Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Britvic plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

08 July 2024

 

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:	05 July 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	533,871	12.3100 GBP	12.0988 GBP
20p ordinary	PURCHASES	267,031	12.3200 GBP	12.0995 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	263	12.1000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	46	12.1000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	395	12.1000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	970	12.1000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	15,204	12.1024 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,046	12.1063 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	624	12.1066 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	300	12.1333 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	12.1800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	300	12.1997 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6	12.2632 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15	12.0999 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	451	12.1000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	21,097	12.1012 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,759	12.1066 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	298	12.1255 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	160	12.1353 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	29,330	12.1642 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	458	12.1701 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,494	12.1956 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	32	12.2111 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	236	12.2133 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,550	12.2190 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	168	12.2197 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,510	12.2281 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	141	12.2365 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8	12.2367 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	55	12.2406 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	166	12.2410 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	61	12.2453 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	113	12.2564 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	106	12.2639 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26	12.2815 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,142	12.2886 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27	12.3100 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	21	12.3115 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	15,205	12.1000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	158	12.1000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	17	12.1000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6	12.1017 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,045	12.1781 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,459	12.2444 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5	12.2621 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	27,246	12.0988 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	288	12.1000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	68	12.1000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	100,374	12.1225 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	22,549	12.1225 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	255	12.1287 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16,580	12.1422 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,532	12.1442 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18	12.1656 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,537	12.1706 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,445	12.1839 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	458	12.1896 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	479	12.2004 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	32,744	12.2046 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,356	12.2046 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,186	12.2112 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	160	12.2154 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,578	12.2440 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	342	12.2444 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	132	12.2578 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16,958	12.2585 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,834	12.2719 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	174	12.2802 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9	12.2824 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	29,234	12.2969 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	20,810	12.2969 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	19,323	12.2969 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	15,880	12.2985 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:	08 July 2024
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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