REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Britvic plc - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Britvic plc

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RNS Number : 4866J  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  24 October 2024

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  Britvic plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        Britvic plc
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    23 October 2024
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    N/A
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "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         490,229                     12.8400 GBP                           12.8196 GBP
 20p ordinary                SALES             339,311                     12.8426 GBP                           12.8174 GBP

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,477                           12.8198 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     40                              12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     923                             12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,207                           12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     10                              12.8254 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     548                             12.8266 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,414                           12.8275 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,305                           12.8290 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10                              12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    145                             12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    19                              12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1                               12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13,413                          12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    15,768                          12.8293 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    150,611                         12.8328 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    362                             12.8332 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    180,040                         12.8338 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,397                           12.8363 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       40                              12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,067                           12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1                               12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      998                             12.8174 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,040                           12.8187 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      44,588                          12.8200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      14                              12.8254 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,423                           12.8282 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,513                           12.8288 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      63                              12.8324 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,677                           12.8340 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,268                           12.8393 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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.
 N/A                         N/A                                   N/A                                         N/A                                           N/A                      N/A                            N/A          N/A

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option
 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               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion
 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

 

(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

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  24 October 2024
 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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