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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Schroders PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Schroders plc

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RNS Number : 2449Z  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  02 April 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:                                                    01 April 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         1,376,717                   5.7775 GBP                            5.7600 GBP
 20p ordinary                SALES             932,682                     5.7800 GBP                            5.7620 GBP
 20p ordinary                SALES             1                           7.6836 USD                            7.6836 USD
 20p ordinary                PURCHASES         1,042                       7.6988 USD                            7.6836 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
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     8,012                           5.7564 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     26,212                          5.7620 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,117                           5.7625 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,625                           5.7645 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     485                             5.7650 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     60,000                          5.7658 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     917                             5.7681 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,978                           5.7682 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,651                           5.7695 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     335                             5.7741 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    785                             5.7610 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,133                           5.7625 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,087                           5.7625 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,551                           5.7648 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    298                             5.7649 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    379                             5.7650 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,928                           5.7650 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    21                              5.7650 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2                               5.7650 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    616                             5.7658 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    479                             5.7667 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3                               5.7667 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,025                           5.7671 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13,110                          5.7675 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,424                           5.7675 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,419                           5.7677 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,744                           5.7684 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    22,677                          5.7685 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    44,012                          5.7692 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    11,458                          5.7699 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    790                             5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    202                             5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    263                             5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,117                           5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    44,217                          5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    12,220                          5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,943                           5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,710                           5.7701 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,020                           5.7704 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,093                           5.7705 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,593                           5.7705 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    44,953                          5.7705 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    22,945                          5.7705 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    56                              5.7705 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    110,095                         5.7705 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,398                           5.7705 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    748                             5.7705 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    16,294                          5.7705 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    35,216                          5.7705 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    369                             5.7706 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,834                           5.7713 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    116,526                         5.7713 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    31,540                          5.7713 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    16,065                          5.7713 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    172                             5.7713 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3                               5.7733 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    388                             5.7737 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    22                              5.7747 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    947                             5.7750 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    70                              5.7750 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       34,223                          5.7660 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,397                           5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       34,056                          5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       34,306                          5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       335                             5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7,220                           5.7625 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      369                             5.7646 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1                               5.7650 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2                               5.7650 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      91,968                          5.7652 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,438                           5.7654 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      8,978                           5.7669 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      39,291                          5.7698 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,068                           5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7,273                           5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,258                           5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,028                           5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      379                             5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      468                             5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      502                             5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      44,217                          5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,900                           5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      20,472                          5.7700 GBP
 20p ordinary                CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,113                           5.7741 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:  02 April 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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