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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 relevant securities this British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc
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: 19/05/2011
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the NO
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 30,794 GBP 8.45 GBP 8.43
Common - GB0001411924 Sale 32,164 GBP 8.45 GBP 8.42
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
relevant eg. CFD securities
security
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 6 GBP 8.45
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 50 GBP 8.43
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 361 GBP 8.45
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3809 GBP 8.43
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 5833 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 20671 GBP 8.45
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
relevant eg. CFD securities
security
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 13341 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 6356 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 5485 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3180 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1074 GBP 8.43
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 605 GBP 8.43
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 361 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 237 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 52 GBP 8.44
(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 security Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if 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: 20/05/2011
Contact name: Doug Berwick
Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859
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 relevant securities this The Rank Group PLC
form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to The Rank Group PLC
principal trader is connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 19/05/2011
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the NO
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 - GB00B1L5QH97 Purchase 1,076 GBP 1.49 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Sale 18,784 GBP 1.50 GBP 1.49
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
relevant eg. CFD securities
security
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 3 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 182 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 891 GBP 1.49
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
relevant eg. CFD securities
security
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 2526 GBP 1.50
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 2135 GBP 1.50
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 894 GBP 1.49
(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 security Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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: 20/05/2011
Contact name: Doug Berwick
Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859