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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

19 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:	16 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	960,664	12.9400 GBP	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	SALES	209,334	12.9405 GBP	12.9000 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	1,859	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	23	12.9191 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	169	12.9201 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	584	12.9336 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,274	12.9383 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,129	12.9400 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25,000	12.9000 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,069	12.9092 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	509	12.9140 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	53,352	12.9157 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	52	12.9194 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	871	12.9204 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,230	12.9204 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,089	12.9204 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	479	12.9204 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,964	12.9204 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	75,191	12.9204 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	187,979	12.9215 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	19,906	12.9215 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,197	12.9215 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,720	12.9215 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,180	12.9215 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,576	12.9215 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,742	12.9258 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,868	12.9258 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,146	12.9258 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,200	12.9258 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,953	12.9265 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,288	12.9265 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	93,990	12.9265 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	599	12.9265 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,860	12.9265 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,090	12.9265 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	435	12.9294 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	37,596	12.9294 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,981	12.9294 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	240	12.9294 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,544	12.9294 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,116	12.9294 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,981	12.9329 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	37,596	12.9329 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	436	12.9329 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,544	12.9329 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,115	12.9329 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	239	12.9329 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	997	12.9375 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,930	12.9394 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	545	12.9394 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,644	12.9394 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	46,995	12.9394 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,977	12.9394 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	299	12.9394 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,029	12.9400 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,602	12.9400 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,007	12.9400 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,408	12.9367 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	60	12.9375 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,859	12.9400 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	596	12.9400 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	95	12.9400 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,298	12.9400 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6	12.9100 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,000	12.9113 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,050	12.9159 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	390	12.9200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	336	12.9200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18,198	12.9251 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,415	12.9307 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,350	12.9316 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,591	12.9400 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	498	12.9400 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:	19 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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