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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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