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: |
27 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 |
4,139,938 6,415,520 |
2.2430 2.2490 |
2.2150 2.2180 |
(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 |
Ordinary Shares |
Equity Swaps |
Long Short |
23,575 511 336 6,902 1,512,369 1,800 3,558 20,144 38,981 48,263 13,288 119,201 6,276 4,845 1,432 105,748 18,779 162,155 8,280 7,151 185,140 268,846 169,490 25,429 204 107 21,231 5,153 5,353 257,216 7,754 7,581 85,887 26,830 2,369 18,370 5,204 710 84,728 |
2.2188 GBP 2.2198 GBP 2.2260 GBP 2.2268 GBP 2.2273 GBP 2.2276 GBP 2.2292 GBP 2.2295 GBP 2.2296 GBP 2.2301 GBP 2.2303 GBP 2.2304 GBP 2.2305 GBP 2.2308 GBP 2.2309 GBP 2.2310 GBP 2.2321 GBP 2.2324 GBP 2.2328 GBP 2.2332 GBP 2.2333 GBP 2.2354 GBP 2.2356 GBP 2.2362 GBP 2.2364 GBP 2.2369 GBP 2.2370 GBP 2.2384 GBP 2.2280 GBP 2.2284 GBP 2.2296 GBP 2.2317 GBP 2.2319 GBP 2.2324 GBP 2.2338 GBP 2.2350 GBP 2.2351 GBP 2.2372 GBP 3.1598 USD |
(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: |
28 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.
