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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Hargreaves Lansdown

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 9920M
GoldmanSachs International
20 November 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

 

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

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

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC

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

HARP BIDCO LIMITED (A NEWLY FORMED COMPANY TO BE INDIRECTLY OWNED BY CVC PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS, NORDIC CAPITAL XI DELTA, SCSP (ACTING THROUGH ITS GENERAL PARTNER, NORDIC CAPITAL XI DELTA GP SARL) AND PLATINUM IVY B 2018 RSC LIMITED)

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

19 November 2024

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

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.

 

(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

0.4p ordinary

Purchases

758,210

10.8950 GBP

10.8750 GBP

0.4p ordinary

Sales

325,444

10.8950 GBP

10.8739 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

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

18,898

10.8739 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

365

10.8739 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

3,628

10.8761 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

693

10.8771 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,409

10.8776 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

356

10.8787 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

14,131

10.8789 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

11,744

10.8799 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

27,810

10.8799 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

25,207

10.8815 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

38,419

10.8815 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

6,099

10.8815 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

11,587

10.8815 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

38,623

10.8815 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

4,878

10.8815 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

14,229

10.8815 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

109,000

10.8815 GBP

0.4p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

146,396

10.9008 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









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising / exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit






 

(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)


 

 



 

 

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 November 2024

Contact name:

Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka

Telephone number:

+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

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 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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