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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

28th Feb 2018 11:27

RNS Number : 2440G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
28 February 2018
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITYRule 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 whoserelevant securities this form relates:Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Sky PLC

(c)

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

Comcast Corp

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

27/02/2018

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is theexempt principal trader making disclosures inrespect 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 classof 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 GB0001411924

Purchase

916,268

13.48 GBP

13.018 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Sale

7,905,987

13.483 GBP

13.005 GBP

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product descriptione.g. CFD

Nature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

128,540

13.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

313,500

13.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

12,985

13.254 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

3,144

13.281 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

9,103

13.315 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

1,743

13.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

1,073

13.268 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

235

13.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

2,423

13.316 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

159,224

13.254 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

35

13.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

2,174

13.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

346

13.281 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

11,250

13.018 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

1

13.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

7,677

13.311 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

39,160

13.04 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

14,104

13.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

492

13.13 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

1,000

13.481 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

16,050

13.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

6

13.317 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

1,495

13.332 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

13,750

13.018 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

9,103

13.416 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

160

13.072 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

300

13.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

174,536

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

460,536

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

68,625

13.296 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

16,737

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

56,906

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

29,842

13.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

5,635

13.136 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

130,000

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

100,000

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

179,869

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

573,094

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

6,695

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

300,340

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

32,582

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

805

13.364 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

152

13.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

676

13.072 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

300

13.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

53,000

13.337 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

64,545

13.055 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

54,500

13.249 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

9,145

13.322 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

780,000

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

17,913

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

106,322

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,879

13.318 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

7,677

13.318 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

300

13.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

17,645

13.055 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

843,678

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

137,250

13.275 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

19,068

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

18,563

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

35,844

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

39,464

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

19,732

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

607

13.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,577

13.48 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

10,460

13.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

44,185

13.069 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

50,000

13.274 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

13,463

13.06 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

309,168

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

48,250

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

25,515

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

56,635

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

19,732

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

22,383

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,000

13.264 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

5

13.313 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

863

13.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

3,131

13.308 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

17,855

13.322 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

230,268

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

31,571

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

500

13.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,073

13.287 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

438,481

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

76,000

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

101,391

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

120,750

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

300

13.004 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

54,000

13.297 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

171,000

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

177,617

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

289,259

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

175,392

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

570,365

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

180,932

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

44,782

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

28,675

13.32 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

39,464

13.32 GBP

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class ofrelevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number ofsecurities to which option relates

Exercise priceper unit

Typee.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 descriptione.g. call option

Exercising/exercisedagainst

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 dealinge.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:

28/02/2018

Contact name:

Harshini Gopa

Telephone number:

+44207 996 3410

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory InformationService.The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code'sdealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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