23 Jun 2010 10:42
| 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: | 22/06/2010 |
| (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 | 290,099 | GBP 5.64 | GBP 5.56 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Sale | 263,786 | GBP 5.62 | GBP 5.57 |
| (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 | 10358 | GBP 5.61 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 4492 | GBP 5.61 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 2817 | GBP 5.61 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 2411 | GBP 5.60 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 761 | GBP 5.60 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 321 | GBP 5.56 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 263 | GBP 5.64 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 57 | GBP 5.62 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 252 | GBP 5.62 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 876 | GBP 5.62 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1128 | GBP 5.62 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1128 | GBP 5.62 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 2087 | GBP 5.62 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 3709 | GBP 5.61 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 5228 | GBP 5.63 |
| (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: | 23/06/2010 |
| 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 | 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: | 22/06/2010 |
| (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 - NL0009347863 | Purchase | 40,750 | GBP 9.58 | GBP 9.48 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Sale | 39,424 | GBP 9.58 | GBP 9.49 |
| (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 | 2036 | GBP 9.48 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 996 | GBP 9.50 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 818 | GBP 9.48 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 654 | GBP 9.50 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 625 | GBP 9.48 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 452 | GBP 9.50 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | LONG | 56 | GBP 9.50 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 169 | GBP 9.54 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 845 | GBP 9.49 |
| Common - NL0009347863 | Swap | SHORT | 996 | GBP 9.58 | |
| (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: | 23/06/2010 |
| 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 | 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: | 22/06/2010 |
| (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 - GB0001411924 | Purchase | 185,023 | GBP 7.08 | GBP 7.03 |
| Common - GB0001411924 | Sale | 233,828 | GBP 7.08 | GBP 7.03 |
| (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: | 23/06/2010 |
| 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 | Cape Plc |
| relevant securities this form relates: |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to CAPE PLC |
|
|
| principal trader is connected: |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 22/06/2010 |
| (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 - GB0001726081 | Purchase | 278,211 | GBP 2.47 | GBP 2.15 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Sale | 151,968 | GBP 2.36 | GBP 2.14 |
| (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 - GB0001726081 | Swap | LONG | 36476 | GBP 2.26 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | LONG | 30651 | GBP 2.26 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | LONG | 12570 | GBP 2.47 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | LONG | 6704 | GBP 2.26 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | LONG | 2290 | GBP 2.45 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | LONG | 1580 | GBP 2.46 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | LONG | 240 | GBP 2.45 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | LONG | 60 | GBP 2.45 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | SHORT | 1580 | GBP 2.47 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | SHORT | 2290 | GBP 2.49 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | SHORT | 2970 | GBP 2.47 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | SHORT | 10999 | GBP 2.16 |
| Common - GB0001726081 | Swap | SHORT | 30651 | GBP 2.16 |
| (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: | 23/06/2010 |
| Contact name: | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number: | +44 207 995 4747 |