REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Pearson PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Amendment
23/03/2022 15:45
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RNS Number : 8056F GoldmanSachs International 23 March 2022
Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivative transactions, the disclosure
made on 23 March for dealings on 14 March has been updated. Sections 2(b) has
been updated.
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 PEARSON PLC
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is PEARSON PLC
connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 14 March 2022
(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
25p ordinary Purchases 7,119,662 7.9751 GBP 7.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Sales 5,714,522 7.8460 GBP 7.6100 GBP
ADR Sales 98,898 10.0300 USD 10.0300 USD
(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
ADR SWAP Opening a long position 49,449 10.0300 USD
25p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 18,361 7.6101 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 50,120 7.6101 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,403 7.6106 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 353 7.6106 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 340 7.6106 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 18,000 7.6270 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 533 7.6376 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 17,210 7.6425 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 30,000 7.6554 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 70,000 7.6554 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 938 7.6599 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 234 7.6599 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 12,407 7.6721 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 42,400 7.6725 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 263 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 39 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 5,000 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 761 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 769 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 9 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 5,000 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 626 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,645 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 9 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 74 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 803 7.6755 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 131,944 7.6791 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,500 7.6799 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 27,884 7.6980 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 10,365 7.6980 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 17,519 7.6980 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 60,903 7.6980 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 60,903 7.6980 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 60,903 7.6980 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 27,884 7.6980 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 11,213 7.6980 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 11,213 7.6980 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,300 7.6998 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 35,923 7.7054 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 91,354 7.7054 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 91,354 7.7054 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 91,354 7.7054 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 41,826 7.7054 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 41,826 7.7054 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 16,820 7.7054 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 16,820 7.7054 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 11,854 7.7057 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 15,445 7.7062 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 51,225 7.7102 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 33,640 7.7177 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 33,640 7.7177 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 83,651 7.7177 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 83,651 7.7177 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 182,709 7.7177 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 182,709 7.7177 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 182,709 7.7177 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 83,651 7.7177 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 305 7.7198 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 9,906 7.7230 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 7,045 7.7371 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,761 7.7371 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,000 7.7436 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 179,105 7.9751 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 64,432 7.9751 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 6,438 7.9751 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 16,022 7.9751 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 114,093 7.9751 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 29,383 7.9751 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 21,143 7.9751 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 54,384 7.9751 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.
(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: 23 March 2022
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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