28th Mar 2022 11:44
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: | 25 March 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 | 724,637
870,933 | 9.2600 GBP
9.1872 GBP | 8.0300 GBP
8.0250 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
Opening a long position
| 13,107 186 864 18,402
1 87,159 434 700 800 6,100 15,245 539 323 226 2,108 6,105 161 8 9,304 12 14 65 12,221 6,114 25,956 5 229 758 10 19 223 15 5 16,305 8 187 12 3,366 289 143 217 212 6 2,110 153 236 307 4,266 210 44 39 25 590 48 529 3 4 1 40
1,500 24,574 1,001
98,148 7,307
609 9,381 798 64,851 | 8.6639 GBP 8.7709 GBP 8.7713 GBP 8.0650 GBP
8.0400 GBP 8.1687 GBP 8.2569 GBP 8.4344 GBP 8.4562 GBP 8.6508 GBP 8.6971 GBP 8.7466 GBP 8.7467 GBP 8.7469 GBP 8.7470 GBP 8.7564 GBP 8.7570 GBP 8.7632 GBP 8.7635 GBP 8.7638 GBP 8.7675 GBP 8.7681 GBP 8.7687 GBP 8.7694 GBP 8.7698 GBP 8.7699 GBP 8.7702 GBP 8.7743 GBP 8.7798 GBP 8.7872 GBP 8.7876 GBP 8.7878 GBP 8.7891 GBP 8.8058 GBP 8.8191 GBP 8.8210 GBP 8.8214 GBP 8.8219 GBP 8.8221 GBP 8.8222 GBP 8.8223 GBP 8.8224 GBP 8.8228 GBP 8.8269 GBP 8.8416 GBP 8.8418 GBP 8.8420 GBP 8.8426 GBP 8.8430 GBP 8.8466 GBP 8.8495 GBP 8.8499 GBP 8.8500 GBP 8.8501 GBP 8.8689 GBP 8.9157 GBP 8.9164 GBP 8.9170 GBP 8.9171 GBP
8.5541 GBP 8.7676 GBP 8.7697 GBP
8.2594 GBP 8.4467 GBP
8.4477 GBP 8.6259 GBP 8.7581 GBP 8.7695 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: | 28 March 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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