RNS Number : 8942Z
JPMorgan Securities Plc
15 January 2020
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 | Sophos Group plc | |
whose relevant securities this form | ||
relates: | ||
Use a separate form for each | ||
offeror/offeree | ||
(c) Name of the party to the offer with | Lead Financial Advisor | |
which exempt principal trader is | and Corporate Broker to | |
connected: | Sophos Group plc | |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 14 January 2020 | |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) | N/A | |
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" |
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.
- Purchases and sales
Class of | Purchases/ | Total | Highest price | Lowest price |
relevant | sales | number of | per unit | per unit |
security | securities | paid/received | paid/received | |
Ordinary | Purchase | 103,954 | 5.6920 GBP | 5.6640 GBP |
Share | Sale | 208,194 | 5.6920 GBP | 5.6660 GBP |
- Cash-settledderivative transactions
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number | Price per |
relevant | description | e.g. opening/closing | of | unit |
security | e.g. CFD | a long/short | reference | |
position, | securities | |||
increasing/reducing | ||||
a long/short position | ||||
Ordinary | Equity | Long | 3,028 | 5.6749 GBP |
Share | Swap | 8,013 | 5.6760 GBP | |
1,100 | 5.6763 GBP | |||
9,891 | 5.6777 GBP | |||
32,288 | 5.6780 GBP | |||
9,278 | 5.6781 GBP | |||
Short | 1,160 | 5.6640 GBP | ||
516 | 5.6703 GBP | |||
502 | 5.6717 GBP | |||
728 | 5.6722 GBP | |||
5,248 | 5.6753 GBP | |||
1,938 | 5.6767 GBP | |||
26,085 | 5.6780 GBP | |||
175 | 5.6784 GBP | |||
1,449 | 5.6791 GBP | |||
2,691 | 5.6824 GBP | |||
5,951 | 5.6825 GBP |
- Stock-settledderivative transactions (including options)
- Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
relevant | description | purchasing, | of | price | e.g. | date | money |
security | e.g. call | selling, | securities | per unit | American, | paid/ | |
option | varying | to which | European | received | |||
etc. | option | etc. | per unit | ||||
relates | |||||||
Ordinary | |||||||
Share |
- Exercise
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Class of | Product | Exercising/ | Number of | Exercise |
relevant | description | exercised | securities | price per |
security | e.g. call | against | unit | |
option | ||||
- Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of | Nature of dealing | Details | Price per |
relevant | e.g. subscription, | unit (if | |
security | conversion | applicable) | |
3. OTHER INFORMATION
- 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
- 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:
- the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
- 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: | 15 January 2020 |
Contact name: | Alwyn Basch |
Telephone number: | 020 7742 7407 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to aRegulatory 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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