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

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RNS Number : 3939G  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  29 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:                                                    28 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             578,617                     7.9680 GBP                            7.8600 GBP
 25p ordinary                PURCHASES         416,905                     7.9721 GBP                            7.8590 GBP
 ADS                         PURCHASES         1                           10.5000 USD                           10.5000 USD
 ADS                         SALES             1                           10.5000 USD                           10.5000 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                                                     4,393                           7.8669 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     35,510                          7.8710 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     44                              7.9000 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,261                           7.9000 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,975                           7.9014 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,660                           7.9034 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     64,083                          7.9040 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,775                           7.9043 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     39,080                          7.9047 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     18,830                          7.9054 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     12,900                          7.9094 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,073                           7.9107 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,356                           7.9109 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     112                             7.9120 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     22                              7.9140 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     216                             7.9159 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     637                             7.9196 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    22,642                          7.8995 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       69,125                          7.9000 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       9,232                           7.9001 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,775                           7.9020 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,073                           7.9066 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       16,255                          7.9083 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       8,171                           7.9128 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,386                           7.8866 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      186                             7.8866 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      100,000                         7.8977 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,136                           7.8994 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      294                             7.8994 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      25,652                          7.9000 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      14                              7.9021 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      85                              7.9031 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      265                             7.9054 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,752                           7.9057 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      52                              7.9123 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7                               7.9129 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      408                             7.9140 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,017                           7.9141 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,256                           7.9142 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,818                           7.9145 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,799                           7.9220 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,647                           7.9225 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,600                           7.9240 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      34                              7.9262 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      244                             7.9268 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      530                             7.9269 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      86                              7.9347 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10                              7.9360 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      451                             7.9377 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:  29 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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