3 Oct 2019 11:43
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: | J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
(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: | Defence Advisor to London Stock Exchange Group plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 2 October 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 this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | Yes, 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 (GBP) | Lowest price per unit paid/received (GBP) |
Ordinary Share | Purchase
Sale | 257,390
209,918 | 72.4700
72.4700 | 69.8600
69.9073 |
(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 |
Ordinary Share | Equity Swap | Long
Short
| 105 120 425 1,551 938 2,130 191 522 5 632 1,037 3,775 2,291 5,182 469 1,272 1,078 5,156 25,066 16,997 1,214 1,173 290 551 30 165 4,792 45 1,255 2,270 98 200 182 22 156 643
200 10,525 638 322 255 63 63 3,458 46 10,860 308 9,938 3,302 555 2,311 5,599 2,174 607 254 1,240 113 224 135 2,661 1,004 8,585 139 4,956 6,325 852 4,178 32,912 229 2,829 762 249 233 6,232 2,942 3,000 849 143 1,449 861 229 20 2,068 57 57 536 | 69.9176 GBP 69.9779 GBP 70.0156 GBP 70.0163 GBP 70.0170 GBP 70.0184 GBP 70.0201 GBP 70.0205 GBP 70.0330 GBP 70.0534 GBP 70.0646 GBP 70.0653 GBP 70.0660 GBP 70.0674 GBP 70.0691 GBP 70.0695 GBP 70.0730 GBP 70.0769 GBP 70.0800 GBP 70.0916 GBP 70.1847 GBP 70.4853 GBP 70.5558 GBP 70.8270 GBP 70.9397 GBP 70.9609 GBP 71.0412 GBP 71.0989 GBP 71.1091 GBP 71.2267 GBP 71.2503 GBP 71.2561 GBP 71.3396 GBP 71.4996 GBP 71.5282 GBP 71.6046 GBP
69.8807 GBP 70.0650 GBP 70.0800 GBP 70.0846 GBP 70.0856 GBP 70.1128 GBP 70.1139 GBP 70.1231 GBP 70.1421 GBP 70.2159 GBP 70.2493 GBP 70.2699 GBP 70.3198 GBP 70.3396 GBP 70.3899 GBP 70.4432 GBP 70.4972 GBP 70.5006 GBP 70.5568 GBP 70.5824 GBP 70.7015 GBP 70.7211 GBP 70.7768 GBP 70.7784 GBP 70.8019 GBP 70.8513 GBP 70.8742 GBP 70.9473 GBP 70.9575 GBP 70.9695 GBP 70.9935 GBP 71.0298 GBP 71.0418 GBP 71.0502 GBP 71.0915 GBP 71.1471 GBP 71.1549 GBP 71.1909 GBP 71.1964 GBP 71.2017 GBP 71.2124 GBP 71.2521 GBP 71.2682 GBP 71.2890 GBP 71.3111 GBP 71.3204 GBP 71.3741 GBP 71.3821 GBP 71.4523 GBP 71.9558 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 |
Ordinary Share |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(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: | 3 October 2019 |
| Contact name: | Alwyn Basch |
| Telephone number: | 020 7742 7407 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.