Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Virgin Money UK Plc

UBS AG (EPT)

26 July 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:	UBS Investment Bank, London
(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:	Nationwide Building Society
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	25 July 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"	NO

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	Buy	2424164	2.15358 GBP	2.13940 GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	306041	2.15406 GBP	2.25095 GBP
CDI	Buy	317512	4.21000 AUD	4.19636 AUD
CDI	Sell	317512	4.21000 AUD	4.19636  AUD

(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	CFD	Long	31577	2.15        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	293	2.1539727        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	215130	2.151273        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3003	2.14997312        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7173	2.149968        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1367	2.15189758595465        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	33776	2.15        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	250000	2.152646        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	335	2.15091044776119        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	11552	2.15072524079207        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1360542	2.151505        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	11180	2.15186386        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5056	2.15002688        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	12808	2.151408        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	88	2.15094318181818        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	83	2.151        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	83	2.15101205        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3458	2.15091        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	642675	2.15358        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	45440	2.13939745        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

(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:	26 July 2024
Contact name:	Richard Howard
Telephone number:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]

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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