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J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, an exempt principal trader and financial advisor to Young & Co.'s Brewery, plc, made a public dealing disclosure on March 1, 2024, for transactions undertaken on February 29, 2024. The firm purchased a total of 4,779 ordinary shares and sold 13,811 ordinary shares of Young & Co.'s Brewery, plc across two classes. Prices for these direct share dealings ranged from 6.7400 GBP to 9.8800 GBP, with additional cash-settled equity swap transactions also reported.
| Date | 1 Mar 2024 |
| Time | 11:26:42 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 2895F |
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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Young & Co.'s Brewery, plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Sole financial advisor, AIM nominated advisor and joint broker to Young & Co's Brewery PLC |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
29 February 2024 |
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(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" |
Yes, City Pub Group plc, The |
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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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12.5p ordinary |
Purchase
Sale |
70
47 |
6.7409 GBP
6.7400 GBP |
6.7400 GBP
6.7400 GBP |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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12.5p A ordinary |
Purchase
Sale |
4,709
13,764 |
9.8800 GBP
9.8800 GBP |
9.7843 GBP
9.7200 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 |
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12.5p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long
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23 |
6.7407 GBP |
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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 |
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12.5p A ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long
Increase Long
Opening a Long Position
Opening a Short Position |
371 1,715 9
717 9,246 19
96 613
709 |
9.8445 GBP 9.8749 GBP 9.8802 GBP
9.8723 GBP 9.8751 GBP 9.8790 GBP
9.8795 GBP 9.8800 GBP
9.8800 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 |
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(ii) Exercise
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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)
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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
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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" |
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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" |
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None
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Date of disclosure: |
1 March 2024 |
Contact name: |
Natasha Mondon |
Telephone number: |
01202 325175 |
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.