REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Pearson PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Pearson Plc
21/03/2022 10:00
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RNS Number : 4381F Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 21 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: 18 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 8 10.6541 USD 10.6541 USD
25p ordinary PURCHASES 497,014 8.1060 GBP 7.0000 GBP
25p ordinary SALES 428,128 8.1060 GBP 7.0000 GBP
(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 128 7.8522 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 50,000 7.8535 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 34 7.8560 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 21,177 7.8625 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 210 7.8856 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,104 7.8952 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 134 7.9362 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,434 8.0187 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,194 8.0223 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 55,345 8.0488 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 789 8.0791 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,700 8.0794 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 15,903 8.0800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 82,900 8.0800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,915 7.8682 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,438 7.8823 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 391 7.9495 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,033 7.9740 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,447 8.0681 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 151 8.0800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,000 8.0800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8 8.0820 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 50,000 7.8289 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 961 7.8432 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 484 7.8446 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,274 7.8554 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,085 7.8649 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 21,177 7.8681 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,194 8.0118 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 9,551 8.0195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,354 8.0195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 454 8.0195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 103 8.0195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,010 8.0195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 525 8.0195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6 8.0195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 514 8.0195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 119,713 8.0195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 7,026 8.0195 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 131 8.0655 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 13,743 8.0655 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 206 8.0655 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 31,814 8.0656 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 9,345 8.0731 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 56,659 8.0800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 302 8.0800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 18,126 8.0802 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,570 8.0807 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 349 7.8560 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 391 7.9445 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,559 8.0196 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6,129 8.0523 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 502 8.0799 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 217 8.0800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 48,448 8.0800 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 69 8.1060 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: 21 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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