JPMorgan Securities Plc Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Smith (DS) plc
May 14 2024 - 6:37AM
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JPMorgan Securities Plc
14 May 2024
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
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(a) Name of exempt principal
trader:
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J.P. Morgan Securities
Plc
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree
in relation to whose relevant securities this form
relates:
Use
a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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Smith (DS)
plc
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(c) Name of the party to the
offer with which exempt principal trader is
connected:
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Corporate broker to Smith
(DS) plc
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(d) Date dealing
undertaken:
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13 May 2024
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(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"
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Yes, International Paper
Company
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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
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchases/
sales
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Total number of
securities
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Highest price per unit
paid/received
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Lowest price per unit
paid/received
|
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
Sale
|
3,886,610
4,416,808
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3.7000 GBP
3.7020 GBP
|
3.6150 GBP
3.6150 GBP
|
(b) Cash-settled
derivative transactions
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Product
description
e.g. CFD
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Nature of
dealing
e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
|
Number of reference
securities
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Price per
unit
|
|
10p
ordinary
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Equity Swap
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Decrease
Short
Increase
Long
Increase
Short
Opening a Short
Position
|
4,608
22,825
5,974
5,722
63
8,129
24,185
3,494
45,127
9,331
32,537
602,231
1,591
18,621
20,593
2,872
19,871
24,806
2,194
1,508
2,023
801
2,777
66,000
805
21
4,495
126,020
51,698
73,490
282
12,857
28,142
2,793
|
3.6337 GBP
3.6341 GBP
3.6500 GBP
3.6522 GBP
3.6542 GBP
3.6543 GBP
3.6558 GBP
3.6561 GBP
3.6566 GBP
3.6611 GBP
3.6658 GBP
3.6680 GBP
3.6783 GBP
3.6218 GBP
3.6289 GBP
3.6680 GBP
3.6683 GBP
3.6767 GBP
3.6141 GBP
3.6150 GBP
3.6160 GBP
3.6161 GBP
3.6306 GBP
3.6325 GBP
3.6459 GBP
3.6462 GBP
3.6530 GBP
3.6682 GBP
3.6684 GBP
3.6722 GBP
3.6764 GBP
3.6769 GBP
3.6951 GBP
3.6294 GBP
|
(c) Stock-settled
derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing,
selling, purchasing or varying
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Product
description e.g. call
option
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Writing, purchasing, selling,
varying etc.
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Number of securities to which
option relates
|
Exercise price per
unit
|
Type
e.g. American, European
etc.
|
Expiry date
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Option money paid/ received
per unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(ii)
Exercise
|
Class of relevant
security
|
Product
description
e.g. call
option
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Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
securities
|
Exercise price per
unit
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(d) Other dealings
(including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
dealing
e.g. subscription,
conversion
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
|
|
|
|
|
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3. OTHER
INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and
other dealing arrangements
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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
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(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"
|
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None
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Date of disclosure:
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14 May 2024
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Contact name:
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Natasha
Mondon
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Telephone number:
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01202
325175
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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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