 0.25p ordinary \n Interests Short positions \n Number % Number % \n (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 591,038.00 0.65 \n (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 1,636,956.00 1.82 4,011.00 0.00 \n (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: \n TOTAL: 2,227,994.00 2.48 4,011.00 0.00 \n\nAll interests and all short positions should be disclosed.\n\nDetails of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded\noptions), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be\ngiven on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).\n\n(b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’\nand other employee options)\n\n Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: \n Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: \n\n3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE\n\nWhere there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities\nof the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as\nappropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.\n\nThe currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.\n\n(a)        Purchases and sales\n\n Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit \n 0.25p ordinary Sale 11,600 8.5406 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Sale 200 8.5406 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Sale 9,100 8.5406 GBP \n\n(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions\n\n 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 \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 50 8.5400 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 698 8.5400 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 952 8.5400 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a short position 184 8.5754 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a short position 1,725 8.5754 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 4,700 8.5421 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 7,800 8.5421 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 9,500 8.5421 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a short position 149 8.5754 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Reducing a long position 352 8.5400 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 14,100 8.5421 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 9,900 8.5421 GBP \n 0.25p ordinary Equity Swap Increasing a long position 9,100 8.5421 GBP \n\n(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)\n\n(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying\n\n 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 \n\n(ii)        Exercise\n\n Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit \n\n(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)\n\n Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion Details Price per unit (if applicable) \n\n4.        OTHER INFORMATION\n\n(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements\n\n 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: \n None \n\n(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to\noptions or derivatives\n\n 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: \n None \n\n(c)        Attachments\n\n Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO \n\n\n\n Date of disclosure: 02/07/2026 \n Contact name: James Carr \n Telephone number: +44 20 7144 7242 \n\nPublic disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory\nInformation Service.\n\nThe Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in\nrelation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.\n\nThe Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at\nwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-02T14:27:16.27728843Z","server_sent_at_ms":1783002436277},"received_at":"2026-07-02T14:27:16.336Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"68653","press_release_id":"79417","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"insider_transaction","narrative":"Man Group PLC filed a Form 8.3 disclosure revealing a total interest of 2.48% in Gamma Communications plc, comprising both direct holdings and cash-settled derivatives.\n\nThe firm sold a total of 20,900 ordinary shares at a price of 8.5406 GBP per share on July 1, 2026.\n\nAdditional activity included adjustments to equity swap positions, with transactions increasing and reducing both long and short exposures.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine Form 8.3 filing by Man Group discloses minor position changes in Gamma Communications."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"shares_owned":591038,"sale_price_gbp":"8.5406","total_interest_percent":"2.48","cash_settled_derivatives_long":1636956}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"James Carr","role":"Contact"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Man Group PLC","relationship":"discloser"},{"name":"Gamma Communications plc","ticker":"GAMA"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"8.5406 GBP","context":"Price per share for ordinary share sales"},{"amount":"8.5400 GBP","context":"Price per share for equity swap transactions"},{"amount":"8.5754 GBP","context":"Price per share for equity swap transactions"},{"amount":"8.5421 GBP","context":"Price per share for equity swap transactions"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine Form 8.3 disclosure by a third-party investor (Man Group) regarding its position and minor trading activity in the issuer. 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