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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

13th Aug 2021 11:21

RNS Number : 6215I
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
13 August 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

Vectura Group PLC

(c)

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

PMI Global Services Inc. (a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Philip Morris International Inc.)

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

12/08/2021

(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

0.0271p ordinary

Purchase

989,518

1.634 GBP

1.631 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Sale

1,010,602

1.634 GBP

1.631 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

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

40

1.632 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

4,566

1.632 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

62,938

1.632 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5,502

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

40

1.632 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,566

1.632 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Closing a Long Position

1,407

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

61,915

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

297

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5,100

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

50,000

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

450,000

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

255

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

581

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

38

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

260

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

345

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

46

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,389

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

151

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

186

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,027

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,034

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,336

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

122

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,544

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

677

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

682

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

917

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

100

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

580

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

105

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,320

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

86

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

784

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

585

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

68

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

67

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

67

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

67

1.635 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

68

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

67

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

134

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,602

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

8,150

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,837

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,585

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

529

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

642

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

993

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5,568

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

7,479

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

12,599

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

817

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

5,539

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

87

1.635 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

87

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

87

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

88

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

87

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

175

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

88

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

218

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

379

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,848

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,798

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,120

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,109

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

311

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,159

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

318

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,914

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,907

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,169

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

388

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

9,270

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,368

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,662

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

12,513

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

9,318

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

21,082

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

482

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,413

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

7,433

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,268

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,284

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

586

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

825

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

679

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,600

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

10,459

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,622

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

6,207

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

775

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

8

1.636 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,555

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

8

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

774

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

776

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

776

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

774

1.635 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

775

1.634 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

18,162

1.631 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

958,066

1.631 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

23,772

1.631 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

66,078

1.632 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

26,333

1.633 GBP

0.0271p ordinary

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

75,651

1.632 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:

13/08/2021

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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