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

BritvicAnnouncement

04/12/2024 08:01

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RNS Number : 7567O  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  04 December 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:                                                    03 December 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         339,293                     12.9000 GBP                           12.8700 GBP
 20p ordinary                SALES             74,676                      12.9002 GBP                           12.8792 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                                                     146                             12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     218                             12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    407                             12.8700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    76                              12.8700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    436                             12.8700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,425                           12.8700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    989                             12.8700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    9,588                           12.8700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    610                             12.8813 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    50,000                          12.8815 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    936                             12.8886 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    50,000                          12.8900 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    194                             12.8902 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,689                           12.8927 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13,608                          12.8947 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    126,020                         12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       33,900                          12.8968 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      196                             12.8792 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,058                           12.8801 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      499                             12.8868 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      555                             12.8880 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10,036                          12.8902 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,623                           12.8953 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      57                              12.8979 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,204                           12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,166                           12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      168                             12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      376                             12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      282                             12.9000 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:  04 December 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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