FORM 8.5 (EPT / RI)
DISCLOSURE OF PUBLIC OPERATIONS BY A PRINCIPAL EXEMPT WITH A RECOGNIZED INTERMEDIARY STATUS OPERATING IN A CAPACITY TO SERVE CUSTOMERS
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the âCodeâ)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of the main exempt merchant: |
HSBC Bank Plc |
(b) Name of the Offeror / Officer for the relevant titles this form relates to: |
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which the main exempt operator is linked: |
Offeror – Oppidum Bidco Limitée |
(d) Date of execution of the transaction: |
July 13, 2021 |
(e) In addition to the company mentioned in 1 (b) above, does the exempt primary dealer make any disclosures with respect to any other party to this offer? |
N / A |
2. OPERATIONS OF THE MAIN EXEMPT MERCHANT
When there have been transactions on more than one category of relevant securities of the offeror or the offender named in point 1 (b), copy table 2 (a), (b), (c) or (d ) (as the case may be) for each class of securities concerned processed.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts must be indicated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Relevant safety class |
Purchases / Sales |
Total number of titles |
Highest price per unit paid / received |
Lowest price per unit paid / received |
Ordinary actions |
Buy |
20,575 |
265,800 p |
264.619 p |
Ordinary actions |
Sale |
35 315 |
265,900 p |
264.619 p |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Relevant safety class |
Product Description |
Nature of the transaction |
Number of benchmark titles |
Unit price (GBP) |
eg CFD |
For example, open / close a long / short position, increase / decrease a long / short position |
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Ordinary actions |
To exchange |
Reduce a short position |
2881 |
265,295 p |
Ordinary actions |
To exchange |
Reduce a short position |
11 859 |
265,377 p |
(c) Equity-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Write, sell, buy or modify
Relevant safety class |
Product Description for example purchase option |
Write, buy, sell, vary, etc. |
Number of securities to which the option relates |
Unit exercise price |
Type |
Expiration date |
Option money paid / received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
Relevant safety class |
Product Description |
Exercise / exercised against |
Number of titles |
Unit exercise price |
(d) Other operations (including the subscription of new securities)
Relevant safety class |
Nature of the transaction |
Details |
Unit price (if applicable) |
3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnification and other trade agreements
Details of any indemnity or option agreement, or any arrangement or arrangement, formal or informal, relating to the relevant securities which may be an inducement to trade or refrain from trading 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: |
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt primary dealer making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
Disclosure Date: |
July 14, 2021 |
Contact Name: |
Mohammed Abdul Qader |
Phone number: |
0207 088 2000 |
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 regarding the Code’s transaction disclosure requirements on +44 (0) 20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Group’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.