23rd Aug 2021 11:38
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: | 20 August 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 | 12,330,895
8,602,558 | 2.9254 GBP
2.9250 GBP | 2.9015 GBP
2.9060 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
| 2,877 316,035 18,300 26,592 43,393 24,292 8,214 3,736 2,974 7,806 3,400 1,657 41,382 11,084
53,761 100,000 85,578 53,540 14,885 8,970
63,658 11,633 1,850 1,460 4,527 27,270 114,979 16,708 1,677 66,923 4,152,517 8,085 25,926 11,267 16,373 892 30,778
10,566 380,000 15,850 50,000 70,779 1,500,000 16,861 6,257 100 2,400,982 526,550 36,642 1,000,000 750,000 537,066 26,417 218,214 79,029 165,691 | 2.9093 GBP 2.9100 GBP 2.9117 GBP 2.9120 GBP 2.9124 GBP 2.9136 GBP 2.9159 GBP 2.9161 GBP 2.9165 GBP 2.9170 GBP 2.9177 GBP 2.9181 GBP 2.9192 GBP 2.9212 GBP
2.9097 GBP 2.9125 GBP 2.9145 GBP 2.9203 GBP 2.9204 GBP 2.9208 GBP
2.9099 GBP 2.9114 GBP 2.9118 GBP 2.9120 GBP 2.9121 GBP 2.9125 GBP 2.9126 GBP 2.9128 GBP 2.9133 GBP 2.9134 GBP 2.9150 GBP 2.9163 GBP 2.9169 GBP 2.9172 GBP 2.9179 GBP 2.9216 GBP 2.9243 GBP
2.9015 GBP 2.9062 GBP 2.9085 GBP 2.9104 GBP 2.9118 GBP 2.9122 GBP 2.9136 GBP 2.9145 GBP 2.9152 GBP 2.9160 GBP 2.9183 GBP 2.9184 GBP 2.9193 GBP 2.9199 GBP 2.9214 GBP 2.9215 GBP 2.9224 GBP 2.9233 GBP 2.9254 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: | 23 August 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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