REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Future PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

FutureAnnouncement

26/11/2020 11:20

RNS Number : 6389G
  
GoldmanSachs International
  
26 November 2020
  
 

 
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:


(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL




(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree


FUTURE PLC




(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:


FUTURE PLC




(d) Date dealing undertaken:


25 November 2020




(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"


YES - disclosing today for GOCO GROUP PLC



 
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




15p ordinary


Purchases


1,589,277


20.0500 GBP


15.9600 GBP




15p ordinary


Sales


1,415,458


20.0500 GBP


15.9700 GBP



 
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions
 



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




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


1,534


16.0248 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


76


16.0264 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


9,123


16.0448 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


71


16.0803 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


4


16.1203 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


158


16.1380 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


71


16.2403 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


1,105


16.2573 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


1,330


16.2573 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


144


16.2573 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


241


16.2902 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


1,503


16.2902 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


178


16.2902 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


428


16.2902 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


299


16.2902 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


111


16.2902 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


988


16.2902 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


209


16.3357 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


13,614


16.3400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


1,516


16.3400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


888


16.3400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


986


16.3400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


305


16.3400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


33


16.3400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


11


16.3403 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


1,516


16.3485 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


13,614


16.3485 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


423


16.3889 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


3,795


16.3889 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


6,712


16.3990 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


18,966


16.5232 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


305


16.6383 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


33


16.6383 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


3,795


16.6383 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


423


16.6383 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


103


16.7527 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


84


16.7527 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


8


16.7527 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


240


16.7949 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


288


16.7949 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


31


16.7949 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


220


16.8622 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


1,375


16.8622 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


162


16.8622 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


391


16.8622 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


273


16.8622 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


101


16.8622 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


904


16.8622 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


16,494


16.8757 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


1,836


16.8757 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


5,446


17.0045 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


45,000


17.0134 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


250


17.0577 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


300


17.0577 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


33


17.0577 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


888


17.0790 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


100


17.0852 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


1,003


17.1105 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


26,757


17.1301 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


4,859


17.1685 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


1,312


17.1747 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


568


17.1747 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


397


17.1747 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


236


17.1747 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


1,996


17.1747 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


320


17.1747 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


147


17.1747 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


94


17.1998 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


77


17.1998 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


7


17.1998 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


33,521


17.2822 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


202


17.3014 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


359


17.3014 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


93


17.3014 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


149


17.3014 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


1,260


17.3014 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


250


17.3014 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


828


17.3014 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


207


17.3059 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


366


17.3059 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


95


17.3059 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


152


17.3059 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


1,287


17.3059 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


256


17.3059 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


846


17.3059 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


95


17.3481 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


78


17.3481 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


8


17.3481 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


200


17.4128 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


356


17.4128 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


92


17.4128 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


148


17.4128 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


1,252


17.4128 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


249


17.4128 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


823


17.4128 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


378


17.4491 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


29,549


17.4491 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


1,745


17.4491 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


138


17.4491 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


200


17.5065 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


833


17.7606 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


23


17.8100 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


44


17.8100 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


19


17.8100 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


2


17.8100 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


681


17.9428 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


4,644


17.9533 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


12,426


17.9533 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


6,991


17.9533 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


10,127


17.9533 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


3,939


18.0292 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


7,675


18.0292 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


1,510


18.0292 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


393


18.0635 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


2,452


18.0635 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


290


18.0635 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


697


18.0635 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


488


18.0635 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


181


18.0635 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


1,613


18.0635 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


16,494


18.8814 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


1,836


18.8814 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


33


18.9047 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


21


18.9047 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


26,249


19.0979 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


245


19.1450 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


1,533


19.1450 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


181


19.1450 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


436


19.1450 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


304


19.1450 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


112


19.1450 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


1,007


19.1450 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


19,500


19.1885 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


61


19.2396 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


13


19.2396 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


78


19.2396 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


15


19.2396 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


505


19.2982 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


273


19.3068 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


732


19.3068 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


412


19.3068 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


596


19.3068 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


8,218


19.4724 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


21,989


19.4724 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


12,371


19.4724 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


17,922


19.4724 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


259


19.5562 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


460


19.5562 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


118


19.5562 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


191


19.5562 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


1,619


19.5562 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


321


19.5562 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


1,064


19.5562 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


8,523


19.6943 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


22,805


19.6943 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


12,830


19.6943 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


18,585


19.6943 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


213


19.8499 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


733


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


9,923


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


1,996


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


320


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


568


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


147


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


1,174


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


1,312


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


236


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


1,975


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


397


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


6,526


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


2,822


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


1,590


19.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


173


19.9050 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


55


19.9050 GBP




15p ordinary


SWAP


Opening a long position


291


16.9768 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
e.g. American, European etc.


Expiry date


Option money paid/ received per unit





































 
(ii)        Exercise
 



Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. call option


Exercising / exercised against


Number of securities


Exercise price per unit

























 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 



Class of relevant security


Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion


Details


Price per unit (if applicable)








 
 











 
 
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:


26 November 2020




Contact name:


Paul Grainger and Kashif Rafiq




Telephone number:


+44(20) 7552 9835 / +44(20) 7051 0547



 
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