REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch AbbVie Inc. - Form 38.5(a) - AbbVie Inc

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28/04/2020 11:40

RNS Number : 1534L
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
28 April 2020
  
 


FORM 38.5(a)
 
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL



DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,

TAKEOVER RULES, 2013



DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED

INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY 
 




1.


KEY INFORMATION










Name of exempt principal trader: 






Merrill Lynch International







Company dealt in 






AbbVie Inc







Class of relevant security to which the

dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) 






Common - US00287Y1091







Date of dealing 






27/04/2020



 




2.


DEALINGS (Note 2)









(a)


Purchases and sales







Total number of relevant securities acquired


Highest price paid (Note 3)


Lowest price paid (Note 3)




N/A


N/A


N/A



 



Total number of securities disposed


Highest price received (Note 3)


Lowest price received (Note 3)




1,077


84.69 USD


84.69 USD



 




(b)


Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)








Product name,

e.g. CFD 


Nature of transaction

(Note 4)


Number of relevant securities
(Note 5)


Price per unit

(Note 3)




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


80,285


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


1,125


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


65


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


598


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


12


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


532


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


1,006


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


932


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


10,198


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


353


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


13,718


84.69 USD




Swaps


Closing a Short Position


235


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


3,328


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


38


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


1,128


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


5,958


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


2,451


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


1,135


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


2,521


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


2,354


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


391


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


1,299


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


160


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


10,727


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


35


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


4,214


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


44


84.325 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


96


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


1,044


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


2,070


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


260


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


22


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


404


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


98


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


538


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


2,717


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


15,004


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


259


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


77


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


9


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


622


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


600


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


107


84.69 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


62,480


84.69 USD




Swaps


Opening a Long Position


55,847


84.69 USD



 




(c)


Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities








(i)


Writing, selling, purchasing or varying







Product name, e.g. call option


Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.


Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)


Exercise price


Type, e.g. American, European etc


Expiry date


Option money paid/ received per unit (Note 3)




N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A



 




(ii)


Exercising








Product name,

e.g. call option 


Number of securities


Exercise price per

unit (Note 3)




N/A


N/A


N/A



 




3.


OTHER INFORMATION




 




Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives




 



Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person 

disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant 

securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights 

or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative 

referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. 




None







 



Date of disclosure


28/04/2020




Contact name


Tolu Tade




Telephone number


+44207 996 3410




Name of offeree/offerer with 

which connected 


AbbVie Inc




Nature of connection(Note 6) 


Advisor to - AbbVie Inc



 


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