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RNS Number : 5529E  Bank of America Merrill Lynch  15 May 2026

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                            TATE & LYLE PLC

 relevant securities this form relates:
    Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c)  Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is    TATE & LYLE PLC
    connected:
 (d)  Date dealing undertaken:                                                14/05/2026
 (e)  In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the                        N/A

 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"

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

TATE & LYLE PLC

 (c)  Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is
      connected:

TATE & LYLE PLC

 (d)  Date dealing undertaken:

14/05/2026

 (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/  Total number of securities  Highest price                 Lowest price

sales
per unit
per unit

paid/received
paid/received
 29 1/6p ordinary            Purchase    2,968,278                   5.689242 GBP                  3.745501 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary            Sale        2,432,307                   5.750000 GBP                  3.762000 GBP

 

 (b)  Cash-settled derivative transactions

 Class of            Product description   Nature of dealing                            Number of reference securities  Price per unit

relevant security
e.g. CFD
e.g. opening/closing a

long/short position, increasing/reducing a

long/short position
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a Short Position                     431                             5.402689 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     419                             5.414931 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     6,442                           5.615306 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     5,607                           5.414931 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    10,500                          5.088606 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  3,600                           5.555138 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    340                             5.408458 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  2,935                           3.941405 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    946                             5.408458 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    991                             5.408458 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1,012                           5.398293 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  2,158                           3.759640 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    3,859                           4.062177 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    18,368                          4.062177 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    4,789                           4.062177 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    3,136                           4.062177 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a Short Position                     8,703                           5.450381 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    22                              3.761736 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a Short Position                     31,382                          5.403239 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  49,761                          5.454542 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  33,758                          5.403758 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    4,961                           5.469453 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  16,185                          4.414514 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1,136                           5.469453 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    32,371                          5.694146 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    3,892                           5.548545 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    5,470                           5.408458 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    6,122                           5.469453 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    917                             5.398293 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1,796                           5.408458 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    6,872                           5.408458 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    6,569                           5.398293 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  16,185                          3.941405 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    26,419                          5.548545 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    2,059                           5.548545 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    6,267                           5.469453 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    5,462                           5.398293 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    2,072                           5.469453 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    5,284                           5.408458 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  19,241                          5.435762 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    11,632                          4.344166 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    2,032                           4.344166 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    4,763                           4.344166 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    16,458                          4.344166 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    4,717                           4.344166 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  333                             5.685028 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  7,336                           4.923855 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    3,004                           4.344166 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position                   32,952                          5.257905 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     6,929                           4.571904 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     564                             5.615306 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     156,654                         5.615306 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     124,665                         5.414931 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    2,971                           3.805978 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a Short Position                     2,971                           5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  85,666                          5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    222,819                         5.430192 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  222,819                         5.408399 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    85,666                          5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  1,832                           5.351004 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    553,540                         5.256950 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  553,540                         5.309067 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1,832                           5.256950 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     13,915                          5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     492                             5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     19,177                          5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     401                             5.450381 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     3,844                           5.450381 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     3,629                           5.450381 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     4,520                           5.460500 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     21                              5.409400 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     978                             5.409400 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     7,420                           5.460500 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     10,257                          5.409400 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     11,698                          5.460500 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     5,263                           5.460500 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     7,330                           5.460500 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     5,690                           5.460500 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     17,497                          5.409400 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     18,483                          5.460500 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     776                             5.409400 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1                               5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    430                             5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    716                             5.548545 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1,245                           5.408458 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    393                             5.469453 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    164                             5.398293 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    368                             5.548545 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1,109                           5.469453 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    1,172                           5.398293 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    5,869                           5.694146 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    4,786                           5.548545 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    884                             5.469453 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  2,935                           4.414514 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     363                             5.414931 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     1,616                           5.615306 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position                   7,017                           4.967918 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position                   699                             4.967918 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position                   490                             4.967918 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    5,908                           4.800053 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  6,891                           5.452460 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  3,800                           5.361627 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position                   67,860                          5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position                   193,664                         5.430192 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     193,664                         5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position                   2,523                           5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position                   735,351                         5.256950 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     11,806                          5.419629 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position                   12,454                          4.458635 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position                     735,351                         5.419629 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a Short Position                     71,031                          5.450000 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position                  47                              3.762225 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    2,417                           4.062177 GBP
 29 1/6p ordinary    Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position                    5,239                           4.062177 GBP

 

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

 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Class               Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number                               Exercise   Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

of
of
price
e.g. American, European etc.

relevant security
securities to which option relates
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  Exercising/  Number of    Exercise Price per

e.g. call option
exercised
securities
unit

against
 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               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

e.g. subscription, conversion
 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:  15/05/2026
 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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