REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Allergan PLC - Form 38.5 (b) - Allergan Plc

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11/05/2020 12:20

RNS Number : 4954M
  
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 






Allergan PLC







Class of relevant security to which the

dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) 






Common - IE00BY9D5467







Date of dealing 






08/05/2020



 




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


IE00BY9D5467








Long


Short




Number


%


Number


%







(1) 


Relevant securities 






3,851,853


1.17% 


31,876


0.01% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






6,762


0.002% 


2,360,986


0.717% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


3,858,615


1.172% 


2,392,862


0.727% 



 




(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


131


191.65 USD




Purchase


200


191.67 USD




Purchase


300


191.68 USD




Purchase


316


191.69 USD




Purchase


476


191.7 USD




Purchase


480


191.72 USD




Purchase


100


191.75 USD




Purchase


100


191.755 USD




Purchase


59


191.76 USD




Purchase


434


191.77 USD




Purchase


101


191.78 USD




Purchase


117


191.79 USD




Purchase


929


191.8 USD




Purchase


50


191.81 USD




Purchase


3


191.82 USD




Purchase


132


191.83 USD




Purchase


1


191.84 USD




Purchase


130


191.85 USD




Purchase


82


191.87 USD




Purchase


417


191.88 USD




Purchase


40


191.89 USD




Purchase


323


191.91 USD




Purchase


296


191.92 USD




Purchase


200


191.93 USD




Purchase


228


191.94 USD




Purchase


100


191.96 USD




Purchase


196


191.97 USD




Purchase


93


191.98 USD




Purchase


422


191.99 USD




Purchase


249


192 USD




Purchase


18


192.02 USD




Purchase


114


192.04 USD




Purchase


2


192.05 USD




Purchase


251


192.06 USD




Purchase


116


192.07 USD




Purchase


100


192.075 USD




Purchase


399


192.08 USD




Purchase


15


192.088 USD




Purchase


1,287


192.09 USD




Purchase


869


192.1 USD




Purchase


1,649


192.11 USD




Purchase


217


192.12 USD




Purchase


498


192.13 USD




Purchase


100


192.14 USD




Purchase


524


192.16 USD




Purchase


690


192.17 USD




Purchase


200


192.18 USD




Purchase


1


192.19 USD




Purchase


15


192.2 USD




Purchase


40


192.21 USD




Purchase


192


192.22 USD




Purchase


100


192.23 USD




Purchase


116


192.24 USD




Purchase


300


192.25 USD




Purchase


300


192.26 USD




Purchase


315


192.28 USD




Purchase


532


192.29 USD




Purchase


215


192.3 USD




Purchase


115


192.31 USD




Purchase


638


192.32 USD




Purchase


1,004


192.33 USD




Purchase


432


192.34 USD




Purchase


663


192.35 USD




Purchase


100


192.36 USD




Purchase


615


192.37 USD




Purchase


315


192.379 USD




Purchase


317


192.38 USD




Purchase


944


192.39 USD




Purchase


414


192.4 USD




Purchase


9


192.409 USD




Purchase


760


192.41 USD




Purchase


1,482


192.42 USD




Purchase


1,246


192.43 USD




Purchase


1,250


192.44 USD




Purchase


14


192.449 USD




Purchase


847


192.45 USD




Purchase


100


192.455 USD




Purchase


14


192.459 USD




Purchase


1,448


192.46 USD




Purchase


1,204


192.47 USD




Purchase


549


192.48 USD




Purchase


603


192.49 USD




Purchase


15


192.499 USD




Purchase


975


192.5 USD




Purchase


2,249


192.51 USD




Purchase


3,888


192.52 USD




Purchase


115


192.529 USD




Purchase


2,068


192.53 USD




Purchase


100


192.539 USD




Purchase


3,505


192.54 USD




Purchase


14


192.549 USD




Purchase


3,743


192.55 USD




Purchase


1,272


192.56 USD




Purchase


116


192.569 USD




Purchase


1,621


192.57 USD




Purchase


1,711


192.58 USD




Purchase


532


192.59 USD




Purchase


116


192.6 USD




Purchase


716


192.61 USD




Purchase


100


192.615 USD




Purchase


226


192.62 USD




Purchase


100


192.628 USD




Purchase


612


192.63 USD




Purchase


316


192.64 USD




Purchase


832


192.65 USD




Purchase


116


192.66 USD




Purchase


331


192.67 USD




Purchase


424


192.68 USD




Purchase


304


192.69 USD




Purchase


749


192.7 USD




Purchase


217


192.71 USD




Purchase


379


192.72 USD




Purchase


515


192.73 USD




Purchase


316


192.74 USD




Purchase


500


192.75 USD




Purchase


600


192.76 USD




Purchase


216


192.77 USD




Purchase


214


192.78 USD




Purchase


776


192.79 USD




Purchase


755


192.8 USD




Purchase


4,512


192.81 USD




Purchase


532


192.82 USD




Purchase


960


192.83 USD




Purchase


603


192.84 USD




Purchase


646


192.85 USD




Purchase


835


192.86 USD




Purchase


746


192.87 USD




Purchase


381


192.88 USD




Purchase


15


192.889 USD




Purchase


201


192.89 USD




Purchase


1,090


192.9 USD




Purchase


219


192.91 USD




Purchase


577


192.92 USD




Purchase


746


192.93 USD




Purchase


1,069


192.94 USD




Purchase


535


192.95 USD




Purchase


417


192.96 USD




Purchase


2,088


192.97 USD




Purchase


1,556


192.98 USD




Purchase


99,715


192.99 USD




Purchase


2,423


193 USD




Purchase


1,025


193.01 USD




Purchase


1,367,474


193.02 USD




Purchase


315


193.03 USD




Purchase


401


193.04 USD




Purchase


114


193.045 USD




Purchase


302


193.05 USD




Purchase


498


193.06 USD




Purchase


25,910


193.07 USD




Purchase


115


193.08 USD




Purchase


43


193.1 USD




Purchase


109


193.11 USD




Purchase


65


193.12 USD




Purchase


115


193.14 USD




Purchase


116


193.15 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


97,804


192.99 USD




Sale


4,507


193.02 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


35,000


192.99 USD




Swaps


Opening a Short Position


42,000


192.99 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


26,804


192.99 USD




Swaps


Closing a Short Position


36,000


192.99 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


97,804


192.99 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


109,750


193.02 USD




Swaps


Closing a Long Position


1,155,117


193.02 USD




Swaps


Closing a Short Position


42,000


192.99 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Short Position


7,630


193.02 USD




Swaps


Closing a Long Position


96,800


193.02 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 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)


















Return of Collateral Delivery


75,000 shares returned


N/A 




Return of Collateral Delivery


186,600 shares returned


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)


No




 



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



 


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