REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Hargreaves Lansdown - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Hargreaves Lansdown

Hargreaves LansdownAnnouncement

31/01/2025 12:01

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RNS Number : 4933V  GoldmanSachs International  31 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:                                            (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        HARP BIDCO LIMITED (A NEWLY FORMED COMPANY TO BE INDIRECTLY OWNED BY CVC
 connected:                                                                      PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS, NORDIC CAPITAL XI DELTA, SCSP (ACTING THROUGH ITS
                                                                                 GENERAL PARTNER, NORDIC CAPITAL XI DELTA GP SARL) AND PLATINUM IVY B 2018 RSC
                                                                                 LIMITED)
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    30 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 the 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

 0.4p ordinary               Purchases         1,269,746                   11.0200 GBP                           10.9950 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               Sales             6,057                       11.0200 GBP                           11.0150 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
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      24                              11.0129 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      12                              11.0160 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    18,408                          11.0170 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6,925                           11.0177 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5                               11.0180 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       15,408                          11.0182 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       33,090                          11.0182 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    20,440                          11.0183 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    165                             11.0183 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    96                              11.0187 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4,997                           11.0189 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    29,238                          11.0198 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15,394                          11.0198 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    10,576                          11.0198 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,306                           11.0198 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,052                           11.0198 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    18,786                          11.0198 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,402                           11.0198 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,293                           11.0198 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      481                             11.0198 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    82                              11.0204 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,321                           11.0217 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.

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising / exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option

 

(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

 

 

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:  31 January 2025
 Contact name:        Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
 Telephone number:    +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

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 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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