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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

18th Dec 2020 11:13

RNS Number : 1716J
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
18 December 2020
 

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

RSA Insurance Group PLC

(c)

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

RSA Insurance Group PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

17/12/2020

(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 GB00BKKMKR23

Purchase

188,976

6.784 GBP

6.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Sale

152,431

6.778 GBP

6.758 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 GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,485

6.774 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,151

6.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,437

6.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

28

6.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

992

6.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

157

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

296

6.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

504

6.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

8

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

39

6.777 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

73

6.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

181

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

55

6.764 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

11

6.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

53

6.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

15

6.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

45

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

10

6.764 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

5

6.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

158

6.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

9

6.777 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

257

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

28

6.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

930

6.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

58

6.764 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

41

6.777 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

65

6.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

307

6.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

93

6.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

9

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

652

6.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

45

6.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

41

6.764 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

181

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

6

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

21

6.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

217

6.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

66

6.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

29

6.777 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

191

6.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

58

6.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

574

6.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

159

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

40

6.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

36

6.764 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

26

6.777 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

18

6.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

753

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

120

6.777 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

83

6.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

27

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,731

6.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

192

6.773 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

901

6.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

173

6.764 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

272

6.769 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

747

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

548

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

151

6.777 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

105

6.758 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,771

6.766 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

218

6.764 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,137

6.767 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

277

6.772 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

34

6.763 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,514

6.766 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:

18/12/2020

Contact name:

Tolu Tade

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.

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