2nd Dec 2020 11:56
This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 1145H released at 11:34 on the 1st December 2020. Amendment made to section 2a+b. All other information remains unchanged
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: | 30 November 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
| 2649848 | 2.27000 GBP | 2.21000 GBP |
25p ordinary | Sell
| 2394125 | 2.27730 GBP | 2.20992 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 | 403631 | 2.238956 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 9622 | 2.225 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 61091 | 2.25638533 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 39 | 2.216949 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 8942 | 2.22083 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 174 | 2.2585 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 57000 | 2.2773 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6922 | 2.26267712 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 665 | 2.254 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3354 | 2.211668 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 54 | 2.209956 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6545 | 2.238319 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 702 | 2.21 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1091 | 2.249894 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 186 | 2.25237 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 397 | 2.23125498241814 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 874 | 2.251243 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1124 | 2.245128 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1131 | 2.248057 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7287 | 2.209923 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7918 | 2.236669 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 879 | 2.24312 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 100000 | 2.231115 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 50000 | 2.211105 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 48768 | 2.215195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8 | 2.244 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 54873 | 2.2533173 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 46526 | 2.215811 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 57000 | 2.2248393 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 11342 | 2.226107 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 11765 | 2.22934 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1700 | 2.266 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 300 | 2.26316666666667 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5141 | 2.25226 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 425000 | 2.2611 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 " |
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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: | 01 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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