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

FutureAnnouncement

02/12/2020 11:45

RNS Number : 2946H
  
GoldmanSachs International
  
02 December 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:


01 December 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 - disclosed previously 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


208,543


18.0200 GBP


16.6000 GBP




15p ordinary


Sales


223,848


18.0400 GBP


16.6600 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


Reducing a long position


179


17.2241 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


112


17.2241 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


18


17.2241 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


123


17.4957 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


77


17.4957 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


13


17.4957 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


44


17.5432 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


79


17.5432 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


183


17.5432 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


20


17.5432 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


63


17.5432 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


55


17.5432 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


278


17.5432 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


451


17.5923 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


1,337


17.6658 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


72


17.6827 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


46


17.6827 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


7


17.6827 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


2,900


17.7149 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


2,700


17.7217 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


68


17.7264 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


361


17.7264 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


280


17.7264 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


63


17.7264 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


5,310


17.7274 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


5,762


17.7369 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


5,181


17.7477 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


122


17.7725 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


517


17.7725 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


150


17.7849 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


95


17.7849 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


16


17.7849 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


128


17.7900 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


228


17.7900 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


526


17.7900 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


59


17.7900 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


181


17.7900 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


159


17.7900 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


799


17.7900 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


137


17.8032 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


242


17.8032 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


561


17.8032 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


63


17.8032 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


195


17.8032 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


170


17.8032 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


850


17.8032 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


160


17.8501 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


101


17.8501 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


16


17.8501 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


168


17.8615 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


107


17.8615 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


18


17.8615 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


576


17.9004 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


228


17.9280 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


404


17.9280 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


935


17.9280 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


105


17.9280 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


324


17.9280 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


283


17.9280 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


1,416


17.9280 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


10,473


17.9351 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


100


17.9410 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a short position


539


17.9488 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


6,223


17.9527 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


624


17.9776 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


394


17.9776 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


65


17.9776 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


577


17.9964 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


100


18.0000 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


1,583


18.0000 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


451


18.0000 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:


02 December 2020




Contact name:


Paul Grainger and Kashif Rafiq




Telephone number:


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



 
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