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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

24th Dec 2012 11:37

RNS Number : 2724U
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
24 December 2012
 



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

African Barrick Gold PLC

(c)

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

China National Gold Group Corp

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

21/12/2012

(e)

Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?

No

 

2.

DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(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 GB00B61D2N63

Purchase

204,534

4.539 GBP

4.263 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Sale

181,089

4.546 GBP

4.282 GBP

 

(b)

Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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 GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

987

4.279 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

1,500

4.539 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

2,305

4.347 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

1,840

4.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

20,919

4.4 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

300

4.494 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

378

4.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

473

4.493 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

4,575

4.493 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

11,400

4.398 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

796

4.304 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

4,222

4.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

1,132

4.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

1,435

4.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

11,400

4.387 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

1,313

4.403 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

4,222

4.403 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

11,148

4.391 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

12,290

4.435 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

1,313

4.357 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

4,849

4.357 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

6,315

4.414 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

19

4.279 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Short

656

4.279 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

527

4.372 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

505

4.369 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

546

4.37 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B61D2N63

Swaps

Long

498

4.371 GBP

 

(c)

Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(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)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product descriptione.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise Price per unit

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

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.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.

 

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: 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:

24/12/2012

Contact name:

Lucy Hayes

Telephone number:

0207 995 9850

 

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.

This information is provided by RNS
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