REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Petershill Prtnrs - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Petershill Partners plc

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2025.09.26 10:45
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch disclosed its dealings as an exempt principal trader in relation to Petershill Partners plc. On September 25, 2025, Merrill Lynch International reported purchases of 2,190,809 ordinary shares at prices ranging from 3.075 to 3.113 GBP and sales of 1,655,442 shares at 3.1 GBP. Additionally, various equity swaps were executed, primarily reducing short positions and opening long positions, with prices around 3.08 GBP.

RNS Number : 0446B Bank of America Merrill Lynch 26 September 2025

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 whoserelevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

PETERSHILL PARTNERS PLC

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

PETERSHILL PARTNERS PLC

  • (d)
  • Date dealing undertaken:

25/09/2025

  • (e)
  • In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is theexempt principal trader making disclosures inrespect 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

USD 0.01 ordinary

Purchase

2,190,809

3.101133 GBP

3.075238 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Sale

1,655,442

3.1 GBP

3.07 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

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,724

3.086 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

9,772

3.091 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,896

3.089 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,751

3.089 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

327,190

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

27,052

3.087 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Long Position

49,201

3.087 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

21,735

3.081 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Closing a Short Position

400

3.081 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

2,937

3.075 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

474

3.081 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

10,704

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

10,598

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

56,221

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,588

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

7,694

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

5,329

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,800

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

20,433

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,300

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,001

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

22,446

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,596

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

12,529

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

7,967

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Long Position

49,201

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

8,075

3.091 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,243

3.086 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,485

3.089 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,028

3.089 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

585

3.089 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

796

3.091 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

711

3.091 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,742

3.086 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

494

3.089 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,354

3.089 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

102

3.089 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,072

3.091 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

8,409

3.091 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

385

3.091 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

13,405

3.089 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

3,297

3.089 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

386,500

3.077 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,614

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,282

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,418

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

12,188

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

12,009

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,820

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,800

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

4,614

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

10,123

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,400

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

2,400

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

10,332

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

8,753

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

11,524

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

1,335

3.08 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

801

3.1 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

18,914

3.1 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

17,782

3.1 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

44,778

3.1 GBP

USD 0.01 ordinary

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

607

3.089 GBP

  • (c)
  • Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
  • (i)
  • Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

of

relevant security

N/A

Product description e.g. call option

N/A

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

N/A

Number

of

securities to which option relates

N/A

Exercise

price

per unit

N/A

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

N/A

Expiry date

N/A

Option money paid/ received per unit

N/A

  • (ii)
  • Exercise

Class of relevant security

N/A

Product description

e.g. call option

N/A

Exercising/

exercised

against

N/A

Number of

securities

N/A

Exercise Price per

unit

N/A

  • (d)
  • Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

N/A

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

N/A

Details

N/A

Price per unit (if applicable)

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:

26/09/2025

Contact name:

Kamil Dziedzic

Telephone number:

+353 86 168 4821

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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