Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - IWG PLC

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:	UBS Investment Bank, London
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	IWG plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Starwood Capital European Operations Limited
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	20 July 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	Lowest price per unit paid/received
1p ordinary	Buy	641363	3.01056        GBP	2.95150        GBP
1p ordinary	Sell	509672	3.01091        GBP	2.95149       GBP

 

(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
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	3921	2.957317        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	6750	3.00481481        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	650	2.97638461538462        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	14350	2.96805993031359        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	18700	2.985977        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	7168	3.00449441        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Long	40000	2.9791        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	7439	2.985        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	309	2.9806        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	1929	2.98979782270607        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	9853	3.009255        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	7500	2.96491613        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	2000	2.96134        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	5067	2.95744424708901        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	197247	2.955875        GBP
1p ordinary	CFD	Short	1340	2.954281        GBP

 

(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	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

 

(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)

 

 

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:	23 July 2018
Contact name:	Wendy Dent
Telephone number:	+44 (0)207 568 1245

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]

 

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.