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

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

25 October 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:	23 October 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	640,840	12.8400 GBP	12.8196 GBP
20p ordinary	SALES	339,311	12.8426 GBP	12.8174 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	1,477	12.8198 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	40	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	923	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,207	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10	12.8254 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	548	12.8266 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,414	12.8275 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,305	12.8290 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	145	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	19	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,413	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,768	12.8293 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	150,611	12.8328 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	362	12.8332 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	180,040	12.8338 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,397	12.8363 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	40	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,067	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	998	12.8174 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,040	12.8187 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	44,588	12.8200 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14	12.8254 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,423	12.8282 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,513	12.8288 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	63	12.8324 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,677	12.8340 GBP
20p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,268	12.8393 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:	25 October 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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