REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Britvic plc - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Replacement of Britvic plc

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27/08/2024 07:15

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RNS Number : 6823B  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  27 August 2024

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))

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  Britvic plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        Britvic plc
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    21 August 2024
 (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 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 relevant security  Purchases/ sales  Total number of securities  Highest price per unit paid/received  Lowest price per unit paid/received

 20p ordinary                PURCHASES         177,489                     12.7300 GBP                           12.7050 GBP
 20p ordinary                SALES             151,005                     12.7491 GBP                           12.6984 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
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     939                             12.7084 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     9,608                           12.7148 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     500                             12.7191 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    886                             12.7061 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    446                             12.7065 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,239                           12.7100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    107                             12.7100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    235                             12.7105 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    257                             12.7113 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    26,059                          12.7115 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    912                             12.7196 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,571                           12.7260 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,203                           12.7300 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    207                             12.7300 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    218                             12.7300 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    560                             12.7300 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4                               12.7100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1                               12.7200 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      911                             12.7022 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      194                             12.7074 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      88                              12.7100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      890                             12.7100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      600                             12.7100 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      63                              12.7131 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      83                              12.7149 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      540                             12.7179 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,601                           12.7280 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.
 N/A                         N/A                                   N/A                                         N/A                                           N/A                      N/A                            N/A          N/A

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

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

                             e.g. call option
 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               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:  27 August 2024
 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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