28th Aug 2019 11:38
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 | Acacia Mining plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Financial Advisor and Corporate Broker to Acacia Mining plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 27 August 2019 |
(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" | Yes, Barrick Gold Corporation |
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 |
Ordinary Share
| Purchase
Sale | 817,175
771,197 | 2.6440 GBP
2.6421 GBP | 2.5975 GBP
2.5974 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 |
Ordinary Share | Equity Swap | Long
Short
| 666 9,158 73,834 2,047 4,370 24,993 5 169 479 20,442 3,563 586 2,292 331 546
666 22 451 89,661 539 13,838 5,258 23,174 2,178 317 2,229 23,477 764 6,486 4,732 23 2,085 171 337 3,873 2,814 306 6,006 4,400 | 2.5980 GBP 2.6010 GBP 2.6191 GBP 2.6199 GBP 2.6205 GBP 2.6252 GBP 2.6297 GBP 2.6313 GBP 2.6315 GBP 2.6320 GBP 2.6326 GBP 2.6333 GBP 2.6350 GBP 2.6390 GBP 2.6397 GBP
2.5980 GBP 2.6020 GBP 2.6040 GBP 2.6050 GBP 2.6131 GBP 2.6206 GBP 2.6295 GBP 2.6303 GBP 2.6316 GBP 2.6317 GBP 2.6320 GBP 2.6321 GBP 2.6322 GBP 2.6323 GBP 2.6350 GBP 2.6351 GBP 2.6358 GBP 2.6361 GBP 2.6363 GBP 2.6369 GBP 2.6370 GBP 2.6373 GBP 2.6378 GBP 2.6379 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 |
Ordinary Share |
(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: | 28 August 2019 |
| Contact name: | Alwyn Basch |
| Telephone number: | 020 7742 7407 |
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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