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

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RNS Number : 1261F  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  17 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:                                                    16 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         895,972                     8.3600 GBP                            8.0656 GBP
 25p ordinary                SALES             557,271                     8.3600 GBP                            8.0924 GBP
 ADS                         PURCHASES         5                           10.8300 USD                           10.8300 USD
 ADS                         SALES             5                           10.8300 USD                           10.8300 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                                                     450                             8.1340 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,016                           8.1506 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     8,018                           8.1684 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     297                             8.1738 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     57,418                          8.2217 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     794                             8.2258 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     8,324                           8.2335 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,000                           8.2593 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,700                           8.2593 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     61,960                          8.2600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     355                             8.2704 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     390                             8.2738 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,759                           8.1534 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,620                           8.1693 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,280                           8.1980 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    84                              8.1980 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    107                             8.1980 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    53                              8.1980 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    26,496                          8.2017 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    70                              8.2150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    55                              8.2150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    34                              8.2150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    834                             8.2150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,798                           8.2155 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    80,178                          8.2247 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    175                             8.2280 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    227                             8.2280 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,696                           8.2280 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    112                             8.2280 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    64                              8.2330 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    33                              8.2330 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    762                             8.2330 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    50                              8.2330 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,678                           8.2355 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,822                           8.2355 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    16,880                          8.2563 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    549                             8.2600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,053                           8.2604 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    53                              8.2940 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    804                             8.2940 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    68                              8.2940 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    33                              8.2940 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    93                              8.3300 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    146                             8.3300 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    188                             8.3300 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,242                           8.3300 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    65                              8.3500 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    32                              8.3500 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    754                             8.3500 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    49                              8.3500 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,473                           8.1183 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       933                             8.1205 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       329                             8.1853 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,671                           8.1853 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       18,631                          8.1860 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       186                             8.1860 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       473                             8.1860 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,297                           8.2031 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       360                             8.2100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       318                             8.2100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       72                              8.2100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       93                              8.2100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       5,858                           8.2100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       6,839                           8.2100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,926                           8.2100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       706                             8.2100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       83,763                          8.2100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       481                             8.2100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       42,158                          8.2185 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       827                             8.2326 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       352                             8.2336 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       13,881                          8.2336 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       138                             8.2337 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       45,649                          8.2563 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       15,309                          8.2600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,073                           8.2600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       959                             8.2600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       116,502                         8.2600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       44,473                          8.2600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,620                           8.1671 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      179                             8.1980 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,345                           8.1980 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      260                             8.1990 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,900                           8.2008 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      533                             8.2080 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      876                             8.2150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      117                             8.2150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,832                           8.2280 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      378                             8.2280 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      802                             8.2330 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      107                             8.2330 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,798                           8.2352 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,900                           8.2600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      50,389                          8.2600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      113                             8.2940 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      845                             8.2940 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      514                             8.3300 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,356                           8.3300 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      313                             8.3300 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8                               8.3300 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      106                             8.3500 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      794                             8.3500 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:  17 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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