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Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 20th February for dealings on 19th February has been updated. Section 2(b) has been updated.
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | CURRYS PLC |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | JD.com, Inc. |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 19 February 2024 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader 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. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
0.1p ordinary | Purchases | 13,189,254 | 0.6605 GBP | 0.6200 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | Sales | 10,636,471 | 0.6620 GBP | 0.6090 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 |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 34 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 793 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,541 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 539 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 362 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 8,419 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 107 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 2,492 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 36 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 821 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,984 | 0.4708 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 39,304 | 0.6240 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 5,355 | 0.6240 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 18,179 | 0.6241 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 12,050 | 0.6241 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,017 | 0.6246 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,011,940 | 0.6252 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,011,940 | 0.6263 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 12,342 | 0.6284 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 18,620 | 0.6284 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 46,328 | 0.6289 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 6,320 | 0.6289 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 38,587 | 0.6296 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 25,582 | 0.6296 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 82,642 | 0.6304 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 11,901 | 0.6304 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 20,008 | 0.6328 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 30,184 | 0.6328 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 9,324 | 0.6335 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 66,563 | 0.6335 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 13,895 | 0.6349 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 9,213 | 0.6349 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 16,770 | 0.6352 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 32,309 | 0.6365 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 4,575 | 0.6365 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 55,325 | 0.6418 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 933 | 0.6419 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 6,017 | 0.6419 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 63,700 | 0.6420 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 114,180 | 0.6420 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 968 | 0.6420 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 641 | 0.6420 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 26,474 | 0.6420 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 482,973 | 0.6420 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 77 | 0.6421 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 43,287 | 0.6421 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 18,894 | 0.6422 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 77 | 0.6422 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 2,739 | 0.6431 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,048 | 0.6431 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 694 | 0.6431 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 373 | 0.6431 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 142 | 0.6435 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,013 | 0.6435 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 603 | 0.6438 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,583 | 0.6440 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 8,242 | 0.6449 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9 | 0.6451 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 10 | 0.6451 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 202,247 | 0.6454 GBP |
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 373 | 0.5925 USD |
0.1p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 373 | 0.5925 USD |
(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) |
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3. 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 exempt principal trader 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
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(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 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
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| Date of disclosure: | 22 February 2024 |
| Contact name: | Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
| Telephone number: | +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
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.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.