Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 6815R
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07 July 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
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Meggitt PLC

(c)

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

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

06/07/2022

(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

5p ordinary

Purchase

589,543

7.871 GBP

7.838 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

651,284

7.89 GBP

7.836 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

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

97,548

7.86 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

27,452

7.86 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

55,041

7.886 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

97,548

7.86 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

26,226

7.882 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

24,774

7.882 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

17,733

7.86 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

27,452

7.86 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

26,226

7.86 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5

7.84 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

9

7.84 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

48

7.84 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

157

7.84 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

43

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

181

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

511

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

220

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

92

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

21

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

26

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

12

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

24

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

72

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

256

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

18

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

62

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

49

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

877

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

15

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

313

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

14

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

13

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

25

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

43

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

115

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

34

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

8

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

240

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

63

7.849 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

417

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

22

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2

7.885 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

17

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

13

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

191

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

126

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

34

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

56

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

23

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

23

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

154

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,292

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

6

7.885 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

64

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

355

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

51

7.841 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

311

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

576

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

638

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

150

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

80

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

133

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

131

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

246

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,222

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

917

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,965

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,645

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

86,688

7.86 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

62,144

7.858 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,369

7.839 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

394

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

115

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

155

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,079

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

226

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,902

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

188

7.85 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

15,977

7.836 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

150,000

7.847 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

4,827

7.864 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

8,983

7.838 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

72,059

7.853 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

129,634

7.851 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3,314

7.84 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

6,500

7.865 GBP

5p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

50,000

7.871 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:

07/07/2022

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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