3rd Dec 2020 12:03
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 | G4S plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Connected advisor to Garda World Security Corporation, offeree to G4S plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 02 December 2020 |
(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 |
25p ordinary | Buy
| 16794752 | 2.42197 GBP | 2.21955 GBP |
25p ordinary | Sell
| 2297083 | 2.48550 GBP | 2.42000 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 |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2245 | 2.450306 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 141571 | 2.4691 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11250 | 2.46 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 8 | 2.4665 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2791 | 2.46508 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 266860 | 2.4688 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 95820 | 2.460044 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 48083 | 2.462212 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 13599 | 2.47153 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 62860 | 2.467244 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 41025 | 2.460028 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1915 | 2.473518 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1997 | 2.46467 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 130 | 2.46247724615385 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1346 | 2.474785 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1058 | 2.469039 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 423 | 2.464681 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 250000 | 2.478016 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 73387 | 2.450587 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 20255 | 2.454032 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7543 | 2.452 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6250000 | 2.4583 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2245 | 2.450306 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 126294 | 2.470705 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18848 | 2.460516 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 98447 | 2.46 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2451 | 2.462 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 344 | 2.457555 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 500 | 2.4599998 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8000 | 2.4661725 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5000 | 2.466172 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 7 | 2.464 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3877480 | 2.454445 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2500000 | 2.466479 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1000000 | 2.4539715 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1100000 | 2.219553 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 60000 | 2.4317 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 250000 | 2.451225 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 112501 | 2.4279 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 |
| Date of disclosure: | 03 December 2020 |
| Contact name: | Richard Howard |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0)207 568 9128 |
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 [email protected]
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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