Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - HARGREAVES LANSDOWN

GoldmanSachs International

04 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:	(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(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:	HARP BIDCO LIMITED (A NEWLY FORMED COMPANY TO BE INDIRECTLY OWNED BY CVC PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS, NORDIC CAPITAL XI DELTA, SCSP (ACTING THROUGH ITS GENERAL PARTNER, NORDIC CAPITAL XI DELTA GP SARL) AND PLATINUM IVY B 2018 RSC LIMITED)
(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 the 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	134,484	10.9336 GBP	10.9050 GBP
0.4p ordinary	Sales	110,250	10.9325 GBP	10.9250 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
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1	10.9061 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4	10.9061 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	29	10.9061 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3	10.9061 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	28	10.9061 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	31	10.9061 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	77	10.9061 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	39	10.9228 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,266	10.9248 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	239	10.9289 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	743	10.9293 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	78	10.9299 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	93	10.9304 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	214	10.9311 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	58	10.9312 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	6,319	10.9316 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	13,014	10.9326 GBP
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	215	10.9336 GBP
0.4p ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a short position	49	13.8316 USD

(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

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising / exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(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)

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:	Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:	[phone] / [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 disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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