Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Direct Line Insurance Group plc

JPMorgan Securities Plc
26 March 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:

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

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

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Direct Line Insurance Group plc

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

Financial Adviser to Direct Line Insurance Group plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

25 March 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 this offer?

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

Yes, Ageas SA/NV

 

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

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

 

Sale

12,613,288

 

17,445,053

1.9005 GBP

 

1.9015 GBP

1.7913 GBP

 

1.7886 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

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Equity Swap

Decrease Long

 

 

Decrease Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Long

 

 

 

Increase Short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

733

72,001

 

500,000

61,870

365

1,840

73,545

773,159

330

1,099,593

9,531

3,254

1,751

18,700

746

48,873

360,074

471,893

55,511

13,384

20,621

8,491

1,342

735

5,206

 

118,005

9,072

25

 

398,285

7,509

40,166

6,569

9,632

12,620

2,633

51,996

3,073

11,846

21,922

91,398

30,611

73

18,119

7,379

589

49,395

72,843

2,280

577,096

114,767

60,000

135

891

24,191

7,137

1,850

1.8381 GBP

1.8736 GBP

 

1.7982 GBP

1.7991 GBP

1.8023 GBP

1.8120 GBP

1.8155 GBP

1.8178 GBP

1.8192 GBP

1.8207 GBP

1.8298 GBP

1.8330 GBP

1.8348 GBP

1.8427 GBP

1.8453 GBP

1.8463 GBP

1.8509 GBP

1.8539 GBP

1.8543 GBP

1.8650 GBP

1.8652 GBP

1.8761 GBP

1.8926 GBP

1.8984 GBP

1.9006 GBP

 

1.8069 GBP

1.8557 GBP

1.8618 GBP

 

1.8000 GBP

1.8038 GBP

1.8049 GBP

1.8127 GBP

1.8182 GBP

1.8188 GBP

1.8249 GBP

1.8251 GBP

1.8267 GBP

1.8280 GBP

1.8281 GBP

1.8301 GBP

1.8349 GBP

1.8350 GBP

1.8351 GBP

1.8353 GBP

1.8386 GBP

1.8451 GBP

1.8494 GBP

1.8513 GBP

1.8540 GBP

1.8542 GBP

1.8568 GBP

1.8579 GBP

1.8606 GBP

1.8650 GBP

1.8683 GBP

1.8740 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:

26 March 2024

Contact name:

Natasha Mondon

Telephone number:

01202 325175

 

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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