REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch AbbVie Inc. - Form 38.5 (b) - AbbVie Inc
RNS Number : 5055MBank of America Merrill Lynch11 May 2020FORM 38.5(b)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,
TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT
RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNIZED INTERMEDIARY
STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
1.
KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt principal trader
BofA Securities, Inc.
Company dealt in
AbbVie Inc
Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)Common - US00287Y1091
Date of dealing
07/05/2020
2.
INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a)
Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security
dealt in (Note 2)
Class of relevant security: Common
US00287Y1091
Long
Short
Number
%
Number
%
(1)
Relevant securities
239,768
0.016%
4,193,732
0.284 %
(2)
Derivatives (other than options):
2,604,085
0.176%
223,063
0.015%
(3)
Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
7,400
0.001%
7,500
0.001%
Total
2,851,253
0.193%
4,424,295
0.306%
(b)
Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the
class dealt in (Note 2)
Class of relevant security:
Long
Short
Number
%
Number
%
(1)
Relevant securities
0
0%
0
0%
(2)
Derivatives (other than options):
0
0%
0
0%
(3)
Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0%
0
0%
Total
0
0%
0
0%
3.
DEALINGS (Note 3)
(a)
Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale
Number of relevant securities
Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase
10
85.02 USD
Purchase
5
85.09 USD
Purchase
4
85.2 USD
Purchase
5
85.35 USD
Purchase
6
85.36 USD
Purchase
1
85.4 USD
Purchase
6
85.41 USD
Purchase
4
85.42 USD
Purchase
11
85.46 USD
Purchase
4
85.47 USD
Purchase
5
85.48 USD
Purchase
5
85.5 USD
Purchase
15
85.51 USD
Purchase
6
85.53 USD
Purchase
4
85.56 USD
Purchase
6
85.58 USD
Purchase
3
85.59 USD
Purchase
4
85.61 USD
Purchase
9
85.62 USD
Purchase
6
85.63 USD
Purchase
4
85.64 USD
Purchase
15
85.65 USD
Purchase
15
85.66 USD
Purchase
5
85.67 USD
Purchase
14
85.68 USD
Purchase
3
85.69 USD
Purchase
13
85.7 USD
Purchase
4
85.71 USD
Purchase
3
85.72 USD
Purchase
3
85.74 USD
Purchase
4
85.76 USD
Purchase
4
85.8 USD
Purchase
5
85.82 USD
Purchase
3
85.86 USD
Purchase
3
85.87 USD
Purchase
2
85.89 USD
Purchase
7
85.92 USD
Purchase
6
85.93 USD
Purchase
2
85.94 USD
Purchase
9
85.95 USD
Purchase
2
85.965 USD
Purchase
10
85.99 USD
Purchase
4
86 USD
Purchase
5
86.02 USD
Purchase
2
86.03 USD
Purchase
4
86.05 USD
Purchase
2
86.09 USD
Purchase
2
86.1 USD
Purchase
2
86.11 USD
Purchase
5
86.13 USD
Purchase
2
86.14 USD
Purchase
3
86.15 USD
Purchase
1,078
86.16 USD
Purchase
5
86.17 USD
Purchase
20
86.18 USD
Purchase
3
86.19 USD
Purchase
11
86.22 USD
Purchase
22
86.23 USD
Purchase
3
86.24 USD
Purchase
3
86.25 USD
Purchase
1,016
84.22 USD
Purchase
5
84.25 USD
Purchase
249
84.17 USD
Purchase
312
84.2 USD
Purchase
105
84.21 USD
Purchase
2
84.13 USD
Purchase
100
84.18 USD
Purchase
205
84.23 USD
Purchase
5
84.26 USD
Purchase
105
84.24 USD
Purchase
5
84.31 USD
Purchase
5
84.48 USD
Purchase
5
84.45 USD
Purchase
205
84.15 USD
Purchase
6
84.44 USD
Purchase
5
84.03 USD
Purchase
5
83.88 USD
