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RNS Number : 8745O
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
04 October 2019
 
AMENDMENT Section
2cii)
 
 
 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  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
 relates:
      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        London Stock Exchange Group plc
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    19 SEPTEMBER 2019
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES - London Stock Exchange Group plc
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this 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        Purchases/    Total number    Highest price            Lowest price
 relevant        sales         of securities   per unit paid/received   per unit paid/received
 security
  ordinary NPV    PURCHASES     290,947         233.4000 HKD             229.6000 HKD
  ordinary NPV    SALES         496,127         234.6000 HKD             229.6000 HKD
  ordinary NPV    SALES         1,000           29.5797 USD              29.5797 USD
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions
 
  Class of      Product description               Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities    Price per
 relevant                  e.g. CFD              e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short                                     unit
                                               position
 security
 ordinary NPV  HKEX Warrant - 22417              SHORT                                                                          50,000                            0.0480 HKD
 ordinary NPV  HKEX Warrant - 22417              LONG                                                                           50,000                            0.0480 HKD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               LONG                                                                           1,000                             29.5724 USD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               LONG                                                                           339,200                           229.6221 HKD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               LONG                                                                           300                               229.9314 HKD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               LONG                                                                           500                               230.4422 HKD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               LONG                                                                           100                               230.5226 HKD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               LONG                                                                           1,000                             230.8034 HKD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               LONG                                                                           27,900                            230.9284 HKD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               SHORT                                                                          14,800                            230.4709 HKD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               SHORT                                                                          600                               230.8427 HKD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               SHORT                                                                          100                               230.8772 HKD
 ordinary NPV  CFD                               SHORT                                                                          4,200                             231.9520 HKD
 
 
(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 
 Class of             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
 relevant security
  ordinary NPV        CALL                                    PURCHASE                                      2,000,000                                       1.0000                     E                                          29/11/2019     0.0125 HKD
  ordinary NPV        CALL                                    SALE                                          3,000                                           230.0000                   A                                          27/09/2019     3.1200 HKD
 
(ii)        Exercise
 
  Class of      Product description    Exercising/         Number of securities    Exercise price
 relevant      e.g. call option       exercised                                   per unit
 security                             against
 ordinary NPV   PUT SHORT             EXERCISING AGAINST  247                     277.5335 HKD
 ordinary NPV  PUT LONG               EXERCISED           4,550                   244.1921 HKD
 ordinary NPV  PUT LONG                EXERCISED           20,000                  255.6882 HKD
 
(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
  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:
                        04 OCTOBER 2019
  Contact name:          Craig Horsley
  Telephone number:      +44(141) 245 7736
 
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 dealing 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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