6 Jul 2010 10:34
| 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: | 05/07/2010 |
| (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 | 1,019,588 | GBP 6.26 | GBP 6.16 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Sale | 1,583,396 | GBP 6.26 | GBP 6.17 |
| (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 | 1834 | GBP 6.24 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 386824 | GBP 6.19 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 9930 | GBP 6.25 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 70 | GBP 6.17 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 2650 | GBP 6.18 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 1551 | GBP 6.23 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 1374 | GBP 6.22 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 1159 | GBP 6.17 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 684 | GBP 6.24 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 440 | GBP 6.18 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 413 | GBP 6.17 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 6958 | GBP 6.17 | |||||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| ||||
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 18000 | GBP 6.25 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 386824 | GBP 6.24 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 253600 | GBP 6.18 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 169977 | GBP 6.24 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1834 | GBP 6.24 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 415 | GBP 6.17 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 684 | GBP 6.25 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 762 | GBP 6.21 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 806 | GBP 6.25 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 833 | GBP 6.21 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1015 | GBP 6.19 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 63400 | GBP 6.17 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1244 | GBP 6.22 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 42170 | GBP 6.24 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 2000 | GBP 6.25 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 2056 | GBP 6.20 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 2174 | GBP 6.23 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 10140 | GBP 6.21 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 17453 | GBP 6.21 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 413 | GBP 6.20 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1041 | GBP 6.17 |
| (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: | 06/07/2010 |
| 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 | Brit Insurance Holdings NV |
| relevant securities this form relates: |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to Apollo Global Management |
|
| LLC |
| principal trader is connected: |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 05/07/2010 |
| (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 - NL0009347863 | Purchase | 8,883 | GBP 9.02 | GBP 8.97 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Sale | 10,702 | GBP 9.03 | GBP 8.97 |
| (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 - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 1703 | GBP 8.98 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 1051 | GBP 9.01 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 1035 | GBP 9.00 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 785 | GBP 9.01 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 411 | GBP 9.01 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 227 | GBP 9.01 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 15 | GBP 9.03 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 411 | GBP 8.99 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 785 | GBP 8.99 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 806 | GBP 9.03 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 1035 | GBP 9.03 | |||||
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 1069 | GBP 8.97 |
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| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 1087 | GBP 8.99 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 3005 | GBP 9.01 |
| (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: | 06/07/2010 |
| 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 | British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc |
| relevant securities this form relates: |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to British Sky Broadcasting |
|
| Group Plc |
| principal trader is connected: |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 05/07/2010 |
| (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 - GB0001411924 | Purchase | 63,734 | GBP 6.95 | GBP 6.93 |
| Common - GB0001411924 | Sale | 116,740 | GBP 6.95 | GBP 6.93 |
| (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) |
| 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: | 06/07/2010 |
| 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 | Candover Investments Plc |
| relevant securities this form relates: |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to Candover Investments Plc |
|
|
| principal trader is connected: |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 05/07/2010 |
| (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 - GB0001713154 | Purchase | 1,800 | GBP 7.32 | GBP 7.32 |
| Common - GB0001713154 | Sale | 1,800 | GBP 7.32 | GBP 7.32 |
| (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) |
| 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: | 06/07/2010 |
| Contact name: | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number: | +44 207 995 4747 |