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

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RNS Number : 2655T  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  14 January 2025

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:                                                    13 January 2025
 (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         102,244                     13.1102 GBP                           13.1095 GBP
 20p ordinary                SALES             323,040                     13.1293 GBP                           13.1000 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                                                     4,342                           13.1099 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     171                             13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1                               13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     17,995                          13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     95                              13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,642                           13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     801                             13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     411                             13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,024                           13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     689                             13.1160 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,763                           13.1200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,954                           13.1099 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    120                             13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    242                             13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1                               13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    38,041                          13.1101 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    429                             13.1102 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       295                             13.1000 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,304                           13.1095 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       171                             13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,036                           13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       99                              13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1                               13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,530                           13.1050 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      209                             13.1087 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      226                             13.1089 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,486                           13.1100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      814                             13.1105 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2                               13.1120 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      37,266                          13.1200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      50,000                          13.1200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10,000                          13.1208 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      118,752                         13.1293 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      9,532                           13.1300 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:  14 January 2025
 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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