Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Virgin Money UK plc Amend

JPMorgan Securities Plc

22 March 2024

 

AMENDMENT

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:	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Virgin Money UK plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Joint financial adviser and joint corporate broker to Virgin Money UK plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	20 March 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
10p ordinary	Purchase Sale	5,850,787 1,834,540	2.0920 GBP 2.0949 GBP	2.0780 GBP 2.0778 GBP

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
CDI	Purchase Sale	- -	- -	- -

(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
10p ordinary	Equity Swap	Decrease Long Decrease Short Increase Long Increase Short Opening a long position	13,949  23,802  49,320  204,249  19,972  500  5,465  14,981  1,359  283,950  53,350  7,656  34,684  20,677  714  548,112  3,759  200,000  1,300  7,849  100,000  1,320,000  105,444  30,000  140  20,594  100,000  201,596  400,000  2,694,556  6,956	2.0781 GBP 2.0850 GBP 2.0899 GBP 2.0900 GBP 2.0778 GBP 2.0804 GBP 2.0810 GBP 2.0820 GBP 2.0837 GBP 2.0841 GBP 2.0854 GBP 2.0857 GBP 2.0861 GBP 2.0875 GBP 2.0877 GBP 2.0879 GBP 2.0885 GBP 2.0900 GBP 2.0790 GBP 2.0782 GBP 2.0850 GBP 2.0854 GBP 2.0868 GBP 2.0877 GBP 2.0881 GBP 2.0886 GBP 2.0891 GBP 2.0900 GBP 2.0901 GBP 2.0921 GBP 2.0780 GBP

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
CDI	Equity Swap	Opening a Long Position Opening a Short Position	54,660 54,660	4.0494 AUD 4.0500 AUD

 (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:	22 March 2024
Contact name:	Natasha Mondon
Telephone number:	01202 325175

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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