Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Britvic plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

16 August 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:	15 August 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	PURCHASES	123,797	12.7300 GBP	12.6850 GBP
20p ordinary	SALES	35,772	12.7300 GBP	12.6886 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	2,912	12.6898 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,763	12.6900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	269	12.6926 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	164	12.6926 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	500	12.6991 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,183	12.6900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	104	12.6900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1	12.6900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	259	12.6900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	76,000	12.6906 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,091	12.7007 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,057	12.7092 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7	12.7100 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,208	12.7169 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	509	12.7200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,131	12.7054 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,558	12.7126 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,507	12.6886 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,494	12.6887 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	628	12.6900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1	12.6900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	374	12.6971 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,700	12.6992 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	650	12.7001 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,007	12.7009 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	507	12.7059 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:	16 August 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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