Bank of America Merrill Lynch Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Amendment (0419D)
January 23 2015 - 11:33AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMAFR
RNS Number : 0419D
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
23 January 2015
AMENDMENT TO SEC 2(A) AND 2(B) 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
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form Afren PLC
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: Afren PLC
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: 20/01/2015
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making Yes
disclosures
in respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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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 Purchases/ sales Total number of Highest price per unit Lowest price per unit
security securities paid/received paid/received
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Common - ISIN Purchase 4,674,401 0.29 GBP 0.26 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Sale 3,958,318 0.28 GBP 0.26 GBP
GB00B0672758
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
security e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a securities
long/short position,
increasing/reducing a
long/short position
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 200,000 0.261 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Short 4,566 0.258 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 4,566 0.289 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 1,094 0.263 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Short 629 0.258 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Short 1,451 0.258 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Short 5,270 0.258 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 71,187 0.266 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 21,584 0.264 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 2,496 0.268 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 1,332 0.269 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 2,498 0.269 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Short 9,341 0.28 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 3,015 0.268 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Short 7,040 0.268 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 16,412 0.274 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Long 4,442 0.274 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Short 16,412 0.268 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Short 200,000 0.271 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Short 500,000 0.271 GBP
GB00B0672758
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Common - ISIN Swaps Short 300,000 0.271 GBP
GB00B0672758
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry date Option money
relevant description purchasing, securities price per e.g. paid/
security e.g. call selling, to which unit American, received per
option varying etc. option European unit
relates etc.
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised Number of securities Exercise price per
security e.g. call option against unit
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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N/A N/A N/A N/A
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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"
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None
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(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"
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None
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Date of disclosure: 23/01/2015
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Contact name: Stacy Otieno
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Telephone number: 0207 995 1335
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a
Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the
Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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
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