Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Replacement of Schroders plc
By LSE RNS
Date: Monday 30 Mar 2026
AMENDMENT(2(a))
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 | Schroders plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Schroders plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 26 March 2026 |
(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 | 1,107,250 | 5.7450 GBP | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | PURCHASES | 1,850,179 | 5.7464 GBP | 5.7297 GBP |
20p ordinary | SALES | 8 | 7.6570 USD | 7.6525 USD |
(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 | 2 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 5,923 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 650 | 5.7319 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,544 | 5.7319 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 15,636 | 5.7370 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,406 | 5.7373 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 4,572 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 7,113 | 5.7420 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 122,773 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 14,851 | 5.7303 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 17,163 | 5.7321 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 622 | 5.7354 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,587 | 5.7394 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 889 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 133 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,956 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,152 | 5.7403 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,217 | 5.7422 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1 | 5.7425 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 8,026 | 5.7428 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,425 | 5.7429 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 375 | 5.7441 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 472 | 5.7447 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,314 | 5.7450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,817 | 5.7450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 300 | 5.7450 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 45,285 | 5.7464 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 74,850 | 5.7464 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 33,690 | 5.7464 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 233,915 | 5.7464 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 17,195 | 5.7464 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 95,065 | 5.7464 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 36,063 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 11,216 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 11,685 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 21,820 | 5.7352 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 706 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 297 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,218 | 5.7415 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 10 | 5.7299 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 36,105 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,912 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 206 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 200 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 122,773 | 5.7300 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,946 | 5.7319 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 15,385 | 5.7322 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 53,600 | 5.7322 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,200 | 5.7344 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,759 | 5.7359 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 7 | 5.7371 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 84 | 5.7389 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 41 | 5.7399 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 154 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1 | 5.7400 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 7 | 5.7405 GBP |
20p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 54 | 5.7447 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
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Date of disclosure: | 30 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.
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