Purchase
5
84.84 USD
Purchase
5
84.81 USD
Purchase
11
84.87 USD
Purchase
6
84.85 USD
Purchase
5
84.93 USD
Purchase
6
85.07 USD
Purchase
5
84.92 USD
Purchase
1
85.11 USD
Purchase
4
85.13 USD
Purchase
1
85.12 USD
Purchase
5
84.98 USD
Purchase
5
85.08 USD
Purchase
1
85.19 USD
Purchase
5
84.645 USD
Purchase
1
85.175 USD
Purchase
72
84.22 USD
Purchase/sale
Number of relevant securities
Price per unit (Note 4)
Sale
894
85 USD
Sale
130
85.01 USD
Sale
506
85.02 USD
Sale
818
85.03 USD
Sale
1,789
85.05 USD
Sale
1,908
85.06 USD
Sale
582
85.09 USD
Sale
29
85.165 USD
Sale
403
85.2 USD
Sale
156
85.22 USD
Sale
482
85.25 USD
Sale
287
85.26 USD
Sale
743
85.27 USD
Sale
705
85.28 USD
Sale
100
85.285 USD
Sale
718
85.29 USD
Sale
1
85.3 USD
Sale
44
85.31 USD
Sale
216
85.32 USD
Sale
100
85.33 USD
Sale
173
85.35 USD
Sale
1
85.355 USD
Sale
350
85.36 USD
Sale
286
85.365 USD
Sale
938
85.37 USD
Sale
229
85.375 USD
Sale
190
85.38 USD
Sale
773
85.39 USD
Sale
1,003
85.4 USD
Sale
96
85.405 USD
Sale
909
85.41 USD
Sale
681
85.42 USD
Sale
134
85.425 USD
Sale
1,567
85.43 USD
Sale
100
85.435 USD
Sale
519
85.44 USD
Sale
489
85.45 USD
Sale
617
85.46 USD
Sale
624
85.47 USD
Sale
100
85.475 USD
Sale
211
85.48 USD
Sale
129
85.485 USD
Sale
557
85.49 USD
Sale
100
85.495 USD
Sale
610
85.5 USD
Sale
44
85.505 USD
Sale
1,452
85.51 USD
Sale
273
85.515 USD
Sale
2,368
85.52 USD
Sale
87
85.525 USD
Sale
410
85.53 USD
Sale
258
85.54 USD
Sale
1,070
85.55 USD
Sale
1
85.555 USD
Sale
1,818
85.56 USD
Sale
495
85.57 USD
Sale
100
85.575 USD
Sale
776
85.58 USD
Sale
130
85.585 USD
Sale
1,908
85.59 USD
Sale
201
85.595 USD
Sale
578
85.6 USD
Sale
857
85.61 USD
Sale
827
85.615 USD
Sale
495
85.62 USD
Sale
186
85.625 USD
Sale
315
85.63 USD
Sale
696
85.64 USD
Sale
718
85.65 USD
Sale
100
85.655 USD
Sale
981
85.66 USD
Sale
87
85.665 USD
Sale
1,431
85.67 USD
Sale
117
85.675 USD
Sale
141
85.68 USD
Sale
759
85.69 USD
Sale
813
85.7 USD
Sale
418
85.71 USD
Sale
736
85.72 USD
Sale
9
85.725 USD
Sale
784
85.73 USD
Sale
523
85.74 USD
Sale
165
85.75 USD
Sale
121
85.76 USD
Sale
396
85.77 USD
Sale
129
85.78 USD
Sale
780
85.79 USD
Sale
130
85.8 USD
Sale
247
85.81 USD
Sale
157
85.82 USD
Sale
339
85.83 USD
Sale
46
85.84 USD
Sale
144
85.85 USD
Sale
318
85.86 USD
Sale
139
85.88 USD
Sale
291
85.89 USD
Sale
116
85.9 USD
Sale
43
85.91 USD
Sale
231
85.92 USD
Sale
305
85.93 USD
Sale
192
85.94 USD
Sale
303
85.95 USD
Sale
259
85.96 USD
Sale
631
85.97 USD
Sale
403
85.98 USD
Sale
31
85.99 USD
Sale
219
86 USD
Sale
5
86.01 USD
Sale
323
86.02 USD
Sale
2
86.025 USD
Sale
573
86.03 USD
Sale
295
86.04 USD
Sale
271
86.045 USD
Sale
88
86.05 USD
Sale
236
86.06 USD
Sale
325
86.07 USD
Sale
130
86.08 USD
Sale
100
86.081 USD
Sale
593
86.09 USD
Sale
336
86.1 USD
Sale
360
86.105 USD
Sale
230
86.11 USD
Sale
186
86.13 USD
Sale
490
86.15 USD
Sale
100
86.151 USD
Sale
1,681
86.16 USD
Sale
86
86.165 USD
Sale
1,520
86.17 USD
Sale
1,390
86.18 USD
Sale
126
86.185 USD
Sale
5,237
86.19 USD
Sale
130
86.191 USD
Sale
200
86.195 USD
Sale
1,341
86.2 USD
Sale
130
86.201 USD
Sale
1
86.205 USD
Sale
232
86.21 USD
Sale
178
86.22 USD
Sale
107
86.225 USD
Sale
835
86.23 USD
Sale
129
86.235 USD
Sale
649
86.24 USD
Sale
132
86.245 USD
Sale
338
86.25 USD
Sale
1,869
86.26 USD
Sale
684
86.27 USD
Sale
90
