Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) Darty Plc (4405E)

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RNS Number : 4405E

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

18 July 2016

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 
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 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this      Darty Plc 
 form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is       Darty Plc 
 connected: 
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 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                   15 JULY 2016 
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 (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the     Yes 
 Code in respect 
 of any other party to this offer? 
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   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    Purchases/sales   Total number     Highest               Lowest price 
  relevant                      of securities    price per             per unit 
  security                                       unit paid/received    paid/received 
----------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------  --------------- 
 EUR 0.30    PURCHASES         43,652           1.7037 GBP            1.6967 GBP 
  ordinary 
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 EUR 0.30    SALES             9,598            1.7087 GBP            1.7000 GBP 
  ordinary 
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   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of    Product        Nature of                        Number of     Price 
  relevant    description    dealing                          reference     per unit 
  security    e.g. CFD       e.g. opening/closing             securities 
                             a long/short 
                             position, increasing/reducing 
                             a long/short 
                             position 
----------  -------------  -------------------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 EUR 0.30    CFD            SHORT                            37,952        1.6967 
  ordinary                                                                  GBP 
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   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 Class          Product        Writing,       Number           Exercise    Type         Expiry   Option 
  of relevant    description    purchasing,    of securities    price       e.g.         date     money 
  security       e.g.           selling,       to which         per unit    American,             paid/ 
                 call           varying        option                       European              received 
                 option         etc.           relates                      etc.                  per unit 
-------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A              N/A         N/A          N/A      N/A 
-------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant   Product description   Number of     Exercise price 
  security            e.g. call option      securities    per unit 
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 N/A                 N/A                   N/A           N/A 
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   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant   Nature of        Details   Price per 
  security            dealing e.g.               unit (if applicable) 
                      subscription, 
                      conversion 
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 N/A                 N/A              N/A       N/A 
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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

   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: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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   None 
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   (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" 
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   None 
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 Date of disclosure:    18 JULY 2016 
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 Contact name:          Craig Horsley 
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 Telephone number:      [phone] 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. 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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