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

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RNS Number : 5760G  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  30 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:                                                    29 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         343,179                     8.0300 GBP                            7.7160 GBP
 25p ordinary                SALES             384,555                     8.0300 GBP                            7.7382 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                                                     13,661                          7.8518 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     19,180                          7.8561 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     10,532                          7.8580 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     103                             7.8605 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     14,100                          7.8796 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     9,000                           7.9060 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,401                           7.9134 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,655                           8.0089 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,000                           7.8122 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,653                           7.8222 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           7.8377 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    19,916                          7.8580 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    16,859                          7.8650 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,598                           7.8658 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    954                             7.9008 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    191                             8.0200 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,000                           7.8083 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,287                           7.8414 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       16,063                          7.8535 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       30                              7.8580 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       77                              7.8580 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       16,187                          7.8580 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       64,083                          7.8580 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       44                              7.8580 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,261                           7.8580 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       14,095                          7.8839 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       44                              7.9041 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10                              7.7380 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      218                             7.7382 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      134                             7.7382 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      117                             7.7382 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      35                              7.7383 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      132                             7.7383 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      52                              7.7383 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6                               7.7383 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      19                              7.7384 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      19                              7.7384 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8                               7.7388 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3                               7.8033 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      11                              7.8045 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      32                              7.8047 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      30                              7.8047 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      50                              7.8048 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      27                              7.8048 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2                               7.8050 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4                               7.8050 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6                               7.8050 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2                               7.8050 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8                               7.8050 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,889                           7.8470 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      201                             7.8578 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,344                           7.8578 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,137                           7.8578 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      515                             7.8578 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,010                           7.8578 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,691                           7.8578 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      697                             7.8578 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,653                           7.8581 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      116                             7.8591 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      182                             7.8592 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      236                             7.8592 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,826                           7.8592 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      365                             7.8597 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,262                           7.8599 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,187                           7.8600 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      884                             7.8601 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      457                             7.8601 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,293                           7.8601 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,378                           7.8601 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      516                             7.8674 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,796                           7.8674 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,371                           7.8684 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,917                           7.8686 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,178                           7.8686 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      266                             7.8686 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,021                           7.8686 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      132                             7.8687 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      430                             7.8687 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,808                           7.8687 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      206                             7.8687 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      29                              7.8697 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      32                              7.8697 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      202                             7.8698 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      227                             7.8698 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      86                              7.8698 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      233                             7.8698 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      377                             7.8698 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      61                              7.8698 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      9                               7.8700 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      14                              7.8700 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      17                              7.8700 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      30                              7.8713 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      542                             7.8715 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      39                              7.8715 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      142                             7.8715 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      881                             7.8715 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      528                             7.8715 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      74                              7.8715 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      189                             7.8715 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      469                             7.8715 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      19                              7.8716 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      57                              7.8716 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      954                             7.8750 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,830                           7.8869 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      248                             7.8871 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      149                             7.8888 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,759                           7.8891 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      532                             7.8891 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,980                           7.8891 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      688                             7.8892 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      112                             7.8896 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,256                           7.8899 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      71                              7.8899 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      216                             7.8905 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      306                             7.8963 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,600                           7.8966 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      362                             7.8966 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,665                           7.8966 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      698                             7.8966 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,974                           7.8968 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      946                             7.8968 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      90                              7.8974 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      139                             7.8976 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,134                           7.8977 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      178                             7.8978 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      22                              7.9095 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      25                              7.9096 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      41                              7.9098 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1                               7.9100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2                               7.9100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12                              7.9100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1                               7.9100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6                               7.9100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1                               7.9100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6                               7.9100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7                               7.9100 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5                               7.9160 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      17                              7.9165 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12                              7.9167 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      48                              7.9167 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      156                             7.9167 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6                               7.9167 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      43                              7.9167 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      9                               7.9167 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      295                             7.9167 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      176                             7.9168 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      47                              7.9168 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      29                              7.9317 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      18                              7.9317 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      138                             7.9318 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      514                             7.9318 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      185                             7.9318 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      858                             7.9318 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      38                              7.9318 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      527                             7.9318 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      56                              7.9318 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      71                              7.9318 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      457                             7.9318 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      9                               7.9822 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      18                              7.9822 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      43                              7.9823 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      34                              7.9824 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      214                             7.9824 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      131                             7.9824 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      128                             7.9824 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4                               7.9825 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12                              7.9825 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      114                             7.9825 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7                               7.9829 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,695                           7.9945 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:  30 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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