Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Britvic plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

05 December 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:	04 December 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	853,350	12.9000 GBP	12.8677 GBP
20p ordinary	SALES	108,554	12.9007 GBP	12.8650 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	336	12.8750 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	967	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	318	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,606	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,931	12.8600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,093	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	424	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,564	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,000	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,011	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,575	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25,000	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100,000	12.8714 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,000	12.8716 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50,000	12.8719 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	376	12.8736 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,065	12.8750 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50,000	12.8764 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	64,771	12.8777 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	186,075	12.8777 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	92,666	12.8777 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,383	12.8777 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,069	12.8791 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,062	12.8791 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,096	12.8791 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,451	12.8791 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50,000	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,193	12.8842 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,513	12.8842 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	48	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,249	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50,000	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	103	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	296	12.8901 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	730	12.8901 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	373	12.8901 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	126	12.8901 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	95	12.8948 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	237	12.8949 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	121	12.8949 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	40	12.8950 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	150,560	12.8977 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25,000	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,942	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11,100	12.8940 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	62	12.8763 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	867	12.8776 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,759	12.8819 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,689	12.8820 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	941	12.8893 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,014	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	19	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,343	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	48	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,841	12.8900 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:	05 December 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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