19 Sep 2019 07:00
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 16 September for dealings on 13 September has been updated. Sections 2(a) and 2(b) have 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 | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 13 September 2019 |
(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" | YES - disclosed previously for HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LIMITED |
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 |
6 79/86 p ordinary | Purchases | 449,398 | 75.6600 GBP | 72.4200 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | Sales | 495,464 | 75.6000 GBP | 71.9800 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 |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 887 | 73.0308 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2 | 73.1402 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 425 | 73.1900 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 758 | 73.1900 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 126 | 73.1900 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,595 | 73.1900 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 16,672 | 73.1900 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 18,750 | 73.1951 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 39 | 73.1987 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 50,000 | 73.5441 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 50,000 | 73.5662 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2 | 73.6919 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 165 | 73.7101 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 16 | 73.7711 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 18,750 | 73.8973 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4 | 74.0443 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 24 | 74.0928 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,250 | 74.1383 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4 | 74.1730 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 379 | 74.1911 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,298 | 74.1911 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 212 | 74.1911 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 63 | 74.1911 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 8,336 | 74.1911 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 13 | 74.2453 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4 | 74.2853 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 6,925 | 74.3015 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 9 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 13 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,726 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,662 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 768 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 8,632 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,118 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 6,288 | 74.4048 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5 | 74.4616 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,250 | 74.5520 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 38 | 74.6050 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 5,723 | 74.7015 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 200 | 74.8055 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,800 | 74.8928 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 379 | 74.9574 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,297 | 74.9574 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 63 | 74.9574 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 8,336 | 74.9574 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 63 | 74.9574 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 213 | 74.9574 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 212 | 74.9574 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,298 | 74.9574 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 379 | 74.9574 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 8,336 | 74.9574 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1 | 75.0780 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,300 | 75.0961 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 15,000 | 75.0961 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 81 | 75.1400 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 25 | 75.1400 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,511 | 75.1400 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 200 | 75.1400 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1 | 73.4953 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 12,930 | 73.4953 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 2,069 | 73.4953 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 6,000 | 74.7997 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 5,172 | 75.0728 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 827 | 75.0728 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Opening a long position | 1 | 75.0728 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 4,051 | 75.1250 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 786 | 75.1250 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 11,207 | 75.1250 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 580 | 75.1250 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 634 | 75.1250 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 3,620 | 75.1250 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 3,966 | 75.1250 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 4,914 | 75.1250 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 1,793 | 75.1250 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 649 | 75.1250 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 4,482 | 75.2919 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 718 | 75.2919 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 690 | 75.2919 GBP |
6 79/86 p ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 110 | 75.2919 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) |
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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: | 19 September 2019 |
Contact name: | Kashif Rafiq and Papa Lette |
Telephone number: | +44(20) 7051 0547 / +44(20) 7774 7442 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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.