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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

2nd Mar 2016 11:47

RNS Number : 7989Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02 March 2016
 

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

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

(c)

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

Deutsche Boerse AG

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

01/03/2016

(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"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(Deutsche Boerse AG)

 

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 GB00B0SWJX34

Purchase

1,670,651

29.16 GBP

28 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Sale

169,085

29.09 GBP

27.9 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 GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

208

28.703GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

12620

28.725GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

53551

28.017GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

160

28.730GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1868

28.000GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

149

28.642GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

217

28.661GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

15

28.764GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

40

28.764GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

44

28.634GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

49

28.880GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

202

28.634GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

203

28.842GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

225

28.764GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

253

28.880GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

336

28.880GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

171

28.641GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

265

28.905GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1556

28.883GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1242

28.883GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

33303

28.883GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

8536

28.883GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

43699

28.883GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

4015

28.883GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

45836

28.883GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

4525

28.810GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1337

29.041GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

950

28.897GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

4074

28.814GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1518

28.815GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

96864

28.810GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

20335

28.897GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

32475

28.815GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

87196

28.814GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

28607

29.041GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

12394

29.041GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

8810

28.897GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

13321

28.815GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

22348

28.814GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

53773

29.041GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

114417

28.814GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

38229

28.897GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

57798

28.815GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

3449

29.041GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

10514

28.814GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

3916

28.815GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

11679

28.810GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

2452

28.897GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

120013

28.814GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

39373

29.041GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

133318

28.810GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

27989

28.897GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

44697

28.815GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

3251

28.814GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1067

29.041GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

3614

28.810GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

758

28.897GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1524

28.993GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1210

28.815GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1909

28.993GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

40867

28.993GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

17706

28.993GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

76819

28.993GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

4928

28.993GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

56247

28.993GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

3449

28.835GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

924

28.703GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1267

28.703GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

3003

28.703GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

57541

28.815GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

1868

28.000GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

630

28.909GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

336

28.713GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

253

28.829GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

51

28.829GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

49

28.618GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

44

28.618GBP

 

(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:

02/03/2016

Contact name:

Harshini Gopa

Telephone number:

+44207 996 3410

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory InformationService and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected].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.

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