BkofA Merrill Lynch Petershill Prtnrs - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Petershill Partners plc

Petershill Partners

28/11/2025 11:31

RNS Number : 4756J

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

28 November 2025

 

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:
Merrill Lynch International
(b)
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
 relevant securities this form relates:Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
PETERSHILL PARTNERS PLC
(c)
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:
PETERSHILL PARTNERS PLC
(d)
Date dealing undertaken:
27/11/2025
(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"
N/A

 

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
USD 0.01 ordinary
Purchase
10,193
3.135000 GBP
3.125000 GBP
USD 0.01 ordinary
Sale
11,594
3.130000 GBP
3.120000 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
USD 0.01 ordinary
Swaps - Equity Swaps
Reducing a Short Position
689
3.129812 GBP
USD 0.01 ordinary
Swaps - Equity Swaps
Reducing a Short Position
1,263
3.129812 GBP
USD 0.01 ordinary
Swaps - Equity Swaps
Reducing a Short Position
5,956
3.120246 GBP
USD 0.01 ordinary
Swaps - Equity Swaps
Reducing a Short Position
80
3.120246 GBP
USD 0.01 ordinary
Swaps - Equity Swaps
Reducing a Short Position
393
3.125000 GBP
USD 0.01 ordinary
Swaps - Equity Swaps
Reducing a Short Position
3,736
3.124921 GBP

 

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

(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class
of
relevant security
Product descriptione.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:
28/11/2025
Contact name:
Kamil Dziedzic
Telephone number:
+353 86 168 4821

 

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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