AMENDMENT
INCREASED EQUITY PURCHASES BY 797 TO 525,882
INCREASED EQUITY SALES BY 3,188 TO 589,184
ADDED EQUITY SWAP PURCHASES OF 3,188
ADDED EQUITY SWAP SALES OF 797
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 |
London Stock Exchange Group plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Defence Advisor to London Stock Exchange Group plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
13 September 2019 |
(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, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited |
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 Share |
Purchase Sale |
525,882 589,184 |
75.3069 75.4600 |
72.4000 72.4800 |
(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 Share |
Equity Swap |
Long Short |
663 1,122 472 14,304 906 696 14 799 7,249 884 125 1,853 1,159 466 2,424 5,082 2,311 2,218 67 2,374 23,917 904 828 799 6,236 1,910 385 88 2,739 397 859 39 3,487 779 1,731 591 187 1,594 17,906 222 40 350 7,556 12,500 63 1,401 2,663 1,821 297 17,424 297 1,919 670 127 3,669 1,953 5,000 859 4,375 163 80 44 4,081 140 69 1,647 2,737 29,279 |
72.5996 73.1900 73.1901 73.3090 73.5153 73.5174 73.5318 73.5852 73.5897 73.6001 73.6179 73.6261 73.6715 73.7105 73.8509 73.9057 73.9235 74.0152 74.0359 74.0601 74.0844 74.1582 74.2243 74.3138 74.3599 74.3636 74.3906 74.4363 74.4594 74.4707 74.4774 74.4900 74.5114 74.5380 74.5647 74.8354 74.9125 74.9574 75.0788 75.1325 75.1343 75.1351 75.1385 75.1945 72.5159 72.8346 73.4772 73.5894 73.9658 74.0716 74.0729 74.1629 74.1911 74.1912 74.2782 74.3526 74.4055 74.4809 74.5532 74.6049 74.6076 74.6622 74.7098 74.7411 74.8300 75.0740 75.1400 75.1404 |
(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 |
Ordinary Share |
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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 |
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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) |
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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: |
20 September 2019 |
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.
