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

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RNS Number : 3858W  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  11 December 2023

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  Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        EQT (EQT X EUR SCSp and EQT X USD SCSp)
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    04 December 2023
 (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

 1p ordinary                 SALES             111,524                     38.3183 GBP                           38.2600 GBP
 1p ordinary                 PURCHASES         13,396                      38.3200 GBP                           38.1600 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
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     4                               38.3000 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,193                           38.3181 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    124                             38.1984 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    210                             38.3169 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    355                             38.3200 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    23                              38.3200 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4                               38.3200 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     26                              38.2754 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     100,000                         38.2800 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3                               38.2933 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5                               38.2600 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,079                           38.2929 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,436                           38.3104 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,126                           38.3104 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       256                             38.3169 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       608                             38.3200 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      292                             38.2800 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      100,000                         38.2800 GBP
 1p ordinary                 CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      187                             38.2972 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:  11 December 2023
 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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