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

InformaAnnouncement

06/06/2018 11:30

RNS Number : 5059Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06 June 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:







05/06/2018








(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


1,782,044


8.09 GBP


7.87 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Sale


1,464,770


8.09 GBP


7.896 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


            800


7.909 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         3,410


8.038 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         4,169


8.025 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       21,972


8.07 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


            935


8.032 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       28,358


8.022 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       30,586


8.015 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       16,164


8.017 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       13,308


8.059 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      105,342


8.02 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


            619


7.909 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         2,393


7.994 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       26,177


8.028 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      117,176


8.03 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         3,754


8.017 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         2,672


8.024 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         3,915


8.021 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         5,877


8.022 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         1,897


8.02 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         2,421


8.007 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         4,867


8.013 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         6,173


8.005 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       78,094


8.02 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


            103


8.035 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


       10,619


8.022 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         3,872


8.025 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         3,753


8.017 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


         3,915


8.059 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Short


      387,536


8.026 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


              11


8.025 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       14,818


8.019 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         1,100


7.918 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       13,548


8.019 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


      117,176


8.022 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       16,164


8.027 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         4,196


7.989 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


            311


8.028 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         3,872


7.997 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       28,106


8.022 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       78,094


8.032 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       20,257


8.03 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         4,212


8.03 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         3,290


8.03 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


              22


8.025 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         3,583


7.997 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         5,877


8.022 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       20,140


8.065 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         5,000


8.02 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       28,358


8.022 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


               5


8.032 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         1,897


8.021 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       17,223


7.989 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       16,716


8.03 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       22,998


8.023 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         2,080


8.03 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


              88


8.025 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


              17


8.025 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


            107


8.025 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         2,421


7.988 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         2,393


7.988 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         5,000


8.02 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         2,480


8.043 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         6,173


8.022 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       24,866


8.023 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       23,541


8.023 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


         2,775


8.021 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       21,972


7.994 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       19,055


8.065 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       10,619


8.019 GBP




Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54


Swaps


Long


       33,645


8.022 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:


06/06/2018




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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