Last checked at 9 Mar 2010 10:13
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| FORM 38.5(a) |
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| DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
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| WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
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| DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
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| (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)) |
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| 1. KEY INFORMATION |
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| Name of exempt principal trader | Merrill Lynch International |
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| Company dealt in | Blacks Leisure Group Plc |
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| Class of relevant security to which the | Common |
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| dealings being disclosed relate |
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| Date of dealing | 08/03/2010 |
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| 2. DEALINGS |
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| (a) Purchases and sales |
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| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received |
| Lowest price received |
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| 12,000 | GBP 0.59 | GBP 0.59 |
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| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
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| Product name, |
| Short/Long |
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
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| eg. CFD |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 6,000 | GBP 0.59 |
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| (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
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| Product name | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry | Option |
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| selling, | securities under | price | American, | date | money |
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| eg call option | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
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| varying etc. |
| per unit |
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| (ii) Exercising |
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| Product name | Number of securities under | Exercise price |
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| eg call option | option |
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| 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
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| Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any |
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| other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this |
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| form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
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| NONE |
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| Date of disclosure | 09/03/2010 |
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| Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
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| Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
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| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | Sports Direct International Plc |
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| Nature of connection # | Advisor |
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| FORM 38.5(a) |
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|