14 Jun 2010 11:22
| 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: | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
| (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | Babcock International Group |
| relevant securities this form relates: |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to VT Group Plc |
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| principal trader is connected: |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 11/06/2010 |
| (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today | YES - . |
| disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other |
| party to this offer? |
| 2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
| (a) Purchases and sales |
| Class of | Purchase/ | Total number | Highest price | Lowest price |
| relevant | Sales | of securities | per unit | per unit |
| security |
| paid/received | paid/received |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Purchase | 46,539 | GBP 5.96 | GBP 5.92 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Sale | 535,472 | GBP 5.97 | GBP 5.94 |
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 12277 | GBP 5.95 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 43 | GBP 5.96 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 93 | GBP 5.96 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 246 | GBP 5.95 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 427 | GBP 5.95 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 511 | GBP 5.93 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 585 | GBP 5.96 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 1347 | GBP 5.95 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 1497 | GBP 5.95 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 1620 | GBP 5.93 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 20 | GBP 5.95 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 6369 | GBP 5.95 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 17897 | GBP 5.95 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 2064 | GBP 5.95 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 246 | GBP 5.96 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 270000 | GBP 5.95 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 230000 | GBP 5.95 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 6369 | GBP 5.96 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 2064 | GBP 5.94 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1620 | GBP 5.96 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1497 | GBP 5.97 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1347 | GBP 5.94 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1064 | GBP 5.97 |
| (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) |
| 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: |
| 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: |
| NONE |
| Date of disclosure: | 14/06/2010 |
| Contact name: | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number: | +44 207 995 4747 |
| 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: | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
| (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | VT Group Plc |
| relevant securities this form relates: |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to VT Group Plc |
|
|
| principal trader is connected: |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 11/06/2010 |
| (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today | YES - . |
| disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other |
| party to this offer? |
| 2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
| (a) Purchases and sales |
| Class of | Purchase/ | Total number | Highest price | Lowest price |
| relevant | Sales | of securities | per unit | per unit |
| security |
| paid/received | paid/received |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Purchase | 37,501 | GBP 7.66 | GBP 7.63 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Sale | 89,448 | GBP 7.67 | GBP 7.63 |
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 1463 | GBP 7.66 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 1050 | GBP 7.66 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 100 | GBP 7.66 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 48 | GBP 7.66 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 206 | GBP 7.65 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 675 | GBP 7.66 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 865 | GBP 7.65 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 1050 | GBP 7.65 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 1415 | GBP 7.66 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 1832 | GBP 7.66 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 37520 | GBP 7.63 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 42480 | GBP 7.63 |
| (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) |
| 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: |
| 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: |
| NONE |
| Date of disclosure: | 14/06/2010 |
| Contact name: | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number: | +44 207 995 4747 |
| 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: | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
| (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | RENSBURG SHEPPARDS PLC |
| relevant securities this form relates: |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to Investec Plc |
|
|
| principal trader is connected: |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 11/06/2010 |
| (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today | YES - . |
| disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other |
| party to this offer? |
| 2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
| (a) Purchases and sales |
| Class of | Purchase/ | Total number | Highest price | Lowest price |
| relevant | Sales | of securities | per unit | per unit |
| security |
| paid/received | paid/received |
| Common - GB00B0712D26 | Purchase | 580 | GBP 7.90 | GBP 7.90 |
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB00B0712D26 | Swap | LONG | 290 | GBP 7.90 |
| Common - GB00B0712D26 | Swap | LONG | 290 | GBP 7.90 |
| (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) |
| 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: |
| 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: |
| NONE |
| Date of disclosure: | 14/06/2010 |
| Contact name: | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number: | +44 207 995 4747 |
| 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: | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
| (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | Investec Plc |
| relevant securities this form relates: |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to INVESTEC PLC |
|
|
| principal trader is connected: |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 11/06/2010 |
| (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today | YES - . |
| disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other |
| party to this offer? |
| 2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
| (a) Purchases and sales |
| Class of | Purchase/ | Total number | Highest price | Lowest price |
| relevant | Sales | of securities | per unit | per unit |
| security |
| paid/received | paid/received |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Purchase | 86,286 | GBP 54.26 | GBP 4.83 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Sale | 58,531 | GBP 54.26 | GBP 4.83 |
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 22989 | GBP 4.83 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 2552 | GBP 4.84 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 2316 | GBP 4.83 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 1252 | GBP 4.83 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 117 | GBP 4.88 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 446 | GBP 4.94 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 462 | GBP 4.83 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 662 | GBP 4.85 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 853 | GBP 4.85 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 886 | GBP 4.85 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1301 | GBP 4.85 | |||||
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 3804 | GBP 4.88 |
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| (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) |
| 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: |
| 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: |
| NONE |
| Date of disclosure: | 14/06/2010 |
| Contact name: | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number: | +44 207 995 4747 |