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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: | Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Schroders plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Schroders plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 05 June 2026 |
(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" | 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 |
20p ordinary | PURCHASES | 460,137 | 5.8450 GBP | 5.8350 GBP |
20p ordinary | SALES | 1,337,550 | 5.8550 GBP | 5.8346 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 |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 7,401 | 5.8389 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 460 | 5.8400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 23,644 | 5.8427 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 10,827 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 10,364 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,472 | 5.8354 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,145 | 5.8393 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,554 | 5.8395 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,929 | 5.8400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 786 | 5.8400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,347 | 5.8400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 49 | 5.8400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 394 | 5.8413 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 332 | 5.8426 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 8,640 | 5.8429 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 681 | 5.8436 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,698 | 5.8436 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,850 | 5.8436 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 283 | 5.8440 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 14,346 | 5.8442 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 927 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,454 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,364 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,253 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,252 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 669 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 245 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,102 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 24 | 5.8410 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 10,550 | 5.8429 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,768 | 5.8432 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 460 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,242 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 862 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 157 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 10,364 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,099 | 5.8451 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 626 | 5.8346 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,091 | 5.8347 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,979 | 5.8350 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 830 | 5.8354 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 307 | 5.8355 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 577 | 5.8366 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,008 | 5.8368 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 193,675 | 5.8369 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 904 | 5.8371 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 23 | 5.8372 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 199 | 5.8374 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6,113 | 5.8375 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 21 | 5.8376 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 294 | 5.8378 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 135 | 5.8381 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 101 | 5.8383 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 166 | 5.8386 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 154 | 5.8388 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 141 | 5.8391 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,888 | 5.8396 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,190 | 5.8397 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 16,149 | 5.8400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,289 | 5.8400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 91 | 5.8401 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 8,487 | 5.8401 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,950 | 5.8403 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 267 | 5.8407 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 365 | 5.8413 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 400 | 5.8413 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 447 | 5.8421 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 893 | 5.8425 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 441 | 5.8426 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 535 | 5.8433 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 24,260 | 5.8434 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 7,150 | 5.8435 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 52,352 | 5.8446 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 367 | 5.8448 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 112 | 5.8449 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 403 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 497,482 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 502 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 5,000 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 215 | 5.8450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,911 | 5.8550 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 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(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) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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: | 08 June 2026 |
| Contact name: | Claire Gordon |
| Telephone number: | +44 141 245-8893 |
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.
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