8 Apr 2022 17:03
AMENDMENT
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FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
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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")
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1. KEY INFORMATION
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(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 | Vivo Energy plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Financial adviser and corporate broker to Vivo. |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 6 April 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" | N/A |
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2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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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.
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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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(a) Purchases and sales
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Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales  | Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
USD 0.50 ordinary | Purchase  Sale | 1,675,808  511,634 | 1.3820 GBP  1.3820 GBP | 1.3665 GBP  1.3680 GBP |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 |
USD 0.50 ordinary | Equity Swap | Decrease Short   Increase Long   Increase Short      Opening a long position     Opening a short position | 3,872  5,637   2  9,465   55  38,975  108,895  10,576  11,600   8,852  4,000  963  1,134   3,579  1,007,012  217  4,141  3,296 | 1.3741 GBP  1.8082 GBP
 1.3719 GBP  1.3760 GBP
 1.3752 GBP  1.3753 GBP  1.3768 GBP  1.7942 GBP  1.7990 GBP
 1.3732 GBP  1.3736 GBP  1.3740 GBP  1.3760 GBP
 1.3714 GBP  1.3760 GBP  1.3761 GBP  1.3800 GBP  1.7961 GBP |
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 |
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(ii) Exercise
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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)
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Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
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(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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
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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: | 8 April 2022 |
Contact name: | Alwyn Basch |
Telephone number: | 020 7742 7407 |
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
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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.
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The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.