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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. 888 Holdings plc Rank Group PLC William Hill PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)Replacement William Hill Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">888.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RNK.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">WMH.L</Origin>

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RNS Number : 2955H
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
16 August 2016 
 
AMENDMENT (Section 2b) 
 
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 relates:     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree  William Hill Plc                         
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:                                                       888 Holdings Plc and The Rank Group Plc  
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                                                                              11 AUGUST 2016                           
 (e)Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today  disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?              Yes                                      
 
 
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  
 10p ordinary                PURCHASES        1,180,845                     3.3320 GBP                            3.1950 GBP                           
 10p ordinary                SALES            1,818,961                     3.3340 GBP                            3.1930 GBP                           
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product description             e.g. CFD  Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position  Number of reference securities  Price per unit  
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     4,346                           3.2649 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     37,530                          3.2650 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     8,202                           3.2686 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     8,674                           3.2698 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     2,550                           3.2700 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     9,700                           3.2768 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     13,077                          3.2797 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     46,673                          3.2805 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     196,010                         3.2813 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     803,990                         3.2813 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     103,909                         3.2813 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     196                             3.2835 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     3,276                           3.2890 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     153,808                         3.2890 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       LONG                                                                                                     24,158                          3.3184 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    1,211                           3.2110 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    18,291                          3.2245 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    1                               3.2620 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    1,252                           3.2645 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    12,333                          3.2698 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    7,956                           3.2698 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    374                             3.2698 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    103,909                         3.2712 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    9,700                           3.2720 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    5,952                           3.2748 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    11,168                          3.2748 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    29,735                          3.2748 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    45,354                          3.2748 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    3,947                           3.2748 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    10,417                          3.2748 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    3,445                           3.2753 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    1,073                           3.2811 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    54,277                          3.2811 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    16,488                          3.2819 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    3,373                           3.2833 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    606                             3.2833 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    15,194                          3.2833 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    419                             3.2890 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    1,857                           3.2890 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    2,717                           3.2890 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    5,867                           3.2891 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    66,656                          3.2994 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    1,072                           3.2994 GBP      
 10p ordinary                CFD                                       SHORT                                                                                                    30,000                          3.3156 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   e.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
 N/A                         N/A                                               N/A                                         N/A                                           N/A                      N/A                                  N/A          N/A                                   
 
 
(ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant security  Product description            e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
 N/A                         N/A                                              N/A                   N/A                      
 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing            e.g. subscription, conversion  Details  Price per unit (if applicable)  
 N/A                         N/A                                                         N/A      N/A                             
 
 
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. 
 
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. 
 
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: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:  16 AUGUST 2016     
 Contact name:        Craig Horsley      
 Telephone number:    +44(141) 245 7736  
 
 
Telephone number: 
 
+44(141) 245 7736 
 
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  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. 
 
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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