11th Mar 2019 10:31
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: | 8 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 | 4,130,857
4,716,439 | 7.8820 GBP
7.8820 GBP | 7.8360 GBP
7.8360 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
| 36,500 4,424 18,212 501 1,604 3,129 11,199 43,034 35,847 1,041 18,803 16,069 10,778 2,000,000
21,136 19,461 562,970 282,369 25,969 21,489 3,925 1,000 54,615 3,260 463 2,715 18,474 1,382 14,593 103 1,026 319 2,505 19,462 45,740 3,985 1,645 673 290 400 587 | 7.8302 GBP 7.8390 GBP 7.8397 GBP 7.8400 GBP 7.8406 GBP 7.8454 GBP 7.8459 GBP 7.8485 GBP 7.8487 GBP 7.8490 GBP 7.8500 GBP 7.8509 GBP 7.8582 GBP 7.8820 GBP
7.8380 GBP 7.8399 GBP 7.8400 GBP 7.8410 GBP 7.8442 GBP 7.8454 GBP 7.8455 GBP 7.8458 GBP 7.8463 GBP 7.8496 GBP 7.8515 GBP 7.8516 GBP 7.8517 GBP 7.8518 GBP 7.8527 GBP 7.8531 GBP 7.8532 GBP 7.8533 GBP 7.8542 GBP 7.8550 GBP 7.8551 GBP 7.8557 GBP 7.8576 GBP 7.8578 GBP 7.8582 GBP 7.8679 GBP 7.8828 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: | 11 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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