10 May 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 |
| principal trader is connected: |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 07/05/2010 |
| (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 | 358,973 | GBP 5.61 | GBP 5.38 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Sale | 577,654 | GBP 5.54 | GBP 5.38 |
| (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 | 826 | GBP 5.48 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 2244 | GBP 5.48 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 3100 | GBP 5.48 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 3620 | GBP 5.48 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 4704 | GBP 5.48 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 6860 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 9965 | GBP 5.46 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 10242 | GBP 5.46 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 12327 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 107000 | GBP 5.49 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | LONG | 263 | GBP 5.48 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 34878 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 103412 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 45928 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 263 | GBP 5.49 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 28463 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 27511 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 25927 | GBP 5.47 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 21083 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 16825 | GBP 5.49 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 16506 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 12327 | GBP 5.49 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 3303 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 3115 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 2430 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1927 | GBP 5.39 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 1600 | GBP 5.45 |
| Common - GB0009697037 | Swap | SHORT | 46967 | GBP 5.51 |
| (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 unit |
| security |
| (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: | 10/05/2010 |
| 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: | 07/05/2010 |
| (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 | 137,394 | GBP 7.27 | GBP 7.19 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Sale | 62,574 | GBP 7.33 | GBP 7.18 |
| (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 | 67000 | GBP 7.27 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 6372 | GBP 7.19 |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | LONG | 5628 | GBP 7.19 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB0031729733 | Swap | SHORT | 12761 | GBP 7.29 |
| (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 unit |
| security |
| (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: | 10/05/2010 |
| 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: | 07/05/2010 |
| (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 - | Purchase | 2,870 | GBP 7.85 | GBP 7.46 |
| Common - | Sale | 2,870 | GBP 7.85 | GBP 7.46 |
| (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 unit |
| security |
| (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: | 10/05/2010 |
| 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: | 07/05/2010 |
| (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 | 77,827 | GBP 4.85 | GBP 4.60 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Sale | 92,957 | GBP 4.84 | GBP 4.60 |
| (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 - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | LONG | 6731 | GBP 4.78 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | LONG | 5421 | GBP 4.80 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | LONG | 4718 | GBP 4.78 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | LONG | 3734 | GBP 4.80 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | LONG | 1290 | GBP 4.72 |
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per unit |
| relevant | description |
| reference securities |
| security | eg. CFD |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | SHORT | 549 | GBP 4.73 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | SHORT | 1001 | GBP 4.77 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | SHORT | 1075 | GBP 4.77 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | SHORT | 1451 | GBP 4.73 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | SHORT | 1709 | GBP 4.77 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | SHORT | 3679 | GBP 4.69 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | SHORT | 3734 | GBP 4.77 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | SHORT | 4081 | GBP 4.77 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | SHORT | 4480 | GBP 4.77 |
| Common - GB00B17BBQ50 | Swap | SHORT | 10139 | GBP 4.76 |
| (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 unit |
| security |
| (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: | 10/05/2010 |
| Contact name: | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number: | +44 207 995 4747 |