29th Oct 2018 15:07
AMENDMENT
INCREASED EQUITY PURCHASES BY 114,600 TO 3,418,139
INCREASED EQUITY SALES BY 86,251 TO 2,112,876
ADDED EQUITY SWAP PURCHASES OF 63,749
ADDED EQUITY SWAP SALES OF 114,600
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 | NEX Group plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Financial Advisor to CME Group Inc. |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 15 October 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, CME Group Inc.
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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 | 3,418,139
2,112,876 | 10.5900
10.6500 | 10.4448
10.2500 |
(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)
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Ordinary Shares | Equity Swaps
| Long
Short
| 1,387 406 456 61,310 1,739 3,706 895 7,650 29,894 1,981 9,589 2,838 3,388 63,749 44,064 1,403 208 490 28,895 341 8,619 383 117 8,950 98,754 1,246
132 28,895 96,150 6,368 4,361 180,000 1,793 5,807 50,000 675 250,000 32,889 676 3,536 14,600 4,508 3,024 50,000 383 607 1,787 162 100,000 504 100,000 50,000 | 10.4490 10.4492 10.4497 10.4500 10.4738 10.4783 10.4824 10.4842 10.4847 10.4848 10.4891 10.4913 10.4916 10.4939 10.4950 10.5094 10.5150 10.5192 10.5211 10.5300 10.5349 10.5350 10.5400 10.5547 10.5626 10.5779
10.2501 10.4456 10.4500 10.4502 10.4505 10.4514 10.4720 10.4839 10.4887 10.4903 10.4964 10.4994 10.5003 10.5041 10.5135 10.5227 10.5281 10.5305 10.5354 10.5406 10.5419 10.5467 10.5485 10.5503 10.5585 10.5685 |
(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) |
(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
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| Date of disclosure: | 29 October 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:
NEX Group