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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 | THG plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | King Street Capital Management, L.P. |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 20 May 2022 |
(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" | NO |
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 |
0.5p ordinary | PURCHASES | 3,417,582 | 1.4860 GBP | 1.4059 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | SALES | 4,436,420 | 1.5235 GBP | 1.4009 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 |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,813 | 1.4009 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 20,837 | 1.4161 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 5,710 | 1.4283 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 153,747 | 1.4452 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 13,836 | 1.4496 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 919 | 1.4500 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 7,401 | 1.4500 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 68,319 | 1.4500 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,930 | 1.4500 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,340 | 1.4509 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 15,325 | 1.4526 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,365 | 1.4536 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 10,000 | 1.4600 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 19,000 | 1.4101 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 21,894 | 1.4281 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 50,545 | 1.4462 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 24,377 | 1.4487 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 35,750 | 1.4493 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 100 | 1.4500 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 153,436 | 1.4527 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 13,639 | 1.4793 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 18,777 | 1.4428 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,977 | 1.4428 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 291 | 1.4428 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,228 | 1.4428 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,651 | 1.4428 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 232 | 1.4428 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 18,496 | 1.4428 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 229,066 | 1.4428 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 26,042 | 1.4428 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,036 | 1.4428 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 121,904 | 1.4454 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 49,356 | 1.4484 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 29,670 | 1.4500 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 4,713 | 1.4504 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 3 | 1.4525 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 46,429 | 1.4575 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 413,000 | 1.4596 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 24 | 1.4621 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 73,410 | 1.4685 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 100 | 1.4030 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 633 | 1.4270 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,030 | 1.4270 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,059 | 1.4290 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,285 | 1.4394 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 16,607 | 1.4395 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 67,206 | 1.4407 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 152,133 | 1.4407 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 32,087 | 1.4407 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 966 | 1.4407 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,504 | 1.4433 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 22,162 | 1.4433 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 50,545 | 1.4440 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 14,554 | 1.4447 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,500 | 1.4456 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 170,637 | 1.4466 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 14,266 | 1.4481 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 153,436 | 1.4487 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 32,131 | 1.4496 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 250,000 | 1.4499 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 13,639 | 1.4500 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 57,190 | 1.4500 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 34,407 | 1.4501 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 4,671 | 1.4502 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6,571 | 1.4508 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 318 | 1.4508 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,933 | 1.4511 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,108 | 1.4511 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 8,106 | 1.4521 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,948 | 1.4546 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 57 | 1.4619 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 75 | 1.4620 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 8 | 1.4625 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 450,000 | 1.4691 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 69,942 | 1.4713 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 19,000 | 1.4732 GBP |
0.5p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 24,377 | 1.4799 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: | 23 May 2022 |
| Contact name: | Craig Horsley |
| Telephone number: | +44 141 245-7736 |
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.