Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - London Stock Exchange Group (1474P)

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RNS Number : 1474P

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

08 October 2019

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. LLC 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities    London Stock Exchange Group plc 
 this 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   London Stock Exchange Group plc 
 is connected: 
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 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                            07 OCTOBER 2019 
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 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal   Yes- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 
 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" 
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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/    Total number         Highest price             Lowest price 
      relevant           sales      of securities    per unit paid/received    per unit paid/received 
      security 
 6 79/86 p ordinary   PURCHASES        5,050              74.8690 GBP               74.5200 GBP 
                     -----------  ---------------  ------------------------  ------------------------ 
 6 79/86 p ordinary     SALES          5,050              74.5200 GBP               74.4964 GBP 
                     -----------  ---------------  ------------------------  ------------------------ 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of    Product description      Nature of dealing      Number of reference   Price per 
  relevant         e.g. CFD          e.g. opening/closing         securities          unit 
  security                          a long/short position, 
                                     increasing/reducing 
                                    a long/short position 
   N/A              N/A                     N/A                     N/A              N/A 
            --------------------  ------------------------  --------------------  ---------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Class of      Product        Writing,         Number        Exercise    Type e.g.    Expiry      Option 
 relevant    description    purchasing,    of securities    price per    American,    date     money paid/ 
 security     e.g. call      selling,        to which         unit       European               received 
               option         varying         option                       etc.                 per unit 
                               etc.           relates 
   N/A          N/A            N/A             N/A            N/A          N/A        N/A         N/A 
           -------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------  -----------  -------  ------------- 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of    Product description   Exercising/   Number of securities   Exercise price 
  relevant     e.g. call option     exercised                              per unit 
  security                           against 
    N/A              N/A               N/A               N/A                 N/A 
            --------------------  ------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant    Nature of dealing    Details    Price per unit 
      security        e.g. subscription,              (if applicable) 
                          conversion 
        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:    08 OCTOBER 2019 
 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.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

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