RNS Number : 6623N
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
06 June 2022
 

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:

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

THG plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

King Street Capital Management, L.P

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

01 June 2022

(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

0.5p ordinary

PURCHASES

1,454,900

1.5040 GBP

1.4470 GBP

0.5p ordinary

SALES

650,548

1.5110 GBP

1.4310 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

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

3,632

1.4487 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

153

1.4507 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

9,109

1.4533 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

236

1.4562 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

780

1.4589 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

41,282

1.4623 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

21,034

1.4631 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

68

1.4669 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

213,590

1.4847 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

295

1.4905 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

823

1.4484 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

24,752

1.4485 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

4,455

1.4485 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

15,347

1.4485 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

5,446

1.4485 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

27,375

1.4487 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

22,571

1.4499 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

66,660

1.4508 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

6,935

1.4540 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

16,592

1.4578 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

2,429

1.4609 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

622

1.4615 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

446

1.4630 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,208

1.4668 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

76,089

1.4683 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

26,999

1.4683 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

122,726

1.4683 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

22,090

1.4683 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

6,609

1.4823 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

14,131

1.5040 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

12,529

1.4527 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

157,926

1.4540 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

903

1.4594 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

198

1.4594 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

15,550

1.4594 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

22,048

1.4594 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,615

1.4594 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,495

1.4594 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

16,443

1.4594 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

257

1.4594 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

201,212

1.4594 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,035

1.4594 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

237,852

1.4597 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

33,000

1.4620 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

67,642

1.4633 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

10,622

1.4641 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

46,189

1.4649 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

36,478

1.4649 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

273

1.4668 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

10,530

1.4908 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

71,000

1.4349 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

2,332

1.4475 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

12,831

1.4485 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

888

1.4487 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

28,604

1.4541 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

7,819

1.4554 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

843

1.4562 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

22,614

1.4576 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

622

1.4576 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

245

1.4590 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

85

1.4669 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

9,147

1.4811 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

66,660

1.4847 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

14,131

1.4977 GBP

0.5p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

446

1.5110 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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(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)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

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:

06 June 2022

Contact name:

Craig Horsley

Telephone number:

+44 141 245-7736

 

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.

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