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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

06 December 2024

 

AMENDMENT(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 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	339,293	12.9000 GBP	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	SALES	74,676	12.9002 GBP	12.8792 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	146	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	218	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	407	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	76	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	436	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,425	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	989	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,588	12.8700 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	610	12.8813 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50,000	12.8815 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	936	12.8886 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50,000	12.8900 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	194	12.8902 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,689	12.8927 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,608	12.8947 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	12.8991 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	126,020	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	33,900	12.8968 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	196	12.8792 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,058	12.8801 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	499	12.8868 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	555	12.8880 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,036	12.8902 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,623	12.8953 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	57	12.8979 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,204	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,166	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	168	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	376	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	282	12.9000 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:	06 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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