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RNS Number : 7388F Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 23 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: 22 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 SALES 2,597 10.4502 USD 10.4502 USD
25p ordinary SALES 296,385 7.9553 GBP 7.8500 GBP
25p ordinary PURCHASES 491,670 8.0120 GBP 7.8500 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 5 7.8816 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 850 7.8867 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,838 7.8908 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 690 7.8982 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,003 7.9018 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,415 7.9021 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,900 7.9034 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,604 7.9100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 17,560 7.9100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 14,456 7.9100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,585 7.9134 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,798 7.9156 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 26,943 7.8996 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,113 7.9048 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,542 7.9098 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,204 7.9100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,788 7.9260 GBP
25p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 16 7.9380 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,428 7.8857 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 14,470 7.8962 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 17,742 7.8978 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,412 7.8997 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 700 7.9007 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 10,026 7.9055 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,669 7.9081 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 110 7.9081 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 62,565 7.9081 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 271 7.9081 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,434 7.9081 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 18 7.9081 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 106 7.9081 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 7,800 7.9088 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 20,430 7.9100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 124 7.9100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 35,683 7.9116 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 33 7.9380 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 33 7.8691 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 11 7.8691 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 253 7.8692 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 555 7.8912 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 73 7.8912 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 25 7.8912 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 220 7.8945 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,113 7.8976 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 273 7.9010 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 17 7.9090 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 49 7.9090 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 368 7.9090 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1 7.9100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 17,721 7.9100 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,400 7.9120 GBP
25p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,788 7.9212 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: 23 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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