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

FutureAnnouncement

09/12/2020 11:50

RNS Number : 0969I
  
GoldmanSachs International
  
09 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:


08 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


87,525


17.7400 GBP


17.2600 GBP




15p ordinary


Sales


91,584


17.8000 GBP


17.2600 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


Increasing a short position


111


17.2600 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


9


17.3583 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


55


17.3583 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


74


17.3994 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


438


17.4034 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


53


17.4165 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


243


17.4170 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


17


17.4174 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


47


17.4195 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


264


17.4195 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a long position


37


17.4200 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


44


17.4215 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


46


17.4317 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


1,588


17.4508 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


419


17.4519 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


73


17.4519 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


2,870


17.4568 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


702


17.4592 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


27


17.4965 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


4


17.4982 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


19


17.4982 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


570


17.5012 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Increasing a long position


458


17.5015 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


155


17.5022 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


104


17.5028 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


12


17.5123 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


68


17.5178 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Reducing a short position


11


17.5200 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


Opening a long position


37


17.6263 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:


09 December 2020




Contact name:


Paul Grainger and Kashif Rafiq




Telephone number:


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



 
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