Hmv Group Regulatory News (HMV)

1 Feb 2006 11:45

UBS AG (EPT)01 February 2006 FORM 38.5 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader UBS AG London Branch Company dealt in HMV GROUP PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings ORDINARY SHARES 1Pbeing disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 31 JANUARY 2006 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid (Note Lowest price paid (Note 3)purchased 3) 6,711,312 1.928361 GBP 1.8205 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price received (Notesold (Note 3) 3) 7,081,170 1.93 GBP 1.825 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. Long/short Number of securities Price per unit (Note 3)CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) CFD SHORT 300,000 1.83 GBP (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneyname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date paid/call option purchasing, to which the European etc. received per varying etc. option unit (Note relates 3) (Note 5) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. Number of Exercise price percall option securities unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. ..................................................................... Date of disclosure 01 FEBRUARY 2006 Contact name JOSEPH EVANSTelephone number 020 7567 8286Name of offeree/offeror with which connected HMV GROUP PLCNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange