21st Mar 2022 09:56
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: | Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Pearson plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Pearson plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 18 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" | 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 | PURCHASES | 8 | 10.6541 USD | 10.6541 USD |
25p ordinary | PURCHASES | 497,014 | 8.1060 GBP | 7.0000 GBP |
25p ordinary | SALES | 428,128 | 8.1060 GBP | 7.0000 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 | increasing a long position | 128 | 7.8522 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 50,000 | 7.8535 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 34 | 7.8560 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 21,177 | 7.8625 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 210 | 7.8856 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,104 | 7.8952 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 134 | 7.9362 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 3,434 | 8.0187 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,194 | 8.0223 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 55,345 | 8.0488 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 789 | 8.0791 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 1,700 | 8.0794 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 15,903 | 8.0800 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 82,900 | 8.0800 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,915 | 7.8682 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,438 | 7.8823 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 391 | 7.9495 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,033 | 7.9740 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,447 | 8.0681 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 151 | 8.0800 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,000 | 8.0800 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 8 | 8.0820 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 50,000 | 7.8289 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 961 | 7.8432 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 484 | 7.8446 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 4,274 | 7.8554 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 6,085 | 7.8649 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 21,177 | 7.8681 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,194 | 8.0118 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 9,551 | 8.0195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 8,354 | 8.0195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 454 | 8.0195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 103 | 8.0195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,010 | 8.0195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 525 | 8.0195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 6 | 8.0195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 514 | 8.0195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 119,713 | 8.0195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 7,026 | 8.0195 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 131 | 8.0655 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 13,743 | 8.0655 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 206 | 8.0655 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 31,814 | 8.0656 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 9,345 | 8.0731 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 56,659 | 8.0800 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 302 | 8.0800 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 18,126 | 8.0802 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,570 | 8.0807 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 349 | 7.8560 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 391 | 7.9445 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 12,559 | 8.0196 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 6,129 | 8.0523 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 502 | 8.0799 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 217 | 8.0800 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 48,448 | 8.0800 GBP |
25p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 69 | 8.1060 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 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(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) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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: | 21 March 2022 |
| Contact name: | Craig Horsley |
| Telephone number: | +44 141 245-7736 |
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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