1st Apr 2019 11:06
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 | RPC Group plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Financial Advisor to Berry Global Group Inc. |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 29 March 2019 |
(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 |
Ordinary Share
| Purchase
Sale | 1,109,075
249,228 | 7.9401 GBP
7.9420 GBP | 7.8800 GBP
7.8891 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 |
Ordinary Share | Equity Swap | Long
Short
| 8,008 46,450 820 7,495 1,147 6,463 1,529 517 960 20,179 11 387
210 3,000 1,303 9,740 5,277 1,212 2,660 1,113 1,212 17 14,011 200,000 832 35,377 4,222 6 6,163 771 15,877 16 15,622 785 1,500 148,444 1,940 3 16,506 457 39,119 6,474 561 630,000 | 7.8996 GBP 7.9000 GBP 7.9040 GBP 7.9145 GBP 7.9186 GBP 7.9194 GBP 7.9220 GBP 7.9266 GBP 7.9268 GBP 7.9302 GBP 7.9371 GBP 7.9378 GBP
7.8802 GBP 7.8842 GBP 7.8982 GBP 7.9002 GBP 7.9005 GBP 7.9006 GBP 7.9007 GBP 7.9010 GBP 7.9022 GBP 7.9028 GBP 7.9037 GBP 7.9047 GBP 7.9120 GBP 7.9128 GBP 7.9155 GBP 7.9161 GBP 7.9178 GBP 7.9180 GBP 7.9189 GBP 7.9190 GBP 7.9191 GBP 7.9197 GBP 7.9201 GBP 7.9208 GBP 7.9225 GBP 7.9228 GBP 7.9249 GBP 7.9260 GBP 7.9290 GBP 7.9317 GBP 7.9347 GBP 7.9387 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" |
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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" |
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| Date of disclosure: | 01 April 2019 |
| 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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