Bright Smart – Morgan Stanley Capital Services Discloses Matched Derivative Dealings in Possible Mandatory Offer Context

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Hong Kong’s Takeovers Executive has received a Rule 22 filing detailing derivative dealings in Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Limited on 26 March 2026 by Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, a Class (5) associate connected with the potential offeror.

Morgan Stanley Capital Services executed three unsolicited client-facilitation purchases referencing a total of 302,000 Bright Smart shares, immediately followed by three sales for the identical quantity.

• Purchases: 16,000, 142,000 and 144,000 reference shares at HK$13.2125–13.2865, for an aggregate consideration of approximately HK$4.00 million. • Sales: the same volumes, maturity dates (29 May 2026, 19 April 2027, 2 September 2027) and reference prices, generating an equivalent amount.

The round-trip transactions leave Morgan Stanley Capital Services with a resultant derivative balance of zero. All dealings were conducted for the firm’s own account, and the entity is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley.

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