20th Jul 2021 17:25
AMENDMENT
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 | Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Financial adviser to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC as manager of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Funds XI |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 5 July 2021 |
(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 |
10p ordinary | Purchase
Sale | 18,548,357
14,779,618 | 2.6800 GBP
2.6900 GBP | 2.6565 GBP
2.6560 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 |
10p ordinary | Equity Swap | Decrease Long
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a long position | 11,648 455,338 801,184 32,105 585,924
100,000 26,702 4,085 45,000 79,523 361,106 100,000 10,465 323,000 121 150,000 9,174 50,000
10,000 54,490
64,303 2,000,200 191,579 491,477 480,231 4,000,000 55,934 135,105 1,655 1,000,000 1,582,300 56,104 1,357 31,940 1,000,000 18,160 42,078
15,242 | 2.6649 GBP 2.6662 GBP 2.6663 GBP 2.6690 GBP 2.6752 GBP
2.6612 GBP 2.6620 GBP 2.6647 GBP 2.6657 GBP 2.6696 GBP 2.6701 GBP 2.6702 GBP 2.6703 GBP 2.6707 GBP 2.6711 GBP 2.6747 GBP 2.6750 GBP 2.6792 GBP
2.6624 GBP 2.6654 GBP
2.6623 GBP 2.6647 GBP 2.6651 GBP 2.6653 GBP 2.6663 GBP 2.6686 GBP 2.6691 GBP 2.6695 GBP 2.6700 GBP 2.6701 GBP 2.6704 GBP 2.6713 GBP 2.6716 GBP 2.6720 GBP 2.6725 GBP 2.6753 GBP 2.6847 GBP
2.6746 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" |
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 July 2021 |
| 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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