Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Bodycote plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

11 August 2026

 

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	Bodycote plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	CVC Advisers Limited
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	10 August 2026
(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"	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
17 3/11p ordinary	PURCHASES	271,195	9.1600 GBP	9.0700 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	SALES	379,742	9.1950 GBP	9.0800 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
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,275	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,931	9.1102 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	206	9.1102 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	131	9.1102 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	152	9.1108 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	679	9.1208 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	839	9.1215 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	36	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	113	9.1051 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,619	9.1080 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	551	9.1084 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	259	9.1119 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,181	9.1157 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,908	9.1173 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	72	9.1178 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	124	9.1180 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	78	9.1180 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	620	9.1180 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	585	9.1180 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	112	9.1205 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,238	9.1210 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,231	9.1211 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,620	9.1212 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,005	9.1213 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25,793	9.1218 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,901	9.1267 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,853	9.1282 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	272	9.1289 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,724	9.1295 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,903	9.1296 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,829	9.1300 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,666	9.1315 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,337	9.1360 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15	9.1453 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1	9.1600 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	347	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,945	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	108	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	56,631	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11	9.1150 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,312	9.1157 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,182	9.1158 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,289	9.0800 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,236	9.1049 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,789	9.1049 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	247	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	53,659	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,768	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,302	9.1050 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,110	9.1089 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,150	9.1103 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17,515	9.1115 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	151	9.1132 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,768	9.1132 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	44	9.1132 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,032	9.1208 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30	9.1219 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	389	9.1245 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	112	9.1246 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	94	9.1248 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	27	9.1248 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17	9.1250 GBP
17 3/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	349	9.1286 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:	11 August 2026
Contact name:	Claire Gordon
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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