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InformaAnnouncement

31/01/2018 11:50

RNS Number : 4955D
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
31 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: 
30/01/2018
(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
1,986,203
7.00 GBP
6.816 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Sale
2,228,215
7.00 GBP
6.856 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
Short
 1,546 
6.901 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 2,118 
6.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 10,774 
6.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 28,498 
6.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 30,447 
6.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 216,600 
6.902 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 11,127 
6.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 4,428 
6.872 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 160,723 
6.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 142 
6.926 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 133,700 
6.928 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 734 
6.857 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 42,175 
6.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 1,181 
6.93 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 4,633 
6.926 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 341,794 
6.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 66,212 
6.928 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 5,883 
6.875 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 9,194 
6.899 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 29,091 
6.905 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 38 
6.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 30,447 
6.881 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 766 
6.929 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 330 
6.929 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 26,370 
6.969 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 1,117 
6.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 1,345 
6.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 12,409 
6.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 16,719 
6.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 10,144 
6.929 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 54,150 
6.889 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 1,432 
6.935 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 2,576 
6.891 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 816 
6.925 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 4,891 
6.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 2,708 
6.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 5,318 
6.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 156 
6.93 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 26,082 
6.951 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 3,774 
6.925 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 9,650 
6.94 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 742 
6.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 1,629 
6.857 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 7,372 
6.929 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 16,934 
6.929 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 2,384 
6.883 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 627 
6.904 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 9,949 
6.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 642 
6.892 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 23,741 
6.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 6,763 
6.868 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Short
 73,353 
6.936 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 133,700 
6.907 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 89 
6.933 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 3,828 
6.949 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 843 
6.949 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 51 
6.903 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 898 
6.879 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 341,356 
6.931 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 116,591 
6.907 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 114 
6.953 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 32 
6.953 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 2,326 
6.933 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 2,402 
6.907 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 50,000 
6.879 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 3,252 
6.879 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 21,660 
6.941 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 8,685 
6.943 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 13,424 
6.937 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 7,497 
6.928 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 195,925 
6.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 96,219 
6.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 5,347 
6.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 53 
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 477,972 
6.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 329 
6.959 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 1,078 
6.949 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 375 
6.949 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 26 
6.953 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 30,447 
6.993 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 30,447 
6.999 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 16,934 
6.903 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 43,312 
6.89 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 10 
6.863 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 1,629 
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 38 
6.863 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 11 
6.953 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 6,641 
6.949 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 1,075 
6.915 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 1,532 
6.958 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 26,368 
6.934 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 36,699 
6.912 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 816 
6.96 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 129 
6.929 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54
Swaps
Long
 198 
6.953 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:
31/01/2018
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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