AMENDMENT
INCREASED EQUITY PURCHASES BY 227,534 TO 5,907,011
INCREASED EQUITY SALES BY 84,053 TO 5,840,956
ADDED EQUITY SWAP PURCHASES OF 84,053
ADDED EQUITY SWAP SALES OF 227,534
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 |
Melrose Industries plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Corporate Broker and Financial Advisor to GKN Plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
22 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" |
GKN Plc |
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 |
5,907,011 5,840,956 |
2.2372 2.2440 |
2.2100 2.2110 |
(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 |
1,440 26 67,006 1,444 500,000 49,940 1,444 123,389 143,626 197,020 53,899 13,605 312 66,051 23,439 239 25,860 25,604 75,145 108,545 1,959 3,200 31,900 8,598 312 288,253 41,838 245 2,389 288,360 2,501 26,940 464,359 40,448 14,292 7,073 15,932 7,192 43,582 227,534 5,472 3,425 12,936 26,271 1,440 7,912 216,994 |
2.2139 2.2150 2.2168 2.2169 2.2170 2.2171 2.2179 2.2201 2.2215 2.2221 2.2228 2.2238 2.2239 2.2241 2.2242 2.2248 2.2265 2.2269 2.2276 2.2287 2.2294 2.2439 2.2154 2.2162 2.2169 2.2170 2.2171 2.2172 2.2175 2.2182 2.2187 2.2211 2.2225 2.2227 2.2237 2.2246 2.2252 2.2262 2.2274 2.2282 2.2284 2.2285 2.2288 2.2291 2.2301 2.2302 2.2359 |
(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: |
27 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.
