REG - BNP Paribas London Pearson PLC - Form 8.3 - Pearson plc
16/03/2022 13:30
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RNS Number : 0057F BNP Paribas London 16 March 2022
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: BNP Paribas SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a
trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this Pearson plc
form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state
this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 14/03/2022
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable
date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making No:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security: 25p ordinary (GB0006776081)
Interests Short Positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 7,171,717 .95 -5,354,768 -.71
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 551,201 .07 -2,213,981 -.29
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 7,722,918 1.02 -7,568,749 -1.00
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'' and other
employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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 Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
GB0006776081 Purchase 31887 GBP 7.6100
GB0006776081 Purchase 121704 GBP 7.6102
GB0006776081 Purchase 350 GBP 7.6400
GB0006776081 Purchase 592 GBP 7.6420
GB0006776081 Purchase 9971 GBP 7.6440
GB0006776081 Purchase 5248 GBP 7.6460
GB0006776081 Purchase 5595 GBP 7.6480
GB0006776081 Purchase 6822 GBP 7.6500
GB0006776081 Purchase 8739 GBP 7.6520
GB0006776081 Purchase 13877 GBP 7.6540
GB0006776081 Purchase 11787 GBP 7.6560
GB0006776081 Purchase 8843 GBP 7.6580
GB0006776081 Purchase 13364 GBP 7.6600
GB0006776081 Purchase 6234 GBP 7.6620
GB0006776081 Purchase 3103 GBP 7.6624
GB0006776081 Purchase 9249 GBP 7.6640
GB0006776081 Purchase 7227 GBP 7.6660
GB0006776081 Purchase 4337 GBP 7.6680
GB0006776081 Purchase 5663 GBP 7.6700
GB0006776081 Purchase 5598 GBP 7.6720
GB0006776081 Purchase 43111 GBP 7.6729
GB0006776081 Purchase 267 GBP 7.6734
GB0006776081 Purchase 4867 GBP 7.6740
GB0006776081 Purchase 3867 GBP 7.6760
GB0006776081 Purchase 934 GBP 7.6761
GB0006776081 Purchase 2862 GBP 7.6780
GB0006776081 Purchase 3495 GBP 7.6797
GB0006776081 Purchase 1193 GBP 7.6800
GB0006776081 Purchase 2642 GBP 7.6820
GB0006776081 Purchase 1334 GBP 7.6840
GB0006776081 Purchase 1401 GBP 7.6860
GB0006776081 Purchase 2102 GBP 7.6880
GB0006776081 Purchase 6154 GBP 7.6900
GB0006776081 Purchase 3226 GBP 7.6920
GB0006776081 Purchase 3655 GBP 7.6940
GB0006776081 Purchase 5404 GBP 7.6960
GB0006776081 Purchase 5014 GBP 7.6980
GB0006776081 Purchase 54923 GBP 7.6989
GB0006776081 Purchase 5497 GBP 7.7000
GB0006776081 Purchase 6971 GBP 7.7020
GB0006776081 Purchase 2807 GBP 7.7038
GB0006776081 Purchase 12299 GBP 7.7040
GB0006776081 Purchase 17644 GBP 7.7050
GB0006776081 Purchase 14563 GBP 7.7052
GB0006776081 Purchase 11630 GBP 7.7053
GB0006776081 Purchase 1487 GBP 7.7055
GB0006776081 Purchase 6547 GBP 7.7060
GB0006776081 Purchase 3351 GBP 7.7080
GB0006776081 Purchase 4851 GBP 7.7100
GB0006776081 Purchase 4364 GBP 7.7120
GB0006776081 Purchase 3270 GBP 7.7140
GB0006776081 Purchase 2000 GBP 7.7143
GB0006776081 Purchase 1361 GBP 7.7144
GB0006776081 Purchase 3559 GBP 7.7148
GB0006776081 Purchase 3169 GBP 7.7160
GB0006776081 Purchase 2132 GBP 7.7180
GB0006776081 Purchase 1547 GBP 7.7200
GB0006776081 Purchase 2244 GBP 7.7220
GB0006776081 Purchase 855 GBP 7.7240
GB0006776081 Purchase 984 GBP 7.7260
GB0006776081 Purchase 3125 GBP 7.7280
GB0006776081 Purchase 1670 GBP 7.7300
GB0006776081 Purchase 3166 GBP 7.7320
GB0006776081 Purchase 2016 GBP 7.7340
GB0006776081 Purchase 2018 GBP 7.7360
GB0006776081 Purchase 1429 GBP 7.7380
GB0006776081 Purchase 750 GBP 7.7400
GB0006776081 Purchase 265 GBP 7.7420
GB0006776081 Purchase 977 GBP 7.7440
GB0006776081 Purchase 1251 GBP 7.7460
GB0006776081 Purchase 270 GBP 7.7480
GB0006776081 Purchase 11108 GBP 7.7498
GB0006776081 Purchase 831 GBP 7.7500
GB0006776081 Purchase 998 GBP 7.7520
GB0006776081 Purchase 1629 GBP 7.7540
GB0006776081 Purchase 1225 GBP 7.7560
GB0006776081 Purchase 1521 GBP 7.7580
GB0006776081 Purchase 1332 GBP 7.7600
GB0006776081 Purchase 926 GBP 7.7620
