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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

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By LSE RNS

RNS Number : 5350A
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
24 March 2017
 

FORM 8 Replacement

 

The Form 8.5 London Stock Exchange Group PLC announcement released on 20/03/2017 under RNS No 9544Z has been amended.

 

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

 

The full amended text is shown below.

 

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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

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

(c)

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

Deutsche Boerse AG

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

17/03/2017

(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:


(Deutsche Boerse AG)

 

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 GB00B0SWJX34

Purchase

50,270

30.76 GBP

30.35 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Sale

*67,876

30.76 GBP

30.36 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 GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

610

30.662 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

610

30.693 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

49

30.697 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

84

30.644 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

5,165

30.609 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

1,933

30.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

2,635

30.639 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

18,056

30.663 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

115

30.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

533

30.612 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

125

30.698 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

304

30.698 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

86

30.698 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

1,364

30.393 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

127

30.69 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

127

30.74 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

347

30.703 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

495

30.704 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Short

110

30.385 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

21

30.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

474

30.683 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

110

30.68 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

*10,942

 

30.497 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B0SWJX34

Swaps

Long

*6,045

 

30.497 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:

24/03/2017

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.


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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