86.28 USD
Sale
46
86.29 USD
Sale
100
86.3 USD
Sale
100
86.31 USD
Sale
129
86.43 USD
Sale
103,921
84.22 USD
Sale
14
84.211 USD
Sale
1,756
84.3 USD
Sale
160
84.885 USD
Sale
1
84.59 USD
Sale
1,322
84.27 USD
Sale
2,282
84.01 USD
Sale
945
84.09 USD
Sale
1,769
84.1 USD
Sale
53
84.245 USD
Sale
4,614
84.25 USD
Sale
1,871
84.16 USD
Sale
2,886
84.17 USD
Sale
4,369
84.19 USD
Sale
1,031
84.2 USD
Sale
959
84.21 USD
Sale
1,660
84.13 USD
Sale
1,083
84.18 USD
Sale
1,358
84.23 USD
Sale
126
84.165 USD
Sale
553
84.26 USD
Sale
286
84.255 USD
Sale
1,133
84.24 USD
Sale
242
84.175 USD
Sale
358
84.195 USD
Sale
133
84.225 USD
Sale
204
84.305 USD
Sale
1,709
84.28 USD
Sale
290
84.265 USD
Sale
2,009
84.29 USD
Sale
43
84.335 USD
Sale
1,795
84.31 USD
Sale
409
84.33 USD
Sale
1,606
84.32 USD
Sale
373
84.36 USD
Sale
1,361
84.35 USD
Sale
639
84.34 USD
Sale
1
84.301 USD
Sale
687
84.46 USD
Sale
561
84.49 USD
Sale
172
84.71 USD
Sale
260
84.191 USD
Sale
261
84.68 USD
Sale
89
83.95 USD
Sale
484
84.39 USD
Sale
1,578
84.37 USD
Sale
230
84.42 USD
Sale
446
84.43 USD
Sale
100
84.365 USD
Sale
5
84.375 USD
Sale
813
84.38 USD
Sale
87
84.55 USD
Sale
10
84.51 USD
Sale
207
84.5 USD
Sale
100
84.545 USD
Sale
881
84.47 USD
Sale
157
84.48 USD
Sale
589
84.45 USD
Sale
186
84.41 USD
Sale
101
84.66 USD
Sale
524
84.11 USD
Sale
508
84.07 USD
Sale
597
84.04 USD
Sale
708
84.05 USD
Sale
175
84.145 USD
Sale
1,714
84.15 USD
Sale
283
84.235 USD
Sale
1,002
84.14 USD
Sale
99
84.58 USD
Sale
463
84.4 USD
Sale
658
84.44 USD
Sale
87
84.57 USD
Sale
130
84.63 USD
Sale
402
84.65 USD
Sale
185
84.64 USD
Sale
330
84.53 USD
Sale
517
84.7 USD
Sale
229
84.67 USD
Sale
87
84.73 USD
Sale
342
84.62 USD
Sale
100
84.505 USD
Sale
261
84.275 USD
Sale
143
84.325 USD
Sale
198
84.395 USD
Sale
544
84.52 USD
Sale
30
84.465 USD
Sale
100
84.445 USD
Sale
144
84.56 USD
Sale
334
84.295 USD
Sale
3,971
84 USD
Sale
800
84.03 USD
Sale
242
83.99 USD
Sale
274
83.98 USD
Sale
660
83.97 USD
Sale
290
83.96 USD
Sale
100
83.995 USD
Sale
315
83.975 USD
Sale
230
83.93 USD
Sale
330
83.92 USD
Sale
100
83.915 USD
Sale
419
83.77 USD
Sale
100
83.955 USD
Sale
408
83.91 USD
Sale
230
83.9 USD
Sale
37
83.905 USD
Sale
200
83.855 USD
Sale
2,961
83.85 USD
Sale
540
83.86 USD
Sale
316
83.84 USD
Sale
506
83.82 USD
Sale
613
83.83 USD
Sale
100
84.025 USD
Sale
1,639
84.02 USD
Sale
3
83.825 USD
Sale
100
83.76 USD
Sale
179
83.765 USD
Sale
992
83.8 USD
Sale
848
83.87 USD
Sale
264
83.88 USD
Sale
326
83.89 USD
Sale
13
83.895 USD
Sale
87
83.805 USD
Sale
130
83.79 USD
Sale
188
83.75 USD
Sale
461
83.73 USD
Sale
1
83.71 USD
Sale
141
83.72 USD
Sale
269
83.81 USD
Sale
173
83.64 USD
Sale
187
83.63 USD
Sale
273
83.62 USD
Sale
360
83.69 USD
Sale
588
83.78 USD
Sale
229
83.775 USD
Sale
721
84.06 USD
Sale
1,236
84.12 USD
Sale
707
84.08 USD
Sale
100
84.135 USD
Sale
29
84.125 USD
Sale
1,641
84.77 USD
Sale
147
84.72 USD
Sale
100
84.61 USD
Sale
3,593
84.8 USD
Sale
941
84.78 USD
Sale
1,229
84.79 USD
Sale
285
84.84 USD
Sale
1,204
84.81 USD
Sale
44
84.86 USD
Sale
48
84.75 USD
Sale
445
84.82 USD
Sale
988
84.83 USD
Sale
1,570
84.89 USD
Sale
678
84.87 USD
Sale
590
84.85 USD
Sale
1,265
84.88 USD
Sale
736
84.93 USD
Sale
454
84.9 USD
Sale
2,197
85.07 USD
Sale
1,361
84.92 USD
Sale
1,487
84.91 USD
Sale
592
84.96 USD
