RNS Number : 6916P
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
30 May 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:

29/05/2018

(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

1,097,362

7.79 GBP

7.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Sale

1,230,305

7.802 GBP

7.606 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

          756

7.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

          971

7.747 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

       5,445

7.704 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

       1,532

7.664 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

          380

7.627 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

      13,000

7.67 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

          704

7.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

          971

7.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

            83

7.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

      27,344

7.693 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

      38,727

7.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

      25,000

7.722 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

      13,670

7.726 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

          576

7.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

      10,100

7.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

      39,710

7.681 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

       1,547

7.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

            49

7.619 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

          139

7.723 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

       5,124

7.654 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

          202

7.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

       9,391

7.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

       3,171

7.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

      68,272

7.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

       9,722

7.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

       1,963

7.606 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

       2,279

7.641 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

       2,565

7.726 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       9,932

7.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       5,909

7.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       3,171

7.653 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          454

7.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

            69

7.618 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          139

7.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      14,941

7.629 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       7,337

7.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      13,763

7.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       5,504

7.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          257

7.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       1,402

7.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          479

7.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       1,547

7.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

            45

7.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       2,997

7.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      39,710

7.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      13,632

7.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       1,369

7.627 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      25,975

7.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      38,727

7.646 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       4,982

7.723 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       2,522

7.723 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      14,595

7.712 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       2,000

7.724 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

            29

7.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       3,573

7.712 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       1,123

7.611 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      11,269

7.634 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          971

7.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       4,418

7.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       2,565

7.732 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          680

7.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

            76

7.611 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      21,660

7.616 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          756

7.65 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       1,926

7.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       2,279

7.676 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      17,881

7.627 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          278

7.688 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       1,498

7.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

      10,100

7.621 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       2,465

7.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       4,200

7.624 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       1,802

7.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       3,157

7.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          750

7.669 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          499

7.801 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

            83

7.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       1,532

7.651 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

          660

7.623 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

       8,802

7.657 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:

30/05/2018

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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