3rd Sep 2021 18:06
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: | 30 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 | 3,535,853
2,168,867 | 2.6811 GBP
2.6855 GBP | 2.6320 GBP
2.6340 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
Opening a short position
| 1,437 15,732 24,000 1,406
35,646 16,380 94,181 5,297 6,840 14,286 16,763
20,060 2,940 607 23,472 317 11,458 39,324
50,000 37,405 158,092 40,000 16,825 84,500 1,055,495 113
448 5,572 5,115 50,706 3,320 611 12,525 48,148 58,074 8,008 117 35,603 20,714
1,236 572 7,797 287 2,358 10,933 555 2,549 385 17,430 73,560 2,696 1,302 127,301 | 2.6418 GBP 2.6449 GBP 2.6692 GBP 2.6770 GBP
2.6398 GBP 2.6439 GBP 2.6506 GBP 2.6583 GBP 2.6613 GBP 2.6651 GBP 2.6774 GBP
2.6351 GBP 2.6386 GBP 2.6390 GBP 2.6412 GBP 2.6425 GBP 2.6464 GBP 2.6646 GBP
2.6363 GBP 2.6379 GBP 2.6383 GBP 2.6415 GBP 2.6469 GBP 2.6504 GBP 2.6712 GBP 2.6800 GBP
2.6355 GBP 2.6370 GBP 2.6384 GBP 2.6398 GBP 2.6406 GBP 2.6446 GBP 2.6513 GBP 2.6540 GBP 2.6554 GBP 2.6677 GBP 2.6680 GBP 2.6759 GBP 2.6760 GBP
2.6351 GBP 2.6355 GBP 2.6365 GBP 2.6370 GBP 2.6385 GBP 2.6398 GBP 2.6410 GBP 2.6412 GBP 2.6460 GBP 2.6475 GBP 2.6487 GBP 2.6560 GBP 2.6649 GBP 2.6738 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: | 03 September 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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