Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Replacement of Britvic plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

01 August 2024

 

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))

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:	30 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	100,395	12.6703 GBP	12.6500 GBP
20p ordinary	PURCHASES	183,109	12.6794 GBP	12.6572 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	2,300	12.6600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	12.6600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	284	12.6606 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,300	12.6641 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	132	12.6600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,560	12.6600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,516	12.6600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41,165	12.6606 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,668	12.6628 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,765	12.6652 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,662	12.6654 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	101	12.6659 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,010	12.6666 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,417	12.6671 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	140	12.6673 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50,000	12.6677 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	756	12.6690 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	26	12.6600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	544	12.6600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,489	12.6600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	294	12.6618 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	494	12.6618 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,008	12.6630 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	608	12.6636 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	28,048	12.6648 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	177	12.6684 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	114	12.6547 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,476	12.6587 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	470	12.6590 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,010	12.6592 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,178	12.6600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,100	12.6600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	213	12.6603 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	38	12.6603 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	32,947	12.6603 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	678	12.6603 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,016	12.6607 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,528	12.6607 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,167	12.6607 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,452	12.6607 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4	12.6625 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	140	12.6638 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	452	12.6638 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	71	12.6638 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:	01 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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