25th Mar 2019 11:19
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: | 22 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 | 3,452,818
3,437,485 | 7.9780 GBP
7.9780 GBP | 7.9000 GBP
7.8600 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
| 19,200 150,000 599 10,440 57,770 5,787 2,767 4,762 9,233 1,126 44,606 30,656 20,238 75,000 1,832 3,537 25,000 4,254 1,252 36
9,640 2,099 8,688 11,170 19,214 40,189 8,340 7,645 30,499 1,784 54,485 11,463 46,094 24,750 8,878 2,594 8,100 20,123 5,580 47,570 10,081 2,598 361 | 7.8989 GBP 7.9006 GBP 7.9050 GBP 7.9054 GBP 7.9073 GBP 7.9079 GBP 7.9083 GBP 7.9085 GBP 7.9096 GBP 7.9098 GBP 7.9099 GBP 7.9103 GBP 7.9109 GBP 7.9111 GBP 7.9114 GBP 7.9118 GBP 7.9127 GBP 7.9130 GBP 7.9138 GBP 7.9772 GBP
7.9000 GBP 7.9024 GBP 7.9045 GBP 7.9060 GBP 7.9086 GBP 7.9087 GBP 7.9099 GBP 7.9101 GBP 7.9104 GBP 7.9108 GBP 7.9116 GBP 7.9117 GBP 7.9121 GBP 7.9122 GBP 7.9124 GBP 7.9130 GBP 7.9131 GBP 7.9138 GBP 7.9171 GBP 7.9180 GBP 7.9184 GBP 7.9203 GBP 7.9652 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: | 25 March 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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