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 |
| Merrill Lynch International | ||
| REA GROUP LTD | ||
| REA GROUP LTD | ||
| 03/09/2024 | ||
| YES If YES, specify which:
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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.
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
| Class of relevant security | Purchases/ | Total number of securities | Highest price | Lowest price |
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 924 | 209.715 AUD | 207.69 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,031 | 208.89 AUD | 206.31 AUD |
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
| Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Increasing a Short Position | 51 | 207.57 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 496 | 208.726 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Increasing a Short Position | 5,020 | 207.768 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 3,260 | 207.504 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 47 | 208.726 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Increasing a Short Position | 11 | 207.911 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Increasing a Short Position | 86 | 207.71 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 69 | 207.616 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 120 | 207.6 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.254 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 26 | 207.766 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 208.059 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 47 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 57 | 207.656 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.829 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 25 | 207.779 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 236 | 207.836 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 1 | 208.559 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 32 | 207.25 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 30 | 208.472 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Opening a Short Position | 287 | 207.856 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Closing a Short Position | 12 | 206.598 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 275 | 207.548 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Closing a Short Position | 6 | 206.598 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Opening a Short Position | 140 | 207.853 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 134 | 207.544 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Increasing a Short Position | 1,657 | 208.456 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Reducing a Short Position | 108 | 207.986 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Increasing a Short Position | 920 | 207.703 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Closing a Long Position | 187 | 207.702 AUD |
| Ordinary NPV | Swaps - Equity Swaps | Opening a Short Position | 153 | 207.702 AUD |
| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
| Class | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number | Exercise | Type | 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 | Exercising/ | Number of | Exercise Price per |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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: |
| None |
| Date of disclosure: | 04/09/2024 |
| Contact name: | Frank Lui |
| Telephone number: | +44207 996 6418 |
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Service.
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