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FORM 8 (DD)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN
CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY
INVESTMENT CLIENTS)
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Identity of the party to the offer or person Bank of America Merrill Lynch
acting
in concert making the disclosure:
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short
positions disclosed, if differenct from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose Babcock International
relevant securities this form relates:
(d) Status of person making the disclosure: Advisor to VT Group Plc
(e) Date dealing undertaken: 08/07/2010
(f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today YES - .
disclosing, under the Code in respect of any
other party to this offer?
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offereee
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing
Class of relevant security:
GB0009697037 Interests Short Positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned 1,247,750 0.54% 0 0.00
and/or controlled:
(2) Derivatives (other than 0 0.00 0 0.00
options):
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00 0 0.00
to purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 1,247,750 0.54% 0 0.00
(a) Rights subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percenatges:
3. DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
Common - GB0009697037 Purchase 871 GBP 6.2
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
Common - GB0009697037 Sale 30,000 GBP 6.17
Common - GB0009697037 Sale 70,000 GBP 6.19
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit
relevant reference securities
security
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry Option
relevant description purchasing, securities price date money
security selling, to which per unit paid/
varying etc. option received
relates per unit
(ii) Exercising
Class of relevant Product description Number of securities Exercise price per
security unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if
security applicable)
(a) Indemnity and other dealing
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 party to the offer or person acting in concert
making the disclosure and any other person:
NONE
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other
person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
NONE
(c) Attachments
Are any supplemental forms attached?
Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which NO
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL) any derivative is referenced NO
Date of disclosure 09/07/2010
Contact name Doug Berwick
Telephone number +44 20 7995 8859