20th Feb 2018 17:58
AMENDMENT
INCREASED EQUITY PURCHASES BY 426,346 TO 3,788,826
INCREASED EQUITY SALES BY 25,950 TO 3,341,570
ADDED EQUITY SWAP PURCHASES OF 25,950
ADDED EQUITY SWAP SALES OF 426,346
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 | Tesco PLC |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Booker Group Plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 14 February 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 Booker Group Plc
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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 | 3,788,826
3,341,570 | 2.0410
2.0410 | 2.0090
2.0140 |
(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) |
Ordinary Shares | Equity Swaps
| Long
Short
| 93,902 25,950 750,000 131,160 8,205 6,830 229,559 2,462 608 38,224 34,145 2,696 25,533 1,474 7,261 7,079 48
16,847 160,918 73,427 9,101 52,200 144,023 2,122 30,569 25,178 107,400 5,270 280 88,689 113 8,566 270 218,081 720 115,620 426,346 4,513 10,591 3,616 40,487 164 856 23,156 1,849 295 733,901 2,042 125,850 14,184 9,364 74 3,503 245 49 28,158 285 85 | 2.0219 2.0246 2.0260 2.0274 2.0281 2.0285 2.0295 2.0300 2.0308 2.0313 2.0316 2.0354 2.0356 2.0364 2.0395 2.0398 2.0400
2.0211 2.0220 2.0221 2.0222 2.0223 2.0232 2.0233 2.0235 2.0242 2.0250 2.0251 2.0252 2.0254 2.0256 2.0274 2.0276 2.0279 2.0281 2.0283 2.0288 2.0290 2.0295 2.0296 2.0299 2.0302 2.0304 2.0305 2.0306 2.0307 2.0309 2.0311 2.0312 2.0322 2.0323 2.0330 2.0331 2.0334 2.0341 2.0351 2.0352 2.0396 |
(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: | 20 February 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:
Tesco