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: |
A CONSORTIUM COMPRISING CVC ADVISERS LIMITED, NORDIC CAPITAL XI DELTA, SCSP (ACTING THROUGH ITS GENERAL PARTNER NORDIC CAPITAL XI DELTA GP SARL) AND PLATINUM IVY B 2018 RSC LIMITED (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY MANAGED BY ITS PRIVATE EQUITIES INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT) |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
22 May 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 |
3,167,886 |
9.8940 GBP |
9.2200 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
Sales |
1,433,170 |
9.8830 GBP |
9.1600 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 |
Reducing a long position |
1,957 |
9.2175 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
1,081 |
9.2500 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
200 |
9.2541 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
3,846 |
9.2770 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
2,483 |
9.2796 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
1,060 |
9.2813 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
544 |
9.2821 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
89 |
9.2862 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
2,331 |
9.2862 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
198 |
9.2863 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
5,163 |
9.2863 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
165 |
9.2995 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
533 |
9.2995 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
3 |
9.3004 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
65 |
9.3004 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
7 |
9.3004 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
235 |
9.3004 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
379 |
9.3007 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
15,834 |
9.3044 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,300 |
9.3073 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
4,654 |
9.3076 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
13,264 |
9.3091 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
13,012 |
9.3126 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
11 |
9.3131 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
229 |
9.3189 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
97 |
9.3189 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
12,841 |
9.3230 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,334 |
9.3292 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,604 |
9.3349 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
61,044 |
9.3369 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
45,834 |
9.3369 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
285,212 |
9.3573 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
118 |
9.3657 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
8,327 |
9.4141 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
7,275 |
9.4196 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
3,075 |
9.4196 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
809 |
9.4244 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
1,704 |
9.4443 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
16,564 |
9.4572 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
60 |
9.4818 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
48,379 |
9.5241 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
89 |
9.5278 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a long position |
9,614 |
9.5278 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a long position |
21,299 |
9.5278 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
198 |
9.5278 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
4,309 |
9.5439 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a long position |
7,029 |
9.5439 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
9 |
9.5758 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
221 |
9.5758 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
25 |
9.5758 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
584 |
9.5758 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
5,556 |
9.5857 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
84,334 |
9.5950 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,854 |
9.5989 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
981 |
9.6028 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
150,000 |
9.6120 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
6,658 |
9.6471 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
4,033 |
9.6958 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
16,800 |
9.6986 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
4,192 |
9.7040 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
343,616 |
9.7078 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
7,595 |
9.7104 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
100,000 |
9.7128 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
8,082 |
9.7148 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
355,901 |
9.7289 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
22,114 |
9.7289 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
163,459 |
9.7301 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
141 |
9.7358 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
2,703 |
9.7426 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
11,705 |
9.7434 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
4,930 |
9.7434 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
4,948 |
9.7483 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
3,938 |
9.7559 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
5,427 |
9.7611 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
20,404 |
9.7691 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
4,830 |
9.7762 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,263 |
9.7779 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
35,464 |
9.7779 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
30,147 |
9.7790 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
32,439 |
9.7803 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
67,561 |
9.7803 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
8,970 |
9.7873 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
14,319 |
9.7890 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
1,202 |
9.7890 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a long position |
27,059 |
9.7890 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
236 |
9.7892 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
758 |
9.7892 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
2,226 |
9.7898 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
478 |
9.7899 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
11,521 |
9.7899 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
3,780 |
9.7899 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
284 |
9.7900 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
86 |
9.7900 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,349 |
9.7910 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
6 |
9.7910 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
10,404 |
9.7910 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
787 |
9.7915 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
91 |
9.7915 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
2,759 |
9.7915 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
846 |
9.7920 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
69,054 |
9.7920 GBP |
0.4p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
23,283 |
9.8157 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 |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising / exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
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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
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(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
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Date of disclosure: |
29 May 2024 |
Contact name: |
Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
Telephone number: |
+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.