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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

16th Feb 2018 11:37

RNS Number : 1521F
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
16 February 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

Informa PLC

(c)

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

Informa PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

15/02/2018

(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"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(UBM PLC)

 

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 GB00BMJ6DW54

Purchase

343,397

6.768 GBP

6.678 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Sale

333,897

6.768 GBP

6.682 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 GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

166

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

2,044

6.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

39

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

26

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,882

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

531

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

89,895

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

7,374

6.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

415

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

166

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

177

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

114

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

743

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

74,803

6.708 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

108,184

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

14,417

6.708 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

887

6.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

2,397

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

5,117

6.716 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

893

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

339

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,120

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

2,158

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

32

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

4,053

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

3,887

6.712 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,251

6.694 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

302

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

198

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

436

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

35

6.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

16

6.755 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

2,828

6.708 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

321

6.715 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

68

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

5,988

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

10,669

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

306

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

1,248

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

49

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

88

6.718 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

2,582

6.697 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

387

6.719 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Short

8,939

6.707 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

2,395

6.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

6,251

6.686 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

7,374

6.705 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

19,118

6.698 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

5,372

6.765 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

60,313

6.707 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

884

6.707 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

208,748

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

56,685

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

2,545

6.684 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

151

6.734 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

5,601

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

5,112

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

59

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

5,756

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

5,988

6.768 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

3,887

6.698 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

3,232

6.693 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

1,310

6.693 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

495

6.722 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

555

6.684 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

5

6.696 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

887

6.698 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54

Swaps

Long

123

6.722 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:

16/02/2018

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.

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