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

UBS AG (EPT)

17 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:	16 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	281391	2.15203 GBP	2.14300 GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	188490	2.15380 GBP	2.14398 GBP
CDI	Buy	293104	4.11000  AUD	4.10000  AUD
CDI	Sell	293104	4.11000  AUD	4.10000   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	12999	2.14741472420955        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2801	2.14523955730096        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2	2.145        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	82503	2.152        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	25000	2.1538036        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	4	2.147        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7437	2.151914        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	11285	2.144        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1	2.146        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3869	2.143        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	4176	2.146086        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	27462	2.1520269        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	10858	2.146        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	452	2.148619        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	14486	2.143577        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:	17 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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