15 Jun 2010 10:21
| 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 |
|
|
| principal trader is connected: |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 14/06/2010 |
| (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 | 51,463 | GBP 5.99 | GBP 5.89 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Sale | 60,510 | GBP 6.05 | GBP 5.90 |
| (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 - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 3770 | GBP 5.90 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 406 | GBP 5.94 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 610 | GBP 5.94 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 658 | GBP 5.94 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 1102 | GBP 5.98 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 1265 | GBP 5.90 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 1625 | GBP 5.90 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 5 | GBP 5.94 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1957 | GBP 6.04 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 5 | GBP 5.90 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1625 | GBP 6.04 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1000 | GBP 5.90 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 610 | GBP 5.92 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 521 | GBP 5.92 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 265 | GBP 5.91 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 20 | GBP 6.02 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 2425 | GBP 6.02 |
| (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: | 15/06/2010 |
| 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: | 14/06/2010 |
| (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 | 89,572 | GBP 7.67 | GBP 7.61 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Sale | 60,286 | GBP 7.67 | GBP 7.61 |
| (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 | 1832 | GBP 7.64 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 73 | GBP 7.62 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 183 | GBP 7.64 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 291 | GBP 7.64 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 575 | GBP 7.62 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 630 | GBP 7.61 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 896 | GBP 7.62 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 1045 | GBP 7.64 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 1142 | GBP 7.64 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 65 | GBP 7.62 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 1457 | GBP 7.64 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 1966 | GBP 7.64 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 1254 | GBP 7.62 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 138 | GBP 7.63 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 2299 | GBP 7.62 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 1966 | GBP 7.62 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 1608 | GBP 7.63 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 1457 | GBP 7.63 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 1142 | GBP 7.62 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 896 | GBP 7.63 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 630 | GBP 7.61 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 183 | GBP 7.62 |
| (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: | 15/06/2010 |
| 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: | 14/06/2010 |
| (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 | Sale | 581 | GBP 7.97 | GBP 7.95 |
| (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 | SHORT | 1 | GBP 7.97 |
| Common - GB00B0712D26 | Swap | SHORT | 290 | GBP 7.95 |
| Common - GB00B0712D26 | Swap | SHORT | 290 | GBP 7.95 |
| (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: | 15/06/2010 |
| 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: | 14/06/2010 |
| (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 | 113,563 | GBP 4.92 | GBP 4.87 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Sale | 102,463 | GBP 4.92 | GBP 4.87 |
| (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 | 6110 | GBP 4.90 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 536 | GBP 4.90 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 537 | GBP 4.88 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 1069 | GBP 4.92 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 1225 | GBP 4.92 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 1920 | GBP 4.90 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 2860 | GBP 4.88 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 462 | GBP 4.92 |
| Common - | Swap | LONG | 25000 | GBP 4.89 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 2860 | GBP 4.88 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 2316 | GBP 4.88 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1920 | GBP 4.91 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1069 | GBP 4.92 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1068 | GBP 4.92 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 537 | GBP 4.91 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 536 | GBP 4.91 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 157 | GBP 4.91 |
| Common - | Swap | SHORT | 25000 | GBP 4.91 |
| (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: | 15/06/2010 |
| Contact name: | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number: | +44 207 995 4747 |