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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

04 December 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:	02 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	SALES	203,480	12.8977 GBP	12.8631 GBP
20p ordinary	PURCHASES	210,426	12.9000 GBP	12.8713 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 short position	384	12.8780 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26,750	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100,000	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	101	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	35	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,000	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,505	12.8802 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	649	12.8802 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	54	12.8808 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	32	12.8831 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13	12.8838 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	28	12.8839 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,769	12.8853 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17	12.8859 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	81	12.8860 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	42	12.8860 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	186	12.8861 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,278	12.8864 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	552	12.8864 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,000	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,000	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,000	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	329	12.8909 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	141	12.8909 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9	12.8965 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26,198	12.8977 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	603	12.8782 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	165	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	373	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	86	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	33	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	112,300	12.8631 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35	12.8751 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	450	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	22	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	51,000	12.8800 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,982	12.8824 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35	12.8880 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:	04 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.

 

END