Sale
230
85.045 USD
Sale
536
85.11 USD
Sale
544
85.1 USD
Sale
374
85.13 USD
Sale
593
85.12 USD
Sale
100
85.125 USD
Sale
521
85.15 USD
Sale
734
85.14 USD
Sale
1,083
85.04 USD
Sale
28
85.201 USD
Sale
100
85.145 USD
Sale
2,675
85.16 USD
Sale
261
85.17 USD
Sale
186
85.18 USD
Sale
879
85.21 USD
Sale
50
84.97 USD
Sale
590
84.98 USD
Sale
317
85.08 USD
Sale
652
85.19 USD
Sale
100
85.24 USD
Sale
11
85.685 USD
Sale
100
85.705 USD
Sale
100
85.695 USD
Sale
56
84.155 USD
Sale
85
85.065 USD
Sale
402
84.76 USD
Sale
331
84.775 USD
Sale
114
84.705 USD
Sale
95
84.74 USD
Sale
30
85.23 USD
Sale
100
84.935 USD
Sale
87
84.725 USD
Sale
1
84.905 USD
Sale
347
84.99 USD
Sale
54
84.865 USD
Sale
187
84.915 USD
Sale
88
85.955 USD
Sale
100
85.995 USD
Sale
316
83.7 USD
Sale
87
84.795 USD
Sale
43
83.6 USD
Sale
230
83.65 USD
Sale
29
85.491 USD
Sale
249
84.005 USD
Sale
39
83.67 USD
Sale
5
83.58 USD
Sale
200
83.61 USD
Sale
26
83.56 USD
Sale
103
83.57 USD
Sale
168
85.105 USD
Sale
274
85.055 USD
Sale
3,821
84.752 USD
Sale
30
84.181 USD
Sale
2
85.025 USD
Sale
88
84.735 USD
Sale
29
83.615 USD
Sale
30
84.791 USD
Sale
100
84.815 USD
Sale
85
84.861 USD
Sale
43
84.955 USD
Sale
2
85.275 USD
Sale
230
85.061 USD
Sale
29
85.612 USD
Sale
30
85.851 USD
Sale
1,350
84.22 USD
(b)
Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
Product name,
e.g. CFDNature of transaction
(Note 5)Number of relevant securities
(Note 6)Price per unit
(Note 4)Swaps
Reducing a short position
883
84.553USD
Swaps
Increasing a long position
100,700
84.22USD
Swaps
Reducing a short position
98
84.219USD
Swaps
Reducing a short position
2,304
84.826USD
Swaps
Reducing a short position
536
84.826USD
Swaps
Reducing a short position
102
85.884USD
(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 7)
Exercise price
Type, e.g. American, European etc
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit (Note 4)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(ii)
Exercising
Product name,
e.g. call optionNumber of securities
Exercise price per
unit (Note 4)N/A
N/A
N/A
(d)
Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)
Nature or transaction
(Note 7)Details
Price per unit
(if applicable) (Note 4)
Borrow
Borrow of 2,200 shares
N/A
Borrow
Borrow of 71,100 shares
N/A
Borrow
Borrow of 1,315,000 shares
N/A
Borrow
Borrow of 99,300 shares
N/A
Borrow
Borrow of 25,000 shares
N/A
Borrow
Borrow of 259,700 shares
N/A
4.
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
Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)
Yes
Date of disclosure
11/05/2020
Contact name
Tolu Tade
Telephone number
+44207 996 3410
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected
AbbVie Inc
Nature of connection (Note 9)
Advisor to - AbbVie Inc
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b)
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5 (b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
Product name,
e.g. call optionWritten or
purchasedNumber of securities to which the option or derivative relates
Exercise price
(Note 2)Type, e.g.
American,
European etcExpiry date
Call Option
Written
7,500
105 USD
American
15/01/2021
Call Option
Purchased
7,400
85 USD
American
15/01/2021
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