4th Apr 2022 11:11
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 | HomeServe plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Corporate broker to HomeServe plc. |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 1 April 2022 |
(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" | N/A |
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 |
2 9/13p ordinary | Purchase
Sale | 292,307
377,450 | 8.5650 GBP
8.5500 GBP | 8.4600 GBP
8.4600 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 |
2 9/13p ordinary | Equity Swap | Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
| 1 61 72,461 59 7,930 2,001 33 20,671 4,468
9 500 15,647
59 98 874 463 3,260 20,009 104 13,464 36,549 2,264 532 900 6,087 1,182 980 58,287 4,100 10,200 3,657 11,083 642 1,409 591 1,913 155 3,342 2,015 4,523 9,181 838 654
509 8,891 1,515 | 8.4800 GBP 8.4903 GBP 8.5000 GBP 8.5001 GBP 8.5003 GBP 8.5065 GBP 8.5121 GBP 8.5177 GBP 8.5219 GBP
8.5100 GBP 8.5174 GBP 8.5176 GBP
8.4694 GBP 8.4800 GBP 8.4848 GBP 8.4941 GBP 8.4949 GBP 8.4991 GBP 8.4992 GBP 8.4996 GBP 8.4999 GBP 8.5029 GBP 8.5045 GBP 8.5062 GBP 8.5074 GBP 8.5075 GBP 8.5095 GBP 8.5104 GBP 8.5125 GBP 8.5157 GBP 8.5171 GBP 8.5177 GBP 8.5194 GBP 8.5197 GBP 8.5214 GBP 8.5237 GBP 8.5242 GBP 8.5297 GBP 8.5300 GBP 8.5317 GBP 8.5330 GBP 8.5363 GBP 8.5429 GBP
8.4761 GBP 8.5008 GBP 8.5097 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 |
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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: | 4 April 2022 |
| 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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