Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- London Stock Exchange Group plc
Source: RNSFORM 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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
London Stock Exchange Group plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Defence Advisor to London Stock Exchange Group plc |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
7 October 2019 |
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(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" |
Yes, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited |
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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received (GBP) |
Lowest price per unit paid/received (GBP) |
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Ordinary Share |
Purchase
Sale |
143,080
441,889 |
74.9800
74.9800 |
73.7000
73.6400 |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 |
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Ordinary Share |
Equity Swap |
Long
Short
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897 283 241,000 321 1,513 3,576 10,965 2,003 793 61 4,040 285 104 1,296 1,674 8,678 6,337 121 265 9,910 12,976 430 239 3,147 1,629 4,550 549 691 35 2,006 2 11,520 1,417 274 2 269 1,008 31
133 74 3,299 2 4,102 357 102 126 1,193 602 288 21,824 3,571 7,076 193 1,238 325 353 795 |
73.9847 GBP 73.9996 GBP 74.0000 GBP 74.0276 GBP 74.0296 GBP 74.0661 GBP 74.0914 GBP 74.1244 GBP 74.1250 GBP 74.1286 GBP 74.1529 GBP 74.1795 GBP 74.2278 GBP 74.2483 GBP 74.2500 GBP 74.3055 GBP 74.3402 GBP 74.3672 GBP 74.3673 GBP 74.3746 GBP 74.3870 GBP 74.3923 GBP 74.4180 GBP 74.4219 GBP 74.4294 GBP 74.4544 GBP 74.4602 GBP 74.4842 GBP 74.4900 GBP 74.5178 GBP 74.5185 GBP 74.5200 GBP 74.6000 GBP 74.6746 GBP 74.6900 GBP 74.7019 GBP 74.7085 GBP 74.8996 GBP
73.8828 GBP 73.9404 GBP 74.1824 GBP 74.2963 GBP 74.3846 GBP 74.4050 GBP 74.4246 GBP 74.4426 GBP 74.4683 GBP 74.4999 GBP 74.5124 GBP 74.5200 GBP 74.5204 GBP 74.5234 GBP 74.5246 GBP 74.6008 GBP 74.8192 GBP 74.8801 GBP 74.8814 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 |
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Ordinary Share |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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" |
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None
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Date of disclosure: |
8 October 2019 |
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.
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