RNS Number : 8800K
JPMorgan Securities Plc
13 April 2018
 

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

FirstGroup plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to FirstGroup plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

12 April 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"

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 (GBP)

Lowest price per unit paid/received

(GBP)

Ordinary Shares

Purchases

 

Sales

6,308,278

 

4,896,201

1.1290

 

1.1160

1.0410

 

1.0390

 

(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 Swap

Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short

10,547

572

4,146

16,664

175,359

14,021

9,344

13,210

25,988

280,286

19,219

1,456

6,110

15,841

144,813

12,132

14,154

92,499

26,100

751

273

2,139

79,004

3,125

1,989

 

1,400

892

116,027

111,827

5,424

53,694

358,296

62,083

9,113

140,989

33,268

858

290,635

112,295

220,382

34,457

57,115

10,502

434,019

88,834

1.0491

1.0500

1.0672

1.0705

1.0797

1.0805

1.0816

1.0842

1.0852

1.0879

1.0984

1.1000

1.1003

1.1007

1.1010

1.1015

1.1025

1.1073

1.1075

1.1090

1.1100

1.1120

1.1142

1.1147

1.1160

 

1.0480

1.0520

1.0725

1.0735

1.0865

1.0903

1.0926

1.0963

1.0972

1.1000

1.1010

1.1011

1.1029

1.1030

1.1031

1.1048

1.1049

1.1050

1.1124

1.1125

 

(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)


 

 



 

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

 

 

 

(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

 

 

 

Date of disclosure:

13 April 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.


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