TIDMNEX

RNS Number : 7779K

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

09 May 2022

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                                     National Express Group PLC 
       relevant securities this form relates: 
       Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
(c)  Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:  National Express Group PLC 
(d)  Date dealing undertaken:                                                         06/05/2022 
(e)  In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the                                 YES 
       exempt principal trader making disclosures in                                   If YES, specify which: 
       respect of any other party to this offer? 
       If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
                                                                                       (Stagecoach Group 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/  Total number of securities  Highest price   Lowest price 
                             sales                                   per unit        per unit 
                                                                     paid/received   paid/received 
5p ordinary                 Purchase    175,863                     2.48 GBP        2.394 GBP 
5p ordinary                 Sale        114,866                     2.48 GBP        2.398 GBP 
 
 
(b)  Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 
Class of            Product description   Nature of dealing              Number of reference            Price per unit 
 relevant security   e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a         securities 
                                          long/short position, 
                                          increasing/reducing a 
                                          long/short position 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position     4,372                          2.448 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position       958                            2.434 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position       12,853                         2.434 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position       10,157                         2.448 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position       367                            2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position       2,093                          2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position       1,615                          2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position       1,053                          2.448 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position       13,027                         2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position       12,035                         2.448 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position     5,880                          2.441 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position    5,520                          2.413 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position     2,657                          2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position     7,307                          2.453 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position      7,021                          2.433 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position    2,964                          2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position    504                            2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a Short Position       17,953                         2.448 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position      506                            2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position    2,657                          2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position     450                            2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position    4,201                          2.451 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Short Position    380                            2.398 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Short Position      5,483                          2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a Long Position     5,349                          2.454 GBP 
5p ordinary         Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a Long Position       2,376                          2.436 GBP 
 
 
(c)  Stock-settled derivative transactions (including 
      options) 
 
 
(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
Class           Product         Writing,        Number          Exercise   Type            Expiry date  Option money 
of              description     purchasing,     of               price     e.g. American,               paid/ received 
relevant        e.g. call       selling,        securities to    per unit  European etc.                per unit 
security        option          varying etc.    which option 
                                                relates 
N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A        N/A             N/A          N/A 
 
 
(ii)  Exercise 
 
 
Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/  Number of    Exercise Price per 
                             e.g. call option     exercised    securities   unit 
                                                  against 
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         Details  Price per unit (if applicable) 
                             e.g. subscription, conversion 
           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:   09/05/2022 
Contact name:         Zainab Tarteel 
Telephone number:     +44207 996 1993 
 

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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