RNS Number : 9210N
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04 October 2021
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.
KEY INFORMATION
(a)
Full name of discloser:
Bank of America Corporation
(b)
Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c)
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
Bally's Corporation
(d)
If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e)
Date position held/dealing undertaken:For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
01/10/2021
(f)
In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
NO
2.
POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for
each additional class of relevant security.
(a)
Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security:
USD 0.01 common
Interests
Short Positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
794,345
1.782%
368,761
0.827 %
(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
367,164
0.824%
581,524
1.304%
(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0%
0
0 %
TOTAL:
1,161,509
2.605%
950,285
2.131%
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b)
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
N/A
3.
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a)
Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
4
51.83 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
4
51.92 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
4
51.98 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
4
52.1 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
4
52.14 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
4
52.17 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
4
52.19 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
8
52.39 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
8
52.48 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
4
52.49 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
5
52.515 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
4
52.72 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
6
52.75 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
4
52.756 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
7
52.79 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
5
52.811 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
6
52.83 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
6
52.88 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
1
52.99 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
5
53.08 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
10
53.117 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
10
53.21 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
16
53.27 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
3
53.31 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
18
53.35 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
59
53.356 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
588,593
50.14 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
1
52.61 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
1
52.82 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
1
52.85 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
6
52.877 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
1,474
53.08 USD
USD 0.01 common
Purchase
144
53.08 USD
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
USD 0.01 common
Sale
8
52.26 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
8
52.668 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
2
52.851 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
8
52.973 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
155
53.08 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
6
53.09 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
588,593
50.14 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
1
51.86 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
1
52.24 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
1
52.5 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
1
52.8 USD
USD 0.01 common
Sale
1
52.92 USD
(b)
Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.
OTHER INFORMATION
(a)
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
(b)
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
(c)
Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
No
Date of disclosure:
04/10/2021
Contact name:
Tolu Tade
Telephone number:
+44207 996 3410
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
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