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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
29 July 2016
AMENDMENT(Section 2 and 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: 26 JULY 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 1,690,111 3.3577 GBP 3.2110 GBP
10p ordinary SALES 1,526,181 3.3140 GBP 3.2070 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 266,907 3.2200 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 28,930 3.2200 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 1,945 3.2243 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 10,545 3.2367 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 19,366 3.2367 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 541 3.2367 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 31,309 3.2393 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 1,405 3.2453 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 10,000 3.2500 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 3,896 3.2505 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 17,079 3.2514 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 16,476 3.2523 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 28,943 3.2615 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 406 3.2633 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 28,118 3.2664 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 19,917 3.2676 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 1,290 3.2682 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 32,833 3.2682 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 8,410 3.2682 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 1,745 3.2734 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 35,011 3.2734 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 57,883 3.2734 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 2,811 3.2746 GBP
10p ordinary CFD LONG 16,242 3.2753 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 10,866 3.2200 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 3,112 3.2200 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 5,778 3.2200 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 2,395 3.2201 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 44,700 3.2360 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 94,511 3.2396 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 2,230 3.2567 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 6,073 3.2567 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 26,454 3.2567 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 6,515 3.2567 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 18,311 3.2567 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 3,475 3.2567 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 10,018 3.2573 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 50,979 3.2582 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 147,223 3.2607 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 15,569 3.2616 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 17,905 3.2690 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 13,972 3.2723 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 28,930 3.2762 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 4,094 3.2905 GBP
10p ordinary CFD SHORT 100,000 3.3577 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: 29 JULY 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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