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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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