AMENDMENT
INCREASED EQUITY PURCHASES BY 100,000 TO 1,765,814
ADDED EQUITY SWAP SALES OF 100,000
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 |
NEX Group plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Financial Advisor to CME Group Inc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
19 March 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" |
No |
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 |
1,765,814 1,496,808 |
9.0200 9.0300 |
8.6500 8.6500 |
(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 |
331 908 51,000 1,373 25,861 84,450 457 2,020 1,365 16,937 14,035 24,688 561 593 6,332 11,200 9,540 64,674 92 44 407 12,555 454 20,031 16,510 12,778 19,500 21,857 25,937 276 28,414 83,701 2,063 9,450 25,230 11,642 292 457 3,809 100,000 912 57,500 944 11,869 |
8.6945 8.6992 8.7129 8.7195 8.7196 8.7200 8.7251 8.7266 8.7407 8.7440 8.7501 8.7537 8.7594 8.7657 8.7808 8.7836 8.7886 8.7890 8.7993 8.8000 8.8247 8.8276 8.6939 8.7035 8.7047 8.7204 8.7207 8.7230 8.7396 8.7453 8.7537 8.7574 8.7606 8.7782 8.7802 8.7930 8.8000 8.8103 8.8143 8.8398 8.8512 8.8882 8.9028 8.9101 |
(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) |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit (GBP) |
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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) (GBP) |
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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 |
(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: |
22 March 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.
