By LSE RNS
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 |
Britvic plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Britvic plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
25 June 2024 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
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 |
SALES |
277,895 |
11.6600 GBP |
11.5000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
PURCHASES |
1,912,225 |
11.6800 GBP |
11.5000 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 |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,900 |
11.5480 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
460 |
11.5843 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
1,553 |
11.5950 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
30,242 |
11.6000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
32 |
11.6000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
8,533 |
11.6000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
11,060 |
11.6000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
91 |
11.6010 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
3,206 |
11.6012 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
4 |
11.6149 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
527 |
11.6197 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a long position |
73 |
11.6392 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,456 |
11.5000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
3,390 |
11.5414 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
399 |
11.5731 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
401 |
11.5748 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
395 |
11.5763 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,000 |
11.5800 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
295 |
11.5815 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
398,375 |
11.5886 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
101,625 |
11.5886 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
49 |
11.5896 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
369 |
11.5915 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
7,004 |
11.5949 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
3,439 |
11.5961 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
101 |
11.5978 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
50,000 |
11.6000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
51,419 |
11.6000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,099 |
11.6002 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
11 |
11.6006 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,890 |
11.6014 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
49,930 |
11.6018 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
74,912 |
11.6018 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
35,158 |
11.6018 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,377 |
11.6029 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
13,502 |
11.6029 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
799 |
11.6038 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
250 |
11.6046 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
79,675 |
11.6055 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
20,325 |
11.6056 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
34,231 |
11.6078 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
637 |
11.6088 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
15 |
11.6095 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,503 |
11.6098 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
117,925 |
11.6109 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,775 |
11.6121 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
32,315 |
11.6123 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
5,750 |
11.6130 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
2,250 |
11.6130 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,650 |
11.6144 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,500 |
11.6199 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
17 |
11.6202 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
23,405 |
11.6281 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
35,114 |
11.6281 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
16,481 |
11.6281 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
116,247 |
11.6383 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
165,089 |
11.6383 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
247,684 |
11.6383 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
214 |
11.6415 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
837 |
11.6415 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
146 |
11.6416 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
35 |
11.6416 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
64 |
11.6416 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
7,058 |
11.6416 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
352 |
11.6416 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
1,210 |
11.6416 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
883 |
11.6522 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
increasing a short position |
16 |
11.6810 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
11,591 |
11.6000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
33,912 |
11.6000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
54 |
11.6000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
4,257 |
11.6000 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
21,340 |
11.6010 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
759 |
11.6047 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
4,653 |
11.6047 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
349 |
11.6047 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
1,405 |
11.6057 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
3,324 |
11.6063 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
4,019 |
11.6063 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
284 |
11.6185 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a long position |
32 |
11.6800 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
367 |
11.5704 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1 |
11.5800 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,423 |
11.5868 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
14,606 |
11.5907 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
3,604 |
11.5928 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
8,900 |
11.5928 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
443 |
11.5928 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
1,570 |
11.5928 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
5,387 |
11.5945 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
327 |
11.5950 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
6,721 |
11.5958 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
2,927 |
11.5962 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
2,184 |
11.5967 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
26 |
11.5968 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
37,977 |
11.5995 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
4,324 |
11.5995 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
154 |
11.5998 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
6,799 |
11.5998 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
5,780 |
11.5998 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
105 |
11.5999 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
7,004 |
11.6005 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
194 |
11.6011 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
119 |
11.6044 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
158 |
11.6129 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
2,188 |
11.6216 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
472 |
11.6322 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
16 |
11.6375 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
365 |
11.6411 GBP |
20p ordinary |
CFD |
reducing a short position |
17 |
11.6547 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 |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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 e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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 June 2024 |
Contact name: |
Craig Horsley |
Telephone number: |
+44 141 245-7736 |
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.
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