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

FutureAnnouncement

02/02/2021 11:00

RNS Number : 7186N
  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
  
02 February 2021
  
 

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 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:


GoCo Group plc




(d) Date dealing undertaken:


01 February 2021




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


YES - 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


253,871


18.0600 GBP


17.4800 GBP




15p ordinary


SALES


218,320


18.0600 GBP


17.4800 GBP




15p ordinary


SALES


1,462


24.4436 USD


24.4436 USD



 
(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


LONG


1,695


17.6877 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


5,250


17.7106 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


2,175


17.7322 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


132


17.8000 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


433


17.8347 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


1,106


17.8467 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


3,214


17.8634 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


1,462


17.8684 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


173


17.8823 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


107


17.8833 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


228


17.9177 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


4,976


17.9211 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


7


17.9386 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


104


17.9400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


1,935


17.9400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


104


17.9400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


LONG


67


17.9400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


178


17.8000 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


78


17.8076 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


4,665


17.8390 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


1,893


17.8465 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


90


17.8670 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


3,637


17.8728 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


5,568


17.8728 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


2,567


17.8728 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


13


17.8800 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


5,627


17.8807 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


1,300


17.8886 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


6,280


17.8890 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


2,505


17.8996 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


158


17.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


200


17.9016 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


1,400


17.9205 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


107


17.9400 GBP




15p ordinary


CFD


SHORT


42


17.9418 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




N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A



 
(ii)        Exercise
 



Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. call option


Exercising/ exercised against


Number of securities


Exercise price per unit




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
e.g. subscription, conversion


Details


Price per unit (if applicable)




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:


02 February 2021




Contact name:


Craig Horsley




Telephone number:


+44 141 245-7736



 
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