RNS Number : 4819G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
01 October 2024
 

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

RIGHTMOVE PLC

(c)

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

REA GROUP LTD

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

30/09/2024

(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"

YES

If YES, specify which:


(REA GROUP LTD)

 

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

0.1p ordinary

Purchase

861,227

6.491 GBP        

6 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Sale

3,063,821

6.488 GBP

5.999 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

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

4,797

6.489 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

7,717

6.175 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

15

7.711 EUR

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

7,056

7.711 EUR

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a long position

138

6.287 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

3,075

6.175 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short position

2,451

6.323 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

2,920

5.999 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

120

6.287 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

13

6.211 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

14,747

6.489 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

21,714

6.489 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

14

6.488 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

17,466

5.999 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

988

6.106 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

5,972

6.283 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

20,710

6.488 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

7,615

6.036 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

689

6.169 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

2,451

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

57,333

6.158 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,012

6.144 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

54

6.135 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

558

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

122

6.316 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

113

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,282

6.148 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

469

6.148 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,633

6.162 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

831

6.162 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

587

6.162 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

885

6.158 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

3,608

6.158 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

265

6.158 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

96

6.158 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

84

6.204 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a long position

617

6.151 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

253

6.181 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,743

6.148 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,825

6.144 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

9,105

6.168 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

745

6.447 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,864

6.447 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,248

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

27,143

6.168 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

191

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

198

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

2

6.144 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

253

6.151 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

16,661

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

13,869

6.148 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

21,125

6.135 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

218,070

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a long position

837

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

343

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

458

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

270

6.168 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

5,553

6.168 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,133

6.204 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

276

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

670

6.126 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

76

6.162 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

708

6.144 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

2,203

6.484 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,604

6.152 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

790

6.181 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

13,869

6.172 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

32,171

6.364 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

10,392

6.162 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

1,193

6.169 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

332

6.158 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

774

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

905

6.164 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

53

6.296 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

2,548

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

459

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

339

6.148 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

345

6.168 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

295

6.168 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,630

6.144 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

89

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

5,647

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

790

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

23,913

6.162 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

3,608

6.169 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

563

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

197

6.234 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

1,434

6.246 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

56

6.491 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

62

6.472 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

3,123

6.152 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,604

6.168 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

831

6.168 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,633

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

1,701

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

97,619

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,926

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

7,600

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

28,920

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

251

6.135 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,316

6.162 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

1,257

6.18 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

4,000

6.072 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,181

6.152 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

617

6.148 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

4,778

6.235 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

2,569

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

312

6.168 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a long position

5,213

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

20,987

6.235 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

790,335

6.181 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short position

755,274

6 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

1,149

6.087 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

3,773

6.162 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

869

6.162 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

14,200

6.162 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

869

6.204 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

1,890

6.216 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

28,795

6.078 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a short position

21,944

6.487 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

22,000

6.174 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a long position

11,800

6.438 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

5,980

6.168 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

13,000

6.152 GBP

0.1p ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a short position

4,000

6.164 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:

01/10/2024

Contact name:

Frank Lui

Telephone number:

+44207 996 6418

 

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.

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