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

BritvicAnnouncement

13/12/2024 09:15

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RNS Number : 0340Q  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  13 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:                                                    12 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                SALES             101,188                     12.9266 GBP                           12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                PURCHASES         247,391                     12.9300 GBP                           12.9000 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                                                     351                             12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     130                             12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,726                           12.9024 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,363                           12.9100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,600                           12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,900                           12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    700                             12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    800                             12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13,100                          12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    25,000                          12.9006 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    607                             12.9082 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,814                           12.9092 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,318                           12.9092 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,184                           12.9092 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,380                           12.9092 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    210                             12.9099 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    521                             12.9102 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    19                              12.9126 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,816                           12.9143 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    50,000                          12.9165 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    50,000                          12.9200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    44                              12.9264 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,622                           12.9300 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       351                             12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,363                           12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,219                           12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1                               12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,756                           12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      84                              12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      73                              12.9000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      13,179                          12.9036 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7,466                           12.9098 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2                               12.9100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      582                             12.9142 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      15,000                          12.9150 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,101                           12.9200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,551                           12.9200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8,039                           12.9200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,938                           12.9200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      419                             12.9200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      77                              12.9256 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,826                           12.9300 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,887                           12.9300 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      9,946                           12.9300 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,061                           12.9300 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:  13 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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