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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Pearson PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Pearson Plc

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RNS Number : 8298E  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  15 March 2022

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  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    NO
 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

 25p ordinary                PURCHASES         90,323                      10.0460 USD                           9.9295 USD
 25p ordinary                SALES             90,323                      10.0466 USD                           9.9295 USD
 25p ordinary                SALES             1,163,759                   7.8780 GBP                            7.6094 GBP
 25p ordinary                PURCHASES         1,145,837                   7.9100 GBP                            7.6100 GBP
 ADS                         PURCHASES         434                         10.2118 USD                           10.1452 USD
 ADS                         SALES             434                         10.2118 USD                           10.1452 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
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,646                           7.6100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     21,320                          7.6164 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     31,012                          7.6441 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     969                             7.6529 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     54,756                          7.6536 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     30,600                          7.6645 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     21,213                          7.6661 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     28                              7.6680 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     68,294                          7.6727 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     29,916                          7.6746 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,357                           7.6762 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,629                           7.6831 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,720                           7.6859 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     13,606                          7.6927 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     28,880                          7.7015 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     14,516                          7.7150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,249                           7.7158 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     106                             7.7240 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     16,010                          7.7279 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,113                           7.7365 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,512                           7.7599 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,081                           7.7614 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,121                           7.6100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    44,146                          7.6100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,483                           7.6231 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    7,517                           7.6231 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    39,018                          7.6299 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,839                           7.6444 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    310                             7.6457 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    70                              7.7240 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       969                             7.6100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       29,021                          7.6100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       36,185                          7.6100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       149                             7.6100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       12,652                          7.6100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,196                           7.6100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,197                           7.6100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       51,930                          7.6299 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       48,764                          7.6568 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,271                           7.6571 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       422                             7.6571 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       8,000                           7.6611 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       96                              7.6707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       75                              7.6707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       5,221                           7.6707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       752                             7.6707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       88,661                          7.6707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       7,318                           7.6707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       337                             7.6707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       6,207                           7.6707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       382                             7.6707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       509                             7.6707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       9,323                           7.6722 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       20,760                          7.6722 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,089                           7.6722 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,599                           7.6722 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       33                              7.6722 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       397                             7.6822 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       13,606                          7.6859 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       217                             7.6870 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       329                             7.7018 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,671                           7.7018 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,335                           7.7058 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       22,786                          7.7330 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       5,113                           7.7413 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      20,000                          7.6094 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,003                           7.7150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      730                             7.7527 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,121                           7.7599 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:  15 March 2022
 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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