GB0006776081 Purchase 1716 GBP 7.7640
GB0006776081 Purchase 778 GBP 7.7660
GB0006776081 Purchase 2110 GBP 7.7680
GB0006776081 Purchase 892 GBP 7.7700
GB0006776081 Purchase 400 GBP 7.7720
GB0006776081 Purchase 87 GBP 7.7760
GB0006776081 Purchase 90 GBP 7.7780
GB0006776081 Purchase 481 GBP 7.7800
GB0006776081 Purchase 318 GBP 7.7820
GB0006776081 Purchase 1020 GBP 7.7840
GB0006776081 Purchase 2040 GBP 7.7900
GB0006776081 Purchase 733 GBP 7.7920
GB0006776081 Purchase 4396 GBP 7.7930
GB0006776081 Purchase 544 GBP 7.7940
GB0006776081 Purchase 1041 GBP 7.7960
GB0006776081 Purchase 450 GBP 7.7980
GB0006776081 Purchase 272 GBP 7.8000
GB0006776081 Purchase 870 GBP 7.8060
GB0006776081 Purchase 919 GBP 7.8080
GB0006776081 Purchase 1355 GBP 7.8100
GB0006776081 Purchase 1040 GBP 7.8120
GB0006776081 Purchase 820 GBP 7.8140
GB0006776081 Purchase 148 GBP 7.8180
GB0006776081 Purchase 653 GBP 7.8220
GB0006776081 Purchase 73 GBP 7.8240
GB0006776081 Purchase 294 GBP 7.8280
GB0006776081 Purchase 1026 GBP 7.8300
GB0006776081 Purchase 349 GBP 7.8320
GB0006776081 Purchase 488 GBP 7.8340
GB0006776081 Purchase 720 GBP 7.8360
GB0006776081 Purchase 899 GBP 7.8380
GB0006776081 Purchase 875 GBP 7.8400
GB0006776081 Purchase 2102 GBP 7.8420
GB0006776081 Purchase 1570 GBP 7.8440
GB0006776081 Purchase 816 GBP 7.8460
GB0006776081 Purchase 936 GBP 7.8480
GB0006776081 Purchase 1685 GBP 7.8500
GB0006776081 Purchase 320 GBP 7.8520
GB0006776081 Purchase 1372 GBP 7.8540
GB0006776081 Purchase 625 GBP 7.8560
GB0006776081 Purchase 19 GBP 7.8600
GB0006776081 Purchase 123 GBP 7.8640
GB0006776081 Purchase 252 GBP 7.8680
GB0006776081 Purchase 649 GBP 7.8720
GB0006776081 Purchase 517 GBP 7.8740
GB0006776081 Purchase 555 GBP 7.8760
GB0006776081 Purchase 687 GBP 7.8780
GB0006776081 Purchase 58 GBP 7.8800
GB0006776081 Sell -1487 GBP 7.6089
GB0006776081 Sell -39566 GBP 7.6100
GB0006776081 Sell -62323 GBP 7.6379
GB0006776081 Sell -8172 GBP 7.6500
GB0006776081 Sell -3719 GBP 7.6520
GB0006776081 Sell -12 GBP 7.6540
GB0006776081 Sell -2380 GBP 7.6580
GB0006776081 Sell -988 GBP 7.6600
GB0006776081 Sell -400 GBP 7.6640
GB0006776081 Sell -389 GBP 7.6660
GB0006776081 Sell -968 GBP 7.6680
GB0006776081 Sell -1030 GBP 7.6700
GB0006776081 Sell -1043 GBP 7.6720
GB0006776081 Sell -267 GBP 7.6734
GB0006776081 Sell -267 GBP 7.6734
GB0006776081 Sell -58 GBP 7.6740
GB0006776081 Sell -1100 GBP 7.6760
GB0006776081 Sell -11353 GBP 7.6808
GB0006776081 Sell -108 GBP 7.6840
GB0006776081 Sell -873 GBP 7.6920
GB0006776081 Sell -189 GBP 7.6960
GB0006776081 Sell -1658 GBP 7.7000
GB0006776081 Sell -105 GBP 7.7020
GB0006776081 Sell -1082 GBP 7.7040
GB0006776081 Sell -1593 GBP 7.7060
GB0006776081 Sell -30913 GBP 7.7080
GB0006776081 Sell -32 GBP 7.7100
GB0006776081 Sell -425 GBP 7.7140
GB0006776081 Sell -24078 GBP 7.7142
GB0006776081 Sell -1259 GBP 7.7400
GB0006776081 Sell -494 GBP 7.7660
GB0006776081 Sell -488 GBP 7.8000
GB0006776081 Sell -658 GBP 7.8480
GB0006776081 Sell -1026 GBP 7.8940
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description e.g. opening/closing a references unit
security e.g. CFD long/short position securities
increasing/reducing a
long/short position
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
of description purchasing, of price e.g. date money
relevant e.g. call selling, securities per unit American paid/
security option varying etc. to which European received
option etc. per unit
relates
(ii) Exercise
Class of Product Exercising/ Number of Exercise price
relevant description exercised securities per unit
security e.g. call option against
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if
security e.g. subscription, conversion applicable)
4. 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 person
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"
(b) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
between the person 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"
(c) Attachments
Is a supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? No
Date of Disclosure: 15/03/2022
Contact Name Compliance Control Room
Telephone Number: 0207 595 9695
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.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk)
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