Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 1539G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
22 July 2021
 

FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Bank of America Corporation

(b)

Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is
insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and
beneficiaries must be named.


(c)

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

Bally's Corporation

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:


(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest
practicable date prior to the disclosure

21/07/2021

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the
discloser making disclosures in respect of any
other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

No

If YES, specify which:

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for
each additional class of relevant security.

 

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

USD 0.01 common


Interests

Short Positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1)

Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled:

814,245

1.918%

1,086,056

2.558 %

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,210,327

2.851%

765,313

1.802%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives
(including options) and
agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0%

0

0 %

TOTAL:

2,024,572

4.768%

1,851,369

4.36%

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists:

N/A

Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:

N/A

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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

Purchase/sale

Number of
securities

Price per unit

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

27

46.641 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

46.67 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

54

47.11 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

37

47.18 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

19

47.193 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

23

47.22 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

23

47.24 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

47.25 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

47.26 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

64

47.28 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

31

47.32 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

31

47.33 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

47.34 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

44

47.35 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

46.48 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

46.53 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1

46.57 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

46.6 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

46.68 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

46.74 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

46.78 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

46.86 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

127

46.89 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

748

46.9 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

46.91 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

78

46.92 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

46.94 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

46.95 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

9

46.96 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

46.97 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

46.99 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

47 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

43

47.01 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

23

47.02 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

47.03 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

47.045 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

27

47.1 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

47.11 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

47.175 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5

47.26 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

47.27 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

47.28 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

7

47.29 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

47.32 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

47.33 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

47.4 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

47.51 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

47.52 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

47.57 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

47.67 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

47.68 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

47.99 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

47.995 USD        

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of
securities

Price per unit

USD 0.01 common

Sale

21

47.26 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

10

47.29 USD

 

(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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(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

 

4.

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 person 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 person 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

 

(c)

Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

No

 

Date of disclosure:

22/07/2021

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
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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