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RNS Number : 9391C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
25 January 2018
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.
KEY INFORMATION
(a) 
Name of exempt principal trader: 
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
(b) 
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
Informa PLC
(c) 
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: 
Informa PLC
(d) 
Date dealing undertaken: 
24/01/2018
(e) 
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
YES 
If YES, specify which: 

(UBM PLC) 
2.
DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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
Purchases/
sales 
Total number of securities
Highest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Lowest price 
per unit 
paid/received 
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Purchase
655,413
7.069 GBP
6.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Sale
802,134
7.066 GBP
6.916 GBP
(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 
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
2,095
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
2,384
6.968 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
15,481
6.973 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
1,190
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
311
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
642
7.024 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
11,127
7.025 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
12,286
6.938 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
2,705
6.938 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
797
6.93 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
241
7.008 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
708
6.973 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
673
6.939 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
186
6.97 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
5,548
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
6,347
6.997 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
21,316
6.938 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
1,754
6.939 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
81,072
6.973 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
6,790
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
3,584
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
1,345
7.02 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
1,203
6.938 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
479
6.97 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
742
6.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
2,708
7.024 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
3,462
6.938 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
964
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
125
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
492
7.016 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
1,117
6.988 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
21,350
7.019 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
3,509
7.015 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
82,398
7.007 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
7,204
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
800
7.053 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
2,674
7.053 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
427
7 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
125
6.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
81,072
6.974 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
5,082
7.019 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
1,345
7.02 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
567
6.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
2,674
7.037 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
64
6.961 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
15,083
6.951 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
13,038
6.984 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
323
7.019 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
234
6.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
1,063
6.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
160
6.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
8,038
7.018 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
982
6.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
299
6.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
2,794
6.971 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
13,031
7.03 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
428
6.996 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
159
7.054 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
811
6.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
373
6.925 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
104
6.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
1,845
6.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
6,820
6.955 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
866
7.007 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
479
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
912
7.019 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
56
6.942 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
183
6.948 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
776
6.971 GBP
(c)
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class 
of
relevant security 
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number 
of
securities to which option relates 
Exercise 
price
per unit 
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(ii)
Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising/
exercised
against 
Number of 
securities 
Exercise Price per 
unit 
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(d)
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
3.
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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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
Date of disclosure:
25/01/2018
Contact name:
Harshini Gopa
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
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 

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