8th Feb 2018 17:33
AMENDMENT
INCREASED EQUITY PURCASES BY 290,906 TO 7,593,808
INCREASED EQUITY SALES BY 5,493 TO 5,943,410
ADDED EQUITY SWAP SALES OF 287,610
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 | GKN plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Corporate Broker and Financial Advisor to GKN Plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 31 January 2018 |
(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 Melrose PLC
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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 (GBP) | Lowest price per unit paid/received (GBP) |
Ordinary Shares | Purchases
Sales | 7,593,808
5,943,410 | 4.2914
4.2970 | 4.2280
4.2280 |
(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 (GBP) |
Ordinary Shares | Equity Swaps
| Long
Short | 10,500 82,302 2,584 308 15,294 14,422 47,488 4,747 29,834 28,755 1,984 1,389 5,729 3,473 698 8
33,385 122,058 33,013 51 4,510 3,100 220,000 1,141,953 78,047 15,449 6,000 7,120 34,006 15,991 49,232 280,000 4,982 2,250 37,490 7,071 331 400 3,821 27,525 | 4.2277 GBP 4.2462 GBP 4.2468 GBP 4.2520 GBP 4.2564 GBP 4.2622 GBP 4.2623 GBP 4.2640 GBP 4.2659 GBP 4.2667 GBP 4.2780 GBP 4.2824 GBP 4.2855 GBP 4.2866 GBP 4.2936 GBP 4.2998 GBP
4.2280 GBP 4.2281 GBP 4.2282 GBP 4.2338 GBP 4.2442 GBP 4.2462 GBP 4.2485 GBP 4.2516 GBP 4.2517 GBP 4.2593 GBP 4.2618 GBP 4.2621 GBP 4.2706 GBP 4.2711 GBP 4.2750 GBP 4.2760 GBP 4.2822 GBP 4.2849 GBP 4.2850 GBP 4.2869 GBP 4.2871 GBP 4.2890 GBP 4.2914 GBP 6.0481 USD |
(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 (GBP) | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit (GBP) |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (GBP) |
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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) (GBP) |
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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: | 08 February 2018 |
| 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.
Related Shares:
GKN PLC