--- title: "REG - Morgan Stanley Adriatic Metals - Form 8.3 - Adriatic Metals plc" description: "Morgan Stanley disclosed its position in Adriatic Metals plc, reporting ownership of 4,502,226 relevant securities (1.30%) and short positions of 23,361 (0.01%). The disclosure, made under Rule 8.3 of" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/251164440.md" published_at: "2025-08-01T10:20:14.000Z" --- # REG - Morgan Stanley Adriatic Metals - Form 8.3 - Adriatic Metals plc > Morgan Stanley disclosed its position in Adriatic Metals plc, reporting ownership of 4,502,226 relevant securities (1.30%) and short positions of 23,361 (0.01%). The disclosure, made under Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code, includes details of recent purchases and sales of CHESS Depositary Interests and ordinary shares. The report indicates ongoing dealings with Dundee Precious Metals Inc. The disclosure date is August 1, 2025, with the position held as of July 31, 2025. RNS Number : 6470T Morgan Stanley 01 August 2025 FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1\. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: Morgan Stanley (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited Morgan Stanley Europe SE (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree Adriatic Metals plc (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 31 July 2025 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" YES - Dundee Precious Metals Inc. 2\. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 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(c), 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: 1p ordinary Interests Short positions Number % Number % (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 4,502,226 1.30 23,361 0.01 (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 0 0.00 0 0.00 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00 0 0.00 TOTAL: 4,502,226 1.30 23,361 0.01 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 relation to which subscription right exists: NO Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: NO 3\. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), 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 relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 249 5.6500 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 1,104 5.6550 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 246 5.6600 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 1,042 5.6700 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 428 5.6750 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 3,289 5.6800 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 22,956 5.6850 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 100,000 5.6879 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 2,274 5.6900 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 1,068 5.6950 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 2,225 5.7000 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 270 5.7100 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 345 5.7200 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 478 5.7700 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 499 5.7800 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 425 5.6500 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 2,460 5.6550 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 456 5.6600 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 310 5.6700 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 2,856 5.6750 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 9,038 5.6800 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 8,660 5.6825 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 24,047 5.6850 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 8,202 5.6900 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 10,061 5.6934 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 2,274 5.6950 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 1,389 5.7000 AUD 1p ordinary PURCHASE 4,445 2.7900 GBP 1p ordinary PURCHASE 1,851 2.8150 GBP 1p ordinary PURCHASE 1,200 2.8400 GBP 1p ordinary SALE 6,296 2.7974 GBP 1p ordinary SALE 1,200 2.8400 GBP CHESS Depositary Interests PURCHASE 1,000 5.7000 AUD CHESS Depositary Interests SALE 1,000 5.7000 AUD (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions Class of relevant security N/A Product description e.g. CFD N/A Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position N/A Number of reference securities N/A Price per unit N/A (c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Class of relevant security N/A Product description e.g. call option N/A Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. N/A Number of securities to which option relates N/A Exercise price per unit N/A Type e.g. American, European etc. N/A Expiry date N/A Option money paid/ received per unit N/A (ii) Exercise Class of relevant security N/A Product description e.g. call option N/A Exercising/ exercised against N/A Number of securities N/A Exercise price per unit N/A (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) Class of relevant security N/A Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion N/A Details N/A Price per unit (if applicable) 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 person 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 person 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: 01 August 2025 Contact name: Claire Gordon Telephone number\*: +44 141 245-8893 Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service. 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