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

Hargreaves LansdownAnnouncement

10/03/2025 12:00

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RNS Number : 0362A  GoldmanSachs International  10 March 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:                                                    07 March 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         351,281                     11.0511 GBP                           11.0450 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               Sales             1,039,084                   11.0500 GBP                           11.0400 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                                                      122                             11.0439 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      177                             11.0439 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4,797                           11.0444 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        893,678                         11.0467 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      87                              11.0475 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6                               11.0483 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       8,474                           11.0484 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       498                             11.0484 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,554                           11.0491 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,228                           11.0491 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,798                           11.0492 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    9,498                           11.0496 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      3,297                           11.0498 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    180,698                         11.0500 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,028                           11.0507 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    103                             11.0510 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    10,208                          11.0511 GBP
 0.4p ordinary               SWAP                 Reducing a short position                                                      200                             14.2805 USD

 

 

 

(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:  10 March 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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