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




 



RNS Number : 5055M
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 May 2020
 

FORM 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. CFD

Nature 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 option

Number 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 option

Written or
purchased

Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates

Exercise price
(Note 2)

Type, e.g.
American,
European etc

Expiry 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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