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

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RNS Number : 7807G  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  31 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:                                                    30 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         782,381                     7.8220 GBP                            6.8000 GBP
 25p ordinary                SALES             1,400,980                   7.8220 GBP                            6.8960 GBP
 ADS                         PURCHASES         17,602                      9.8577 USD                            9.7974 USD
 ADS                         SALES             17,602                      9.8577 USD                            9.7974 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                                                     52,235                          7.2281 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,043                           7.2409 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     21,731                          7.2800 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     8,287                           7.3356 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,000                           7.3564 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     177,664                         7.3627 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     22,336                          7.3627 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,059                           7.3781 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     29,959                          7.3841 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     31,271                          7.3920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     110,716                         7.3920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,113                           7.3920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     16,461                          7.3920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     21,406                          7.3920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,562                           7.3954 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     22,100                          7.4155 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,859                           7.4381 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     16                              7.7620 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,212                           7.8111 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     77                              7.8196 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     447                             7.8420 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    532                             6.8000 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,500                           6.8953 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    166,585                         6.9334 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,189                           6.9569 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,324                           7.1974 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,592                           7.3829 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    148                             7.3840 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    16,948                          7.3920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    962                             7.5681 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,859                           6.8000 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       67,000                          7.1333 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,562                           7.2147 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       52,235                          7.2360 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       11,477                          7.2462 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       445                             7.3203 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       18,916                          7.3836 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       110,716                         7.3920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       20,637                          7.3920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       154                             7.3920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,184                           7.3920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       9,776                           7.4845 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,212                           7.8032 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7                               6.9171 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4                               6.9175 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      223                             6.9176 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      82                              6.9176 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      60                              6.9177 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      9                               6.9178 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6                               6.9183 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,237                           6.9488 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      75,000                          6.9881 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      75,000                          6.9965 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      37,211                          7.0074 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      24                              7.0146 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      28                              7.0146 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      287                             7.0148 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      212                             7.0148 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      784                             7.0148 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12                              7.0150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      18                              7.0150 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,924                           7.0274 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      46                              7.0343 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      30                              7.0347 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      728                             7.0357 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      537                             7.0359 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      75                              7.0384 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      61                              7.0390 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      382                             7.0536 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      292                             7.0544 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,583                           7.0551 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      191                             7.0555 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12,512                          7.0582 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      140                             7.0917 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      60                              7.0917 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6                               7.0917 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      44                              7.0918 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5                               7.0920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5                               7.0920 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3                               7.0933 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      579                             7.1012 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,255                           7.1021 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,917                           7.1163 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           7.1177 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      36                              7.1417 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,397                           7.1433 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8,562                           7.1477 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      858                             7.1506 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      97                              7.1510 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      56                              7.1511 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      708                             7.1522 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      73                              7.1555 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      133                             7.1636 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      258                             7.1707 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,103                           7.1722 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      170                             7.1725 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      71                              7.1823 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      37                              7.1830 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      839                             7.1856 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      53                              7.1858 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10,615                          7.1860 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12,195                          7.1875 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,019                           7.1929 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      143                             7.1983 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      208                             7.2013 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      493                             7.2015 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,795                           7.2028 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      272                             7.2033 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      243                             7.2039 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      310                             7.2046 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,665                           7.2052 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      160                             7.2053 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,197                           7.2061 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      405                             7.2067 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,324                           7.2101 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      786                             7.2257 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,814                           7.2272 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,174                           7.2344 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      840                             7.2347 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,629                           7.2431 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      139                             7.2444 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,146                           7.2451 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      106                             7.2457 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      76                              7.2474 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      73,396                          7.2504 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      24,104                          7.2504 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,948                           7.2743 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      268                             7.2765 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,500                           7.2943 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,189                           7.3057 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      18,000                          7.3183 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      70                              7.3271 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      90                              7.3276 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,077                           7.3289 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      55                              7.3307 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      24,274                          7.3484 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,848                           7.3489 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,663                           7.3534 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      504                             7.3562 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,445                           7.3918 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      17,954                          7.3918 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      42,682                          7.3954 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,598                           7.4381 GBP
 25p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      166,585                         7.5354 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:  31 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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