HSBC Bank Plc - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Countryside Partnerships Plc

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
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Countryside Partnerships Plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Offerer – Vistry Group PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	05 September 2022
(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”	Yes - Vistry Group plc

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 security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received (GBP)	Lowest price per unit paid/received (GBP)
Ordinary Shares	Purchase	1,469,319	241.236 p	235.600 p
Ordinary Shares	Sale	6,630	240.411 p	239.400 p

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description	Nature of dealing	Number of reference securities	Price per unit (GBP)
	e.g. CFD	e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	14,919	235.600 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	3,738	241.011 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	1,826	241.236 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	51,925	240.865 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	746	240.912 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	396	240.978 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	425	241.012 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	2,037	241.155 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	34	240.425 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	61	241.024 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	1,030	240.534 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	38	240.010 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	29,677	235.600 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	7,433	241.012 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	3,633	241.236 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	103,285	240.865 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	1,483	240.912 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	789	240.977 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	844	241.012 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	4,053	241.156 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	69	240.425 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	123	241.024 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	2,049	240.532 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	75	240.010 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	146,354	235.600 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	54,128	241.012 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	26,656	241.236 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	657,527	240.865 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	10,854	240.911 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	5,748	240.976 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	6,182	241.013 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	29,347	241.160 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	508	240.425 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	903	241.024 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	13,867	240.534 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	555	240.010 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	1,898	235.600 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	474	241.008 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	233	241.235 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	6,608	240.865 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	95	240.919 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	50	240.966 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	53	241.006 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	258	241.176 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	5	240.425 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	8	241.024 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	131	240.535 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	5	240.010 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	3,992	235.600 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	1,002	241.011 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	488	241.237 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	13,896	240.865 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	199	240.910 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	106	240.981 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	113	241.012 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	544	241.170 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	9	240.425 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	16	241.024 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	276	240.536 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	10	240.010 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	2,470	235.600 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	618	241.011 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	302	241.237 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	8,596	240.866 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	123	240.911 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	65	240.975 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	70	241.009 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	337	241.172 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	5	240.425 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	10	241.024 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	172	240.538 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	6	240.010 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	1,077	235.600 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	304	241.012 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	150	241.235 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	4,249	240.865 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	64	240.921 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	32	240.958 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	35	240.997 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	165	241.192 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	3	240.425 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	6	241.024 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	77	240.546 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	3	240.010 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	3,553	235.600 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	5,805	241.013 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	2,867	241.236 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	81,513	240.865 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	1,151	240.908 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	602	240.968 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	657	241.017 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	3,133	241.166 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	55	240.425 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	98	241.024 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	1,491	240.544 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	60	240.010 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	5,188	235.600 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	7,378	241.012 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	3,643	241.2364  p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	103,557	240.8654 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	1,462	240.9088 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	767	240.9689 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	836	241.0168 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	3,985	241.1646 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	69	240.425 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	123	241.0241 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	1,896	240.5437 p
Ordinary Shares	Swap	Closing a Long Position	75	240.0096 p

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

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

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”

(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”

Date of disclosure:	06 September 2022
Contact name:	Mohammed Abdul Qader
Telephone number:	0207 088 2000

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.