20240902_RIGHTMOVE PLC_8.5 EPT RI_MLI_Replacement

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

09 September 2024

 

FORM 8.5 Replacement
The Form 8.5 RIGHTMOVE PLC announcement released on 03/09/2024 under RNS 7326C has been amended.
Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).
The full amended text is shown below

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:	02/09/2024
(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
1p ordinary	Purchase	*2,170,567	7.082 GBP	6.638 GBP
1p ordinary	Sale	*2,000,651	7.08 GBP	6.638 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
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	988	7.081 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	26,144	6.9 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	338,184	6.904 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	6,299	7.08 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	794	6.9 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	453	7.081 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	38,704	6.9 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	196	7.081 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	8,246	6.9 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	46,404	6.842 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	13,117	6.842 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	28	7.081 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	4,111	6.95 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	35,777	5.556 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	36,768	5.556 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	9,277	6.953 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	6,025	6.965 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	181	6.883 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	579	6.888 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	15	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	37	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	3	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	112	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	18,655	6.891 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	16,000	6.772 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	11,670	6.745 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	313	7.05 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	71,953	6.906 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	8,469	6.751 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	375	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	91	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	98,640	5.556 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	22,755	6.953 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	19,500	6.929 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	190	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	86	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	1	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	542	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	137	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	145	6.891 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	9,097	6.91 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	42,680	6.763 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	1,169	6.888 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	293	7.078 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	170,524	6.784 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	26,915	7.08 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a short position	100,000	6.905 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	8,036	6.772 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	13,552	6.91 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	13,964	6.694 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	91,247	5.556 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	324	7.05 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	252	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	37	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	6	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	23,336	6.851 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	94,899	5.556 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	17,500	6.929 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	10,085	6.694 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	37,152	5.556 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	15,229	7.082 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	8,469	6.767 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a long position	37,876	6.767 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short position	650,888	5.556 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	82	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	34	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	14	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	23,336	6.763 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	126,343	5.556 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	62,642	5.556 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	67,420	5.556 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a long position	68,612	6.906 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	383	6.751 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	18	6.894 GBP
1p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a short position	27,351	6.91 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:	*09/09/2024
Contact name:	Frank Lui
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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