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RNS Number : 2356K  Bank of America Merrill Lynch  23 August 2023

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             MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
 Company dealt in                            HORIZON THERAPEUTICS PLC
 Class of relevant security to which the     Common - IE00BQPVQZ61

dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)
 Date of dealing                             22/08/2023

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

 Company dealt in

HORIZON THERAPEUTICS PLC

 Class of relevant security to which the

dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)

Common - IE00BQPVQZ61

 Date of dealing

22/08/2023

 

 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:
                                                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%

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%

 

 (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%

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)
 N/A            N/A                            N/A

 

 (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

 Product name,  Nature of transaction  Number of relevant securities  Price per unit

e.g. CFD
(Note 5)              (Note 6)
(Note 4)
 N/A            N/A                    N/A                            N/A

 

 (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)
 Call Option                     Writing                                     10,000                                                     115 USD         AMERICAN                           15/09/2023   0.4 USD
 Put Option                      Writing                                     10,000                                                     95 USD          AMERICAN                           15/09/2023   1.4 USD

 

 (ii)  Exercising

 Product name,      Number of securities  Exercise price per

e.g. call option
unit (Note 4)
 N/A                N/A                   N/A

 

 (d)  Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)

 Nature or transaction  Details  Price per unit
 (Note 7)
(if applicable) (Note 4)
 N/A                    N/A      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                            23/08/2023
 Contact name                                  Frank Lui
 Telephone number                              +44207 996 6418
 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected  AMGEN INC
 Nature of connection (Note 9)                 Advisor to - AMGEN INC

 

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