Morgan Stanley Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Hong Kong Exchanges (1317N)

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RNS Number : 1317N

Morgan Stanley

20 September 2019

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Name of exempt principal trader:                                      Morgan Stanley Hong Kong Securities Limited 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities      Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 
 this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                                          -------------------------------------------- 
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader     London Stock Exchange Group plc 
 is connected: 
                                                                          -------------------------------------------- 
 (d) Date position held/dealing undertaken                                 19 SEPTEMBER 2019 
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date 
 prior to the disclosure 
                                                                          -------------------------------------------- 
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal     No 
 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" 
                                                                          -------------------------------------------- 
 
   2.         POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 
 Class of relevant security:                     ordinary NPV 
                                         Interests     Short positions 
                                       -------------  ----------------- 
                                        Number    %    Number       % 
                                       -------  ----  ---------  ------ 
 (1) Relevant securities owned 
  and/or controlled:                    0.00    0.00    0.00      0.00 
                                       -------  ----  ---------  ------ 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:          0.00    0.00    0.00      0.00 
                                       -------  ----  ---------  ------ 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives 
  (including options) and agreements 
  to purchase/sell:                     0.00    0.00    0.00      0.00 
                                       -------  ----  ---------  ------ 
 TOTAL:                                 0.00    0.00    0.00      0.00 
                                       -------  ----  ---------  ------ 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options) 
 
 Class of relevant security in        N/A 
  relation to which subscription 
  right exists: 
 Details, including nature of         N/A 
  the rights concerned and relevant 
  percentages: 
                                     ---- 
 
   3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) 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 3(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 
 ordinary NPV   PURCHASES      1,832,148           234.6000 HKD              229.6000 HKD 
               -----------  ---------------  ------------------------  ------------------------ 
 ordinary NPV     SALES        1,832,148           234.6000 HKD              229.2000 HKD 
               -----------  ---------------  ------------------------  ------------------------ 
 
   (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       Product        Writing,         Number       Exercise         Type         Expiry      Option 
     of       description    purchasing,    of securities     price      e.g. American,    date     money paid/ 
  relevant     e.g. call      selling,        to which       per unit       European                 received 
  security      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 
                    --------------------  --------  ----------------- 
 
   4.         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 
 
   (c)        Attachments 
 
  Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                 NO 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:    20 SEPTEMBER 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 disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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