Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 1, 2018
Major Shareholding Notification
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RNS Number : 0159Q
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01 June 2018
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 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 whose relevant 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: |
31/05/2018
| (e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect 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 class
of 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 | 2,718,980 | 7.924 GBP | 7.712 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Sale | 1,600,459 | 7.922 GBP | 7.712 GBP |
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
| Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. CFD |
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 120 | 7.711 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 499 | 7.844 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 120 | 7.844 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 35,463 | 7.86 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 3,446 | 7.863 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 5,331 | 7.86 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 9,050 | 7.857 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 5,232 | 7.881 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 953 | 7.9 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 702 | 7.856 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 668 | 7.856 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 11,069 | 7.879 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 890 | 7.828 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 668 | 7.876 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 11,069 | 7.86 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 1,592 | 7.879 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 2,330 | 7.889 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 2,330 | 7.876 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 995 | 7.844 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 995 | 7.876 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 42 | 7.885 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 7,057 | 7.885 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 28,634 | 7.88 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 7,992 | 7.885 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 2,164 | 7.885 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 9,391 | 7.885 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 12,042 | 7.88 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 12,042 | 7.885 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 1,273 | 7.912 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 920 | 7.83 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 4,250 | 7.83 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 465 | 7.907 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 24 | 7.902 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 270 | 7.902 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 1,096 | 7.87 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 3,409 | 7.826 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 50,000 | 7.845 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 43,320 | 7.831 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 13,000 | 7.826 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 23,250 | 7.826 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 502 | 7.823 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 502 | 7.832 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 3,409 | 7.826 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 620,741 | 7.844 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 25,000 | 7.878 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 5,008 | 7.882 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 415 | 7.85 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 4,727 | 7.85 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 529,347 | 7.879 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 6,240 | 7.844 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 3,021 | 7.897 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 3,219 | 7.868 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 118 | 7.835 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 19,882 | 7.835 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 5,118 | 7.814 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 2,149 | 7.883 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 2,149 | 7.847 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 11,957 | 7.858 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 39,202 | 7.879 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 1,081 | 7.844 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 39,202 | 7.844 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 1,081 | 7.834 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 3,000 | 7.902 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 2,000 | 7.902 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Short | 2,500 | 7.861 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 39,549 | 7.823 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 17,450 | 7.867 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 12,667 | 7.906 GBP |
| Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 | Swaps | Long | 619 | 7.844 GBP |
| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
| Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates |
Exercise price per unit |
Type e.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 description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
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 dealing e.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: | 01/06/2018 |
| Contact name: | Harshini Gopa |
| Telephone number: | +44207 996 3410 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing 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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