RNS Number : 7743D
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02 February 2018
 

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:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Informa PLC

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Informa PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

01/02/2018

(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

If YES, specify which:


(UBM 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

Lowest price
per unit
paid/received

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Purchase

1,356,050

6.984 GBP

6.864 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Sale

1,506,674

6.99 GBP

6.868 GBP

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of
relevant security

Product description
e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

62,759

6.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

68

6.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,189

6.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,289

6.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

664

6.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,189

6.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

2,492

6.914 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

10

6.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

361

6.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

800

6.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,930

6.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,563

6.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

247

6.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

8,876

6.906 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,523

6.92 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

172

6.933 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

133,123

6.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

31,967

6.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

58,633

6.902 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

665

6.927 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

4,982

6.932 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

10,171

6.916 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1

6.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,404

6.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

2,026

6.94 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

433

6.891 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

18,142

6.916 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

56,498

6.909 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

26,405

6.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

800

6.935 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

3,350

6.902 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

68

6.915 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

946

6.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

24,395

6.912 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

23

6.89 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

159

6.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

1,235

6.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

133,123

6.914 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

7,413

6.914 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

1,211

6.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

1,572

6.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

3,185

6.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

1,407

6.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

78

6.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

1,340

6.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

16,063

6.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

2,026

6.984 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

17,009

6.912 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

4,982

6.932 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

712

6.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

9

6.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

18,142

6.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

420

6.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

225

6.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

60

6.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

597

6.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

41,577

6.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

25,832

6.919 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

176

6.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

31,967

6.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

43,286

6.903 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

49,957

6.908 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

14,825

6.915 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

4,211

6.921 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

135

6.895 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

235

6.907 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

8,676

6.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

56,498

6.904 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

1,120

6.905 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

1,305

6.913 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

117

6.93 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

26

6.893 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

21,180

6.908 GBP

 

(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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description
e.g. call option

Exercising/
exercised
against

Number of
securities

Exercise Price per
unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(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)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/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:

02/02/2018

Contact name:

Harshini Gopa

Telephone number:

+44207 996 3410

 

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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