REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Pearson PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Pearson Plc
16/03/2022 11:15
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RNS Number : 9770E Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 16 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: 15 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 16,204 10.7937 USD 10.7937 USD
25p ordinary SALES 1,552,389 8.2684 GBP 7.5300 GBP
25p ordinary PURCHASES 1,448,857 8.2697 GBP 7.5563 GBP
ADS PURCHASES 1 10.8600 USD 10.8600 USD
ADS SALES 1 10.8600 USD 10.8600 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 3,497 7.6937 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,317 8.0713 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 15,906 8.0718 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 709 8.0854 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,780 8.0946 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,600 8.1801 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 55,806 8.2015 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 16,854 8.2036 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,432 8.2141 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 30,372 8.2211 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 96,479 8.2259 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 12,487 8.2676 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,445 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 36,455 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 33,162 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 9,540 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 16,204 10.7937 USD
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 169 8.0886 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 71,314 8.2151 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 708 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 14,852 8.2697 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 104 7.9729 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,497 7.9729 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 19 7.9729 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,070 7.9729 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 18,145 7.9729 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 70 7.9729 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,270 7.9729 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 79 7.9729 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 153 7.9729 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 15 7.9729 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,785 8.0335 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 25,000 8.0579 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 15,906 8.0582 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,039 8.0637 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,317 8.0640 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,550 8.0903 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,921 8.1427 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 36,290 8.1627 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 247 8.1735 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,253 8.1735 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 30,000 8.1783 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,265 8.2030 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 717 8.2175 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 16,597 8.2290 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 90,142 8.2290 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 9,135 8.2350 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 17 8.2353 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 42,036 8.2445 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,453 8.2493 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 16 8.2494 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,570 8.2502 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 21 8.2538 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 10,848 8.2540 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,649 8.2650 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 385 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 49,563 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 173 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,991 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,229 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,836 8.2680 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,422 8.2681 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 500 7.6183 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 169 8.0460 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,367 8.0785 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,450 8.2016 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 19,999 8.2044 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 901 8.2195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 160 8.2203 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 39,018 8.2393 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 65,071 8.2680 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: 16 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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