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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: 12 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 2,198,807 3.3420 GBP 3.2290 GBP
10p ordinary SALES 1,594,811 3.3420 GBP 3.2310 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 668 3.2380 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 12,268 3.2542 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 10,000 3.2557 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 1,344 3.2752 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 1,000 3.2770 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 11,922 3.2821 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 24,602 3.2821 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 3,421 3.2928 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 493 3.2990 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 16 3.3070 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 296 3.3126 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 234 3.3128 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 17,985 3.3138 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 51,762 3.3138 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 41,703 3.3138 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 16,931 3.3139 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 3,975 3.3139 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 17,655 3.3191 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 2,026 3.3302 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 5,748 3.3368 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 139,765 3.3370 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 1 3.3370 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 1 3.3370 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 4,596 3.3370 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 2,445 3.3370 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 1,316 3.3370 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 119,370 3.2421 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 5,000 3.2531 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 1,162 3.2617 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 11,963 3.2839 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 24,212 3.2839 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 50,000 3.2939 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 390 3.3060 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 310 3.3079 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 1,728 3.3079 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 7,778 3.3079 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 15,261 3.3113 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 28,646 3.3113 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 76,275 3.3113 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 26,722 3.3113 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 9,970 3.3113 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 116,337 3.3113 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 31,166 3.3138 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 1,402 3.3279 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 89,620 3.3279 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 107,460 3.3281 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 2,026 3.3281 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 18,030 3.3308 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 825 3.3370 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 1,207 3.3370 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 186 3.3370 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.
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