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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

20th Sep 2021 11:53

RNS Number : 3264M
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 September 2021
 

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:

Merrill Lynch International

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whoserelevant securities this form relates:Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Sanne Group plc

(c)

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

Apex Group Ltd

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

17/09/2021

(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

1p ordinary

Purchase

383,467

9.1 GBP

9.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

723,534

9.1 GBP

9.06 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

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,308

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

80

9.1 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

192

9.07 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

301

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Opening a Long Position

210,315

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Closing a Long Position

210,315

9.1 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

413

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,151

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

545

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

378

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

192

9.1 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

545

9.061 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,691

9.051 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

20,375

9.088 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

192

9.07 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

80

9.1 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

45

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

99

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5,194

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

7,288

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

9,971

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

307

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

9,395

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

330

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

7,481

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,327

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

306

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

71

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,973

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

120

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,304

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,472

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

83,317

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

7,941

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

826

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,423

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

271

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

37

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,168

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

12,000

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

145

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,451

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,233

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5,617

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5,617

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

396

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,721

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

428

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

152

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,831

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5,443

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,838

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

58

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

8

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

312

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

200

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,565

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

18

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

100

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,786

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

39

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,507

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5,723

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

213

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,391

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,924

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,030

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

14,785

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

9,970

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

18,760

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

537

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

56

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,885

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,354

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5,617

9.056 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

780

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

19,132

9.057 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

131

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

247

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,578

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,184

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,330

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,549

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

700

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,589

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

630

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

362

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,508

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,002

9.07 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,136

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

17,076

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

774

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,862

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,345

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

523

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,030

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,409

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

260

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,164

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

27,321

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

870

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,442

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

16,035

9.055 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,317

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

957

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

158

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

147

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

498

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

9,970

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,837

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,346

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,010

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,015

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

8,565

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

404

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

115

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

20,393

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

10,143

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

197

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

357

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

124,220

9.06 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

67

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

20

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,462

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,138

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5,878

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5,807

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

12,723

9.099 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

70

9.064 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

85

9.064 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

16

9.064 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

548

9.064 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

141

9.064 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Closing a Long Position

1,195

9.063 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,240

9.063 GBP

1p ordinary

Swaps

Opening a Long Position

2,428

9.099 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:

20/09/2021

Contact name:

Tolu Tade

Telephone number:

+44207 996 3410

 

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