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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

05 September 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:	03 September 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	294,636	12.7713 GBP	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	SALES	259,764	12.7741 GBP	12.7300 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	546	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,948	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	832	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	106	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18	12.7389 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	119,880	12.7405 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,964	12.7439 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,151	12.7439 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,619	12.7468 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	23,923	12.7481 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,265	12.7517 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,006	12.7550 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,261	12.7554 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,799	12.7564 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,944	12.7564 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,056	12.7564 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,031	12.7564 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	349	12.7582 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	93	12.7713 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,448	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,646	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,728	12.7302 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,760	12.7388 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11	12.7391 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	436	12.7403 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	167	12.7471 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	472	12.7530 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	171	12.7531 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	176	12.7292 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,837	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	51,380	12.7300 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	348	12.7383 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	59	12.7390 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	53,941	12.7433 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35,816	12.7433 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	38,163	12.7433 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,680	12.7441 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,100	12.7469 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	67	12.7479 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12	12.7483 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,042	12.7530 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,364	12.7530 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	15	12.7530 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,734	12.7530 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18	12.7600 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	28	12.7600 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 September 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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