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RNS Number : 5961A  Bank of America Merrill Lynch  15 April 2026

 

FORM 38.5(a) (EPT/RI)

 

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

 

DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH

TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022

BY A CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH

RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN

A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

 

1.             KEY INFORMATION

 

 (a)   Name of exempt principal trader:                                         Merrill Lynch International
 (b)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this    PERMANENT TSB GROUP HOLDINGS PLC
 form relates:

 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c)   Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is     Advisor to - PERMANENT TSB GROUP HOLDINGS PLC
 connected:
 (d)   Date dealing undertaken:                                                 14/04/2026
 (e)   In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal        N/A
 trader also making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

2.             DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 2)

 

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                 Purchases/   Total        Highest                                      Lowest
 relevant                 sales
number of   price per                                    price per
 security                              securities   unit paid/                                   unit paid/
 (Note 3)                                           received                                     received
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Purchases    595,231      3.06 EUR                                     2.87 EUR

 

 Class of                 Purchases/   Total        Highest                   Lowest
 relevant                 sales
number of   price per                 price per
 security                              securities   unit paid/                unit paid/
 (Note 3)                                           received                  received
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Sale         8,919        3.06 EUR                  2.87 EUR

 

 

(b)           Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of                 Product       Nature of dealing            Number of    Price per
 relevant                 description   e.g. opening/closing         reference
unit (Note 5)
 security                 e.g. CFD      a long/short position,       securities
                                        increasing/reducing a        (Note 4)
                                        long/short position
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Swaps         Reducing a short position     307         2.88 EUR
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Swaps         Reducing a short position     84          2.88 EUR
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Swaps         Reducing a short position     6           2.88 EUR
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Swaps         Reducing a short position     112         2.89 EUR
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Swaps         Reducing a short position     529         2.89 EUR
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Swaps         Reducing a short position     186         2.89 EUR
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Swaps         Reducing a short position     562         2.89 EUR
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Swaps         Opening a Short position      588,387     2.88 EUR
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Swaps         Increasing a short position   43          2.91 EUR
 €0.01 ordinary shares    Swaps         Reducing a short position     332         2.89 EUR

 

 

(c)           Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)

 

(i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

 Class of    Product            Writing,       Number        Exercise     Type         Expiry  Option
 relevant    description        purchasing,    of            price per     e.g.
date   money
 security    e.g. call option   selling,       securities    unit         American,            paid/
                                varying etc.   to which                   European             received
                                               option                     etc.                 per unit
                                               relates
                                               (Note 4)

 

(ii)           Exercise

 

 Class of    Product            Exercising/   Number of    Exercise price
 relevant    description        exercised     securities
per unit
 security    e.g. call option   against                    (Note 5)

 

(d)           Other dealings (including transactions in respect of
new securities)

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of             Details  Price per unit
                             dealing                        (if applicable)
                             e.g. subscription,             (Note 5)
                             conversion,
                             exercise

 

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"

 

(b)           Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to
options or derivatives

 

 Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
 disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
 securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
 rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
 any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
 stated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  15/04/2026
 Contact name:        Kamil Dziedzic
 Telephone number:    +353 86 168 4821

 

Public disclosures under Rule 38 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.

 

 

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