Hsbc Bank Plc - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - National Express Group Plc

 
TIDMNEX 
 

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:                       HSBC Bank Plc 
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant  National Express 
 securities this form relates:                             Group plc 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt       Offeror - National 
 principal trader is connected:                            Express Group plc 
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(d) Date dealing undertaken:                               22 March 2022 
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the       Stagecoach Group 
 exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect     PLC 
 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 relevant  Purchases/ sales    Total     Highest price per unit paid/received  Lowest price per unit paid/received 
    security                         number of                   (GBP)                                (GBP) 
                                     securities 
-----------------  ----------------  ----------  ------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
  Ordinary Shares       Purchase        13,336                 238.000 p                             224.400 p 
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  Ordinary Shares         Sale         168,132                 238.000 p                             225.000 p 
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   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
Class of   Product       Nature of dealing        Number of reference  Price per 
 relevant   description                            securities           unit (GBP) 
 security 
           e.g. CFD      e.g. opening/closing 
                          a long/short position, 
                          increasing/reducing 
                          a long/short position 
Ordinary       Swap        Increasing a short           10,166          232.535 p 
  Shares                         position 
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Ordinary       Swap        Increasing a short             352           233.555 p 
  Shares                         position 
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Ordinary       Swap        Increasing a short             713           232.008 p 
  Shares                         position 
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Ordinary       Swap         Increasing a long           67,161          231.134 p 
  Shares                         position 
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Ordinary       Swap         Increasing a long           67,970          230.131 p 
  Shares                         position 
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Ordinary       Swap         Increasing a long           30,896          229.806 p 
  Shares                         position 
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   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Class of    Product     Writing,    Number of   Exercise              Type               Expiry   Option 
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities   price     e.g. American, European etc.   date    money 
security   e.g. call    selling,     to which     per                                             paid/ 
            option       varying      option      unit                                           received 
                          etc.       relates                                                       per 
                                                                                                   unit 
--------  -----------  -----------  ----------  --------  -----------------------------  ------  -------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
  Class of     Product description  Exercising/     Number of      Exercise 
  relevant       e.g. call option    exercised     securities      price per 
  security                            against                        unit 
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   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
Class of relevant         Nature of dealing         Details   Price per unit 
     security        e.g. subscription, conversion            (if applicable) 
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   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" 
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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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Date of disclosure:   23 March 2022 
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Contact name:         Mukhtar Khan 
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Telephone number:     0207 088 2000 
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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].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=NyASSkwfq-TzaV_1U5nuEQ3oxAybzNjAn24xeC_D_KsSWGzpsZAAthP3iZ-K0QBbD1fIVLI1AKesiuZauFYSj7DA0W3wgoPvK35l-_fQ7-0H_LIr3Wtt-Hpm2wPBpXZy www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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