Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - AA plc (3541R)

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RNS Number : 3541R

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd

05 March 2021

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:      Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) 
                                            Limited 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation   AA PLC 
  to whose relevant securities this 
  form relates: Use a separate form 
  for each offeror/offeree 
                                           --------------------------------- 
 (c) Name of the party to the offer        AA PLC 
  with which exempt principal trader 
  is connected: 
                                           --------------------------------- 
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:              04-Mar-2021 
                                           --------------------------------- 
    (e) In addition to the company in      N/A 
     1(b) above, is the exempt principal    If YES, specify which: 
     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" 
                                           --------------------------------- 
 
   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  Purchases/ sales   Total number    Highest price per    Lowest price per 
     security                         of securities   unit paid/received   unit paid/received 
Ordinary Shares    Purchase                   7,278             0.35 GBP            0.349 GBP 
                   ----------------  --------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
Ordinary Shares    Sale                       8,280             0.35 GBP            0.349 GBP 
                   ----------------  --------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
 
   (b)     Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
Class of relevant  Product description     Nature of dealing     Number of reference  Price per unit 
     security            e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing        securities 
                                         a long/short position, 
                                          increasing/reducing 
                                         a long/short position 
Ordinary Shares    Swap Cash            Increasing a short                        24        0.35 GBP 
                                         Position 
                   -------------------  -----------------------  -------------------  -------------- 
Ordinary Shares    Swap Cash            Reducing a short                       1,026        0.35 GBP 
                                         Position 
                   -------------------  -----------------------  -------------------  -------------- 
Ordinary Shares    Swap Cash            Reducing a short                           1        0.35 GBP 
                                         Position 
                   -------------------  -----------------------  -------------------  -------------- 
 
   (c)     Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)     Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
    Class      Product description    Writing,         Number      Exercise price  Type e.g.   Expiry   Option money 
 of relevant     e.g. call option    purchasing,    of securities     per unit      American,   date    paid/ received 
   security                            selling,       to which                      European               per unit 
                                       varying         option                         etc. 
                                         etc.          relates 
                                                                0            0.00                                 0.00 
  -----------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------  ------  --------------- 
 
   (ii)     Exercise 
 
Class of relevant   Product description   Exercising/   Number of securities  Exercise price 
     security         e.g. call option      exercised                            per unit 
                                             against 
                                                                           0            0.00 
  ----------------------------------------------------  --------------------  -------------- 
 
   (d)     Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
Class of relevant    Nature of dealing    Details    Price per unit 
     security        e.g. subscription,              (if applicable) 
                         conversion 
                                                                0.00 
  ------------------------------------------------  ---------------- 
 
   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" 
 
 
   (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" 
 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:   05-Mar-2021 
 Contact name:         Anthony Allen / Paul MacDonald 
                       ------------------------------ 
 Telephone number:     0207 888 5416 / 8548 
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   Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information   Service. 

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