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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-HomeServe plc amend

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JPMorgan Securities Plc
23 May 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 relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

HomeServe plc

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

Corporate broker to HomeServe plc.

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

16 May 2022

(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

2 9/13p ordinary

Purchase

 

Sale

643,422

 

549,114

10.6600 GBP

 

10.6300 GBP

10.4600 GBP

 

10.4600 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

2 9/13p ordinary

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Short

 

 

 

Opening a long position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening a short position

3,990

 142

 7,752

 6

 7,712

 7,519

 3,217

 16,326

 4,490

 139

 830

 1

 43

 

 1,630

 5,172

 1,128

 282

 31

 30

 

 3

 44,563

 377

 

 476

 78,477

 403

 1,634

 3,134

 2,637

 7,449

 1,062

 

 21,213

 17,452

 11,495

 350

 505

 2,025

 27,863

 13,893

 476

10.4700 GBP

 10.4702 GBP

 10.4778 GBP

 10.4840 GBP

 10.5043 GBP

 10.5055 GBP

 10.5148 GBP

 10.5153 GBP

 10.5163 GBP

 10.5306 GBP

 10.5468 GBP

 10.6400 GBP

 10.6608 GBP

           

 10.4978 GBP

 10.5069 GBP

 10.5121 GBP

 10.5122 GBP

 10.5376 GBP

 10.5545 GBP

           

 10.4900 GBP

 10.4907 GBP

 10.5030 GBP

           

 10.4700 GBP

 10.4733 GBP

 10.4995 GBP

 10.5095 GBP

 10.5130 GBP

 10.5138 GBP

 10.5181 GBP

 10.5294 GBP

           

 10.4700 GBP

 10.4705 GBP

 10.4903 GBP

 10.5003 GBP

 10.5026 GBP

 10.5062 GBP

 10.5066 GBP

 10.5286 GBP

 10.5301 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:

23 May 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.

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