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Merrill Lynch International, an exempt principal trader connected to PETERSHILL PARTNERS PLC, disclosed dealings undertaken on 28 October 2025. On that date, it purchased 64,621 USD 0.01 ordinary shares of PETERSHILL PARTNERS PLC at prices ranging from 3.070000 GBP to 3.089298 GBP and sold 74,863 shares at prices from 3.070000 GBP to 3.090000 GBP. Additionally, it executed cash-settled equity swap transactions involving increasing long positions by 2,432 shares, reducing short positions by 10,276 shares, and opening new short positions by 2,466 shares in the same class of securities.
| Date | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Time | 11:18:45 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 3449F |
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")
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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Merrill Lynch International |
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PETERSHILL PARTNERS PLC |
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PETERSHILL PARTNERS PLC |
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28/10/2025 |
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N/A |
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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.
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ |
Total number of securities |
Highest price |
Lowest price |
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USD 0.01 ordinary |
Purchase |
64,621 |
3.089298 GBP |
3.070000 GBP |
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USD 0.01 ordinary |
Sale |
74,863 |
3.090000 GBP |
3.070000 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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USD 0.01 ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Increasing a Long Position |
2,348 |
3.089815 GBP |
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USD 0.01 ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Increasing a Long Position |
84 |
3.094938 GBP |
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USD 0.01 ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Short Position |
2,348 |
3.094938 GBP |
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USD 0.01 ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Short Position |
7,462 |
3.069785 GBP |
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USD 0.01 ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Opening a Short Position |
466 |
3.070184 GBP |
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USD 0.01 ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Reducing a Short Position |
466 |
3.084815 GBP |
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USD 0.01 ordinary |
Swaps - Equity Swaps |
Opening a Short Position |
2,000 |
3.086961 GBP |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class |
Product description e.g. call option |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. |
Number |
Exercise |
Type |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(ii) |
Exercise |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Exercising/ |
Number of |
Exercise Price per |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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3. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements |
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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 |
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None |
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(b) |
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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None |
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Date of disclosure: |
29/10/2025 |
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Contact name: |
Kamil Dziedzic |
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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.