Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 6301E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
23 October 2025
 

 

FORM 8.3

 

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

 

OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER

RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

 

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

AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

(d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1)


(e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

22/10/2025

(f)    In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser also 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

 

2.             INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

 

If there are interests and short positions to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2 for each additional class of relevant security.



 

 

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

(Note 2)

 

Class of relevant security
(Note 3)

0.01 ordinary shares


Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1)   Relevant securities owned and/or controlled

2,478,603

2.545%

360,116

0.370%

(2)   Cash-settled derivatives

280,776

0.288%

1,349,043

1.305 %

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

0

0.000%

0

0.000%

Total

2,759,379

 

2.833%

 

1,709,159

 

1.755%

 

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of options including rights to subscribe for new securities and 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.

 

3.             DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4)

 

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
(Note 5)

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15

18.5 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

91

18.51 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

361

18.52 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

330

18.525 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

44,671

18.525001 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5

18.526 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

806

18.53 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

54,233

18.54 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15

18.542 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15

18.542667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

7

18.542858 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

25,596

18.545 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

397

18.545013 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

191

18.545027 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

105

18.545048 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

103

18.545049 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

73

18.545069 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

122,929

18.55 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

18

18.553334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

6,688

18.553601 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17,000

18.555 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

519

18.55501 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

275

18.555019 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

175

18.555029 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

25

18.5552 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

27,173

18.555641 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

24

18.556667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

79

18.56 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

36

18.566389 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

52,633

18.566586 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

18.567059 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

29

18.567587 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

26

18.568462 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

18.569412 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

57

18.57 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

18.571177 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

14

18.572858 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

13

18.573077 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

18

18.578889 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

19

18.578948 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

72

18.58 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15

18.582667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

19

18.589474 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

95

18.59 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15

18.592 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

7,078

18.5959 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

253

18.6 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

74

18.61 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

74

18.62 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

250,000

18.5 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

120,000

18.55 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

250,000

18.56 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500,000

18.63 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

18

18.47 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

18

18.48 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1

18.5 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

66

18.5073 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

426

18.51 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

81

18.512 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

55

18.5129 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

67

18.5155 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

88

18.5162 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

828

18.52 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

63

18.5203 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

77

18.5205 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

10,635

18.525 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

80

18.5262 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

60

18.5287 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

81

18.529 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

706

18.53 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

45

18.5325 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

49

18.5357 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

84

18.5372 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,186

18.54 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

31,459

18.540195 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

67

18.5403 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

32,480

18.541379 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

62

18.5436 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

800

18.545 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

75

18.5487 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

36

18.55 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

18.555 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

18

18.56 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12

18.58 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

6

18.59 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

18.6 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

18

18.61 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

14

18.62 USD

 

Class of relevant
security

Purchase/sale

Number of
securities

Price per unit
(Note 5)

USD 0.01 common

Sale

10,376

18.47 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,201

18.48 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

11,400

18.485 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5,993

18.49 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

24,280

18.5 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

71,450

18.51 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

28

18.515 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,771

18.52 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

787

18.525007 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,475

18.525802 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

28

18.526072 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

27

18.528889 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22,643

18.53 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

282

18.54 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

24

18.541667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

25

18.5424 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

25

18.5436 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

103,758

18.545 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

600

18.545017 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

33

18.545152 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

18.545295 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

28

18.546072 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

300

18.5475 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26

18.548462 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

33

18.548788 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

24

18.549584 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

156,297

18.55 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

27

18.551112 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

7,488

18.555 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9,502

18.557801 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,205

18.56 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

147,162

18.565 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13,789

18.565001 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

18.565264 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4,507

18.57 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8,706

18.5734 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

21,486

18.575 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,693

18.575002 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

285

18.575018 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

269

18.575019 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

259

18.57502 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

227

18.575023 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

193

18.575026 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

151

18.575034 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,400

18.5775 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,793

18.59 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18,994

18.595 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,585

18.595004 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

231

18.595022 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

163

18.595031 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

131

18.595039 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

103

18.595049 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

10

18.6 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17,000

18.605 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

383

18.605014 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

29,341

18.61 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,000

18.615 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,051

18.615005 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

177

18.615029 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

35,188

18.62 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,418

18.625 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4,900

18.63 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19,402

18.635 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

136,650

18.635001 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3,500

18.6375 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

330

18.64 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

250,000

18.54 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

200,000

18.55 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

44,971

18.525 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6

18.54 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,364

18.543727 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,844

18.543867 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,128

18.545931 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6

18.55 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6

18.56 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6

18.58 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
(Note 6)

Price
per unit
(Note 5)

 

 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

920

18.5438670 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

21

18.5459310

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a long position

33699

18.5460870

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a long position

1800

18.5460870

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

42

18.5438670

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

2364

18.5437270

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Opening a Short position

26761

18.5403950

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a long position

3517

18.5460870

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a long position

44671

18.5250000

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

89

18.5438670

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

44671

18.5250000

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a long position

824

18.5460870

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a long position

100

18.5460870

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

1628

18.5732000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Opening a long position

4442

18.5576000

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

3409

18.5243000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

619

18.5459310 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

24

18.5459310 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Opening a Short position

4698

18.5403950 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

53

18.5438670 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

64

18.5438670 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

3

18.5459310 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Increasing a long position

300

18.5245000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a long position

35257

18.5826640 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Opening a Short position

7078

18.5961000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

5060

18.5576000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

66

18.5243000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

84

18.5438670 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

28

18.5459310 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

3

18.5459310 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Opening a Short position

32480

18.5416790 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a long position

4609

18.5826640 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

72

18.5459310 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

7078

18.5732000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

72

18.5438670

USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Closing a Short Position

169

18.5438670 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

351

18.5438670 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Reducing a short position

358

18.5459310 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps

Increasing a short position

6688

18.5538000 USD

 

(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
(Note 6)

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
(Note 5)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(d)           Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)

 

Class of
relevant
security

Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription,
conversion, exercise

Details

Price per unit (if
applicable)
(Note 5)

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"

 

 

(b)           Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

 

 

(c)           Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?

No

 

Date of disclosure

23/10/2025

Contact name

Kamil Dziedzic

Telephone number

+353 86 168 4821

 

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