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 | Ascential plc |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Informa plc |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 24 July 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" | 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 |
| 1.7p ordinary | SALES | 2,547,263 | 5.6700 GBP | 5.5966 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | PURCHASES | 6,306,147 | 5.6750 GBP | 5.5228 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 |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 221,372 | 5.6161 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 23 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 11,503 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 8,838 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 52,571 | 5.6225 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 113,760 | 5.6234 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 7,500 | 5.6325 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 25,300 | 5.6413 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 18,188 | 5.6416 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 795 | 5.6457 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 26,677 | 5.6471 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 7,639 | 5.6497 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 159,189 | 5.6500 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 11,604 | 5.6516 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a long position | 2,452 | 5.6530 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 250,000 | 5.5228 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 52,666 | 5.5528 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 52,666 | 5.5528 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,322,334 | 5.6028 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 316 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 3,924 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,330 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 7,102 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,500 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 10,972 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 2,328 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 646,702 | 5.6265 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 119,100 | 5.6265 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 6,300 | 5.6265 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,700 | 5.6265 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 126,915 | 5.6265 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 53,100 | 5.6265 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 447,334 | 5.6270 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 113,442 | 5.6284 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 7,800 | 5.6284 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 18,665 | 5.6284 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 300 | 5.6284 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 1,100 | 5.6284 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 20,700 | 5.6284 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 58,296 | 5.6321 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 34,965 | 5.6327 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 275 | 5.6350 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 9,991 | 5.6365 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 18,398 | 5.6406 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 24,888 | 5.6406 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 105,019 | 5.6406 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 151,695 | 5.6406 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 150,000 | 5.6453 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 700 | 5.6460 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 75,628 | 5.6460 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 13,800 | 5.6460 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,200 | 5.6460 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 200 | 5.6460 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 12,444 | 5.6460 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 127,520 | 5.6465 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 75,000 | 5.6498 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 200,000 | 5.6499 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 19,266 | 5.6578 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 31,799 | 5.6578 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 5,335 | 5.6578 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | increasing a short position | 24,166 | 5.6578 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 8,838 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,653 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 221,372 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,819 | 5.6202 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 63,355 | 5.6273 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 9,805 | 5.6282 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 11,813 | 5.6297 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 44,021 | 5.6321 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 8,905 | 5.6327 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 113,760 | 5.6327 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 12,307 | 5.6359 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 17,299 | 5.6362 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 355 | 5.6362 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 113 | 5.6362 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 26,064 | 5.6362 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 521 | 5.6363 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 10,998 | 5.6363 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 4,461 | 5.6363 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 53 | 5.6363 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,824 | 5.6363 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 13,020 | 5.6364 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 75,619 | 5.6409 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 3,472 | 5.6414 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 30,348 | 5.6453 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 26,979 | 5.6464 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,750 | 5.6465 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 7,027 | 5.6468 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,313 | 5.6476 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 7,505 | 5.6476 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 2,773 | 5.6479 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 9,877 | 5.6479 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 60,722 | 5.6479 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 19,276 | 5.6479 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 12,358 | 5.6479 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 13,182 | 5.6479 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 1,486 | 5.6567 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 986 | 5.6629 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 68 | 5.6629 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 100 | 5.6630 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a long position | 200 | 5.6630 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,194 | 5.5966 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,384 | 5.5966 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,586 | 5.5966 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,045 | 5.5966 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,069 | 5.5966 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 390,000 | 5.5972 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 8,381 | 5.6161 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,585 | 5.6194 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,068 | 5.6194 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,044 | 5.6194 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,194 | 5.6194 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,383 | 5.6194 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 57,535 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 8,294 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 395 | 5.6200 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,500 | 5.6325 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,432 | 5.6327 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 919 | 5.6327 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 2,941 | 5.6327 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 3,217 | 5.6330 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 30,247 | 5.6330 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 10,972 | 5.6356 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 1,385 | 5.6394 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 127,520 | 5.6437 GBP |
| 1.7p ordinary | CFD | reducing a short position | 77,140 | 5.6483 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: | 25 July 2024 |
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.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
