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REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Workspace Grp PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Workspace Group plc amend

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RNS Number : 2573J  JPMorgan Securities Plc  25 April 2022

AMENDMENT

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:                                            J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  Workspace Group plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        Financial advisor to Workspace Group PLC
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    13 April 2022
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    Yes, McKay Securities plc
 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

 GBP1 ordinary               Purchase          86,456                      7.0350 GBP                            6.7850 GBP

                             Sale               109,250                    7.0350 GBP                            6.7300 GBP

 

(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
 GBP1 ordinary               Equity Swap          Decrease Short                                                                 145                             6.8795 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,368                           6.9184 GBP

                                                                                                                                 400                             6.9640 GBP

                                                                                                                                 5,795                           6.9803 GBP

                                                                                                                                 382                             6.9894 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3                               6.9917 GBP

                                                                                                                                 6,568                           6.9929 GBP

                                                                                                                                 8,890                           6.9938 GBP

                                                                                                                                 2,216                           6.9994 GBP

                                                                                                                                 239                             7.0249 GBP

                                                  Increase Long                                                                  227                             6.8207 GBP

                                                                                                                                 14                              6.8210 GBP

                                                                                                                                 4                               6.8217 GBP

                                                                                                                                 3,612                           6.9764 GBP

                                                  Increase Short                                                                 470                             6.8027 GBP

                                                                                                                                 142                             6.9909 GBP

                                                  Opening a Long Position                                                        175                             6.8000 GBP

                                                                                                                                 339                             6.8683 GBP

                                                                                                                                 81                              6.9550 GBP

                                                                                                                                 18,477                          6.9900 GBP

                                                  Opening a Short Position                                                       226                             6.8451 GBP

                                                                                                                                 112                             6.8650 GBP

                                                                                                                                 769                             6.8842 GBP

                                                                                                                                 1,486                           6.9336 GBP

                                                                                                                                 15,968                          6.9900 GBP

                                                                                                                                 398                             6.9904 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.

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option

 

(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

 

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:  25 April 2022
 Contact name:        Alwyn Basch
 Telephone number:    020 7742 7407

 

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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