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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Wm Morrison Supermarkets Amend

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 8605O
JPMorgan Securities Plc
12 October 2021
 

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 relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Financial adviser to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC as manager of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Funds XI

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

6 October 2021

(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

10p ordinary

Purchase

 

Sale

55,203,550

 

12,544,425

2.8590 GBP

 

2.8591 GBP

2.8514 GBP

 

2.8521 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

10p ordinary

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Long

 

 

Increase Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

815

 364

 3,722

 13,162

 69,000

 140,153

 

 500,000

 192

 16,987

 207,425

 60,076

 49,166

 2,950,000

 14,464

 70,961

 111,816

 94,703

 225,444

 40,150

 

 250,630

 5,297

 

 29,083,792

 40,554

 803

 7,250

 406,291

 7,102

 44,301

 57,602

 226,663

 60,000

 139,576

 29,890

 66,208

 3,100,000

 6,626

 4,750

 300,000

 2,000,000

 14,507

 30,478

 43,659

 3,859

 10,000,000

2.8545  GBP

2.8552  GBP

2.8553  GBP

2.8560  GBP

2.8572  GBP

2.8579  GBP

           

2.8522  GBP

2.8541  GBP

2.8545  GBP

2.8547  GBP

2.8548  GBP

2.8550  GBP

2.8551  GBP

2.8552  GBP

2.8555  GBP

2.8558  GBP

2.8559  GBP

2.8560  GBP

2.8568  GBP

           

2.8548  GBP

2.8554  GBP

           

2.8514  GBP

2.8529  GBP

2.8531  GBP

2.8540  GBP

2.8541  GBP

2.8545  GBP

2.8549  GBP

2.8552  GBP

2.8555  GBP

2.8558  GBP

2.8559  GBP

2.8561  GBP

2.8564  GBP

2.8567  GBP

2.8570  GBP

2.8571  GBP

2.8574  GBP

2.8577  GBP

2.8579  GBP

2.8581  GBP

2.8582  GBP

2.8583  GBP

3.8680  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









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit





 

 

 

(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)


 

 



 

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:

12 October 2021

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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