4th Apr 2017 11:40
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 | WS Atkins Plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Financial Adviser & Corporate Broker to WS Atkins Plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 03 April 2017 |
(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" | No
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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)
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Ordinary Shares
| Purchases
Sales | 766,891
422,360 | 19.9700
19.9900 | 15.4000
15.4100 |
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(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 | 416 2,837 458 302 2,335 160 402 1,482 1,817 778 900 311 304 2,255 604 239 2,188 6,736 811 8,280 428 2,400 48 31 40 4,413 917 959 709 30 45,241 17
45,233 13 469 2,335 97 75 235 76 3,464 200 5,588 126,715 806 326 6 2,037 953 785 762 1,254 1,525 1,016 2,550 1,030 535 5 1,121 3,324 2,790 530 1,709 806 2,379 11,604 5,750 1,455 706 27 7,268 913 1,207 475 602 42,421 7 21,202 479 2,972 6 84 4,799 2,536 181 53 477 96 1,719 5 902 123 238 8 5 13 | 15.5695 15.8066 15.9480 16.0496 16.0800 16.0860 16.0862 16.1380 16.1616 16.1644 16.1684 16.2794 16.3584 16.3599 16.4137 16.7030 17.0255 17.5821 18.0037 18.7276 19.4995 19.5148 19.5195 19.5245 19.5295 19.5425 19.5466 19.5570 19.5892 19.5995 19.6451 19.8694
15.9887 16.0583 16.0717 16.0800 16.1016 16.1033 16.1116 16.1144 16.1990 16.2691 18.5788 19.5000 19.5015 19.5806 19.6076 19.6209 19.6221 19.6295 19.6348 19.6378 19.6389 19.6422 19.6495 19.6664 19.6751 19.6780 19.6838 19.6887 19.6950 19.7015 19.7030 19.7048 19.7146 19.7150 19.7270 19.7346 19.7379 19.7498 19.7587 19.7602 19.7665 19.7691 19.7775 19.7855 19.7891 19.7963 19.8003 19.8079 19.8189 19.8276 19.8370 19.8393 19.8442 19.8465 19.8477 19.8532 19.8555 19.8558 19.8728 19.8791 19.8810 19.8940 19.9412 19.9676 |
(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) |
Ordinary Shares |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (GBP) |
Ordinary Shares |
(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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(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: | 04 April 2017 |
| Contact name: | Tung Le |
| Telephone number: | 020 7742 7272 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]. 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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