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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

RNS
RNS Number : 5425E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06 November 2020
 

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:

Merrill Lynch International

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

RSA Insurance Group PLC

(c)

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

RSA Insurance Group PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

05/11/2020

(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"

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 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 GB00BKKMKR23

Purchase

1,569,410

6.7 GBP

4.416 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Sale

1,928,370

6.7 GBP

4.42 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 GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

531

4.497 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

339

4.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

757

4.536 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

21,411

4.578 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,387

4.648 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

39,278

4.447 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

63,076

4.499 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

10,504

5.042 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

258

5.042 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

10,762

5.042 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

23

4.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

35,020

6.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,307

6.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

182,837

6.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Closing a Long Position

11,190

4.488 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

230,254

6.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,825

6.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Long Position

11,190

6.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

667

4.51 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

667

4.628 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

4,165

4.526 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Long Position

30,950

4.49 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,256

6.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2,294

4.661 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

38

6.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

243

4.503 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Long Position

2,256

4.574 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Long Position

185

6.7 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

5,638

4.482 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

129

4.496 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

4,215

4.496 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

6,390

4.505 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,387

4.542 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,044

4.542 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Opening a Long Position

7,086

4.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

23,502

4.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

6,687

5.042 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

3,379

4.534 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,687

5.042 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

10,171

4.502 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

8,212

4.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,706

4.647 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

10,830

4.527 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

1,790

4.608 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

518

4.482 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

1,627

4.488 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

1,714

4.488 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

546

4.482 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,521

4.507 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

55,769

4.507 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

477

4.507 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

9,109

4.582 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

3,594

4.662 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00BKKMKR23

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1,316

4.497 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:

06/11/2020

Contact name:

Tolu Tade

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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