Form 8.5 (EPT/RI), 2 Aug 2021 11:30

02 August 2021, 11:30

Source - LSE Regulatory

RNS Number : 2618H

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

02 August 2021

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

Vectura Group PLC

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

PMI Global Services Inc. (a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Philip Morris International Inc.)

(d)	Date dealing undertaken:

30/07/2021

(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
0.0271p ordinary	Purchase	132,949	1.518 GBP	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Sale	15,952	1.517 GBP	1.515 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
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,935	1.515 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	642	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	6,447	1.515 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	12	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	528	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	159	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	6	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	1,160	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	23	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	51	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	350	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	34	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	14	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	44	1.515 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	19	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	44	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	285	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	618	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	112	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	153	1.513 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	7	1.513 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	231	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	19	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	8	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	43	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	98	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	153	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Short Position	8	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	119	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	305	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	11,384	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,442	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	25	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	10	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	129	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	9	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Short Position	10	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	25	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	57	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	145	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	55	1.515 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	198	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	9	1.513 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	55	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	299	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	801	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	198	1.513 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	369	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	12	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	5	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	28	1.515 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	99	1.513 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	5	1.513 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	396	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	100	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	149	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	409	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	6,731	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	183	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	70	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	2,035	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	91	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	227	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	495	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	221	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	221	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	63	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,740	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Closing a Short Position	86	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	1,740	1.513 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	9,641	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,249	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	495	1.515 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	86	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	63	1.513 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	3,215	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	488	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,120	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	10	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	2,634	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	11,343	1.517 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	157	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	12,594	1.516 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	12,035	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	7,931	1.517 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	2,845	1.517 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,018	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	39	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	660	1.518 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,157	1.516 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	1,988	1.517 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	59,659	1.517 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Short Position	19	1.512 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Opening a Short Position	378	1.513 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	16	1.513 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	48	1.514 GBP
0.0271p ordinary	Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	107	1.515 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:	02/08/2021
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
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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