Form 8.5 (EPT / RI) – River & Mercantile group plc
FORM 8.5 (EPT / RI)
DISCLOSURE OF PUBLIC OPERATIONS BY AN EXEMPTED COMMERCIAL PRINCIPAL HAVING RECOGNIZED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, TRADING IN A CAPACITY AT CUSTOMER SERVICE
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
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(a) Name of the main exempt merchant: |
Investec Bank plc |
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(b) Name of Offeror / Officer with respect to the relevant titles this form relates to: Use a separate form for each offeror / beneficiary |
River & Mercantile Group plc |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which the main exempt operator is linked: |
Investec is broker and financial advisor to Premier Miton Group plc |
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(d) Date of transaction: |
January 11, 2022 |
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(e) In addition to the company mentioned in 1 (b) above, does the exempt primary dealer make any disclosures with respect to any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or a possible cash offer, indicate “N / A” |
Premier Miton Group plc AssetCo plc |
2. OPERATIONS OF THE MAIN EXEMPT MERCHANT
When there have been transactions on more than one category of relevant securities of the offeror or the offender named in point 1 (b), copy table 2 (a), (b), (c) or (d ) (as the case may be) for each class of securities concerned processed.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts must be indicated.
(a) Purchases and sales
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Relevant safety class |
Purchases / Sales |
Total number of titles |
Highest price per unit paid / received |
Lowest price per unit paid / received |
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Ordinary actions |
To buy |
185 |
302.56 |
302.56 |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Relevant safety class |
Product Description eg CFD |
Nature of the transaction For example, open / close a long / short position, increase / decrease a long / short position |
Number of benchmark titles |
Price per unit |
(c) Equity-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Write, sell, buy or modify
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Relevant safety class |
Product Description for example purchase option |
Write, buy, sell, vary, etc. |
Number of securities to which the option relates |
Unit exercise price |
Type for example American, European, etc. |
Expiration date |
Option money paid / received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
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Relevant safety class |
Product Description for example purchase option |
Exercise / exercised against |
Number of titles |
Unit exercise price |
(d) Other operations (including the subscription of new securities)
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Relevant safety class |
Nature of the transaction e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Unit price (if applicable) |
3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnification and other trade agreements
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Details of any indemnity or option agreement, or any agreement or arrangement, formal or informal, relating to the relevant securities which may be an inducement to trade or refrain from trading 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, indicate “none” |
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt primary dealer making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any security concerned by virtue of an option; Where (ii) voting rights or the future acquisition or disposal of any relevant security to which a derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, indicate “none” |
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Disclosure Date: |
January 12, 2022 |
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Name of the contact: |
Rich white |
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Phone number: |
+44 207 678 5462 |
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 regarding the Code’s transaction disclosure requirements on +44 (0) 20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Group’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
