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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

1st Mar 2018 11:40

RNS Number : 4081G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01 March 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:

28/02/2018

(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

1,483,749

13.48 GBP

13.2 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Sale

598,025

13.48 GBP

13.305 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

250

13.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

300

13.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

3

13.482 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

1,761

13.392 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

1,139,595

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

12,009

13.412 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

3,211

13.392 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

405

13.368 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

60,320

13.403 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

739,680

13.389 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

462,300

13.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

100

13.392 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

379

13.201 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

37,700

13.371 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

778

13.397 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Short

2,670

13.418 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

17,503

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

610

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

6,639

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

895

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,824

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,226

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,451

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

13

13.479 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

2,113

13.326 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

436

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,206

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

5,984

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

4,107

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,825

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,227

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

405

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

12,283

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

321

13.375 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

971

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

82,179

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

4,896

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,797

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

110

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

641

13.385 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

400,000

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

4,029

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,186

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

3,103

13.479 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

2,670

13.479 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

2,113

13.41 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,345

13.385 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

486

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

94,721

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,810

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

486

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

250

13.419 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

134,336

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,631

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

622

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

3,735

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,810

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

5,159

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

340,000

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

894

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

1,116

10.205 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

18,244

18.484 USD

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

404,647

13.479 GBP

Common - ISIN GB0001411924

Swaps

Long

682

13.479 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:

01/03/2018

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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