Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Hargreaves Lansdown plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

02 December 2024

 

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	Hargreaves Lansdown plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Hargreaves Lansdown plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	29 November 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
0.4p ordinary	PURCHASES	55,533	10.9350 GBP	10.8900 GBP
0.4p ordinary	SALES	253,469	10.9355 GBP	10.9100 GBP
0.4p ordinary	PURCHASES	5,254	13.8989 USD	13.8989 USD
0.4p ordinary	SALES	5,254	13.8989 USD	13.8989 USD

(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
0.4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	81,876	10.9344 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	175	10.9349 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,719	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,193	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,193	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	767	10.9212 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,788	10.9288 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	221	10.9294 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	354	10.9295 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	86	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,602	10.9200 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	125	10.9233 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	461	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	830	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	129	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,193	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	148	10.9142 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,100	10.9272 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	113	10.9286 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,076	10.9303 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	800	10.9318 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,000	10.9318 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	650	10.9318 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,900	10.9318 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,000	10.9318 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,500	10.9318 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,397	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,273	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16,016	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,168	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,470	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	337	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24,578	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,615	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,266	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	100	10.9350 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31	10.9350 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:	02 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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