REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Schroders PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Schroders plc
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RNS Number : 2679Y Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 26 March 2026
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 Schroders plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is Schroders plc
connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 25 March 2026
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader N/A
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
20p ordinary PURCHASES 1,512,994 5.7550 GBP 5.7348 GBP
20p ordinary SALES 1,192,294 5.7550 GBP 5.7351 GBP
20p ordinary SALES 55,741 6.6368 EUR 6.6368 EUR
(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
20p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,069 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,275 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 13,786 5.7438 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,628 5.7440 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,283 5.7445 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,764 5.7458 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 932 5.7459 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 372 5.7460 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 99 5.7499 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 342 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 51,442 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 108 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,356 5.7401 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,777 5.7402 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 113,019 5.7403 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,610 5.7428 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 13,939 5.7433 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 16,256 5.7439 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,686 5.7439 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,591 5.7439 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,622 5.7439 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 17,052 5.7440 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,370 5.7443 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,750 5.7447 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,585 5.7450 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,418 5.7453 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,092 5.7453 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 117 5.7454 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,593 5.7468 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,611 5.7473 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,140 5.7478 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,660 5.7485 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,568 5.7487 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,665 5.7487 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 381 5.7494 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,337 5.7496 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,494 5.7500 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,048 5.7501 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 20,214 5.7503 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 44,910 5.7503 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 140,349 5.7503 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 27,171 5.7503 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,317 5.7503 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 473 5.7503 GBP
20p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 57,039 5.7503 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,069 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,658 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 41,683 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 124 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,282 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,123 5.7401 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,043 5.7401 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 34,954 5.7449 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 51,630 5.7392 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 927 5.7394 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 182,579 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,134 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,995 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 162 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,544 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 51,442 5.7400 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,492 5.7405 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 17,052 5.7413 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 34 5.7417 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 48,008 5.7420 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6 5.7420 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,439 5.7420 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 11,074 5.7420 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 80,185 5.7420 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,220 5.7420 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 14 5.7420 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,896 5.7421 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 8,163 5.7430 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 223 5.7450 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 290 5.7450 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,206 5.7450 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 484 5.7450 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 66 5.7481 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,320 5.7490 GBP
20p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 59 5.7500 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: 26 March 2026
Contact name: Claire Gordon
Telephone number: +44 141 245-8893
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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