• Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Aquis Exchange plc

    Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 13 Dec 2024 05:36:43   America/New_York

    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:Investec Bank plc
    (b)        Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
            Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree    		Aquis Exchange plc
    (c)        Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:Investec are Joint Financial Adviser, Joint Broker and NOMAD for Aquis Exchange plc
    (d)        Date dealing undertaken:12th December 2024
    (e)        In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal 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”    		N/A

    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 securityPurchases/ sales

    		Total number of securitiesHighest price per unit paid/receivedLowest price per unit paid/received


    Ordinary Shares

    Purchase

    10,000

    700

    700


    Ordinary Shares

    Sales

    15,000

    700

    700

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of relevant securityProduct description
    e.g. CFD    		Nature of dealing
    e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position    		Number of reference securitiesPrice per unit
    N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of relevant securityProduct description e.g. call optionWriting, purchasing, selling, varying etc.Number of securities to which option relatesExercise price per unitType
    e.g. American, European etc.    		Expiry dateOption money paid/ received per unit
    N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant securityProduct description
    e.g. call option    		Exercising/ exercised againstNumber of securitiesExercise price per unit
    N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

    (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

    Class of relevant securityNature of dealing
    e.g. subscription, conversion    		DetailsPrice per unit (if applicable)
    N/AN/AN/AN/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:13th December 2024
    Contact name:Priyali Bhattacharjee
    Telephone number:+91-9768034903

    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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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


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