REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Informa PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

InformaAnnouncement

30/05/2018 11:15

RNS Number : 6916P
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
30 May 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:







29/05/2018








(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


1,097,362


7.79 GBP


7.606 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Sale


1,230,305


7.802 GBP


7.606 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


          756


7.606 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


          971


7.747 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       5,445


7.704 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       1,532


7.664 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


          380


7.627 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      13,000


7.67 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


          704


7.648 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


          971


7.606 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


            83


7.646 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      27,344


7.693 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      38,727


7.647 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      25,000


7.722 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      13,670


7.726 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


          576


7.606 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      10,100


7.606 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      39,710


7.681 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       1,547


7.624 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


            49


7.619 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


          139


7.723 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       5,124


7.654 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


          202


7.606 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       9,391


7.634 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       3,171


7.641 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      68,272


7.621 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       9,722


7.606 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       1,963


7.606 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       2,279


7.641 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       2,565


7.726 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       9,932


7.624 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       5,909


7.669 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       3,171


7.653 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          454


7.801 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


            69


7.618 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          139


7.651 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      14,941


7.629 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       7,337


7.624 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      13,763


7.669 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       5,504


7.646 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          257


7.623 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       1,402


7.624 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          479


7.669 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       1,547


7.646 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


            45


7.688 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       2,997


7.623 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      39,710


7.669 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      13,632


7.651 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       1,369


7.627 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      25,975


7.651 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      38,727


7.646 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       4,982


7.723 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       2,522


7.723 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      14,595


7.712 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       2,000


7.724 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


            29


7.801 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       3,573


7.712 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       1,123


7.611 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      11,269


7.634 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          971


7.621 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       4,418


7.669 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       2,565


7.732 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          680


7.688 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


            76


7.611 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      21,660


7.616 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          756


7.65 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       1,926


7.624 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       2,279


7.676 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      17,881


7.627 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          278


7.688 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       1,498


7.623 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      10,100


7.621 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       2,465


7.624 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       4,200


7.624 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       1,802


7.669 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       3,157


7.669 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          750


7.669 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          499


7.801 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


            83


7.651 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       1,532


7.651 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


          660


7.623 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       8,802


7.657 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:


30/05/2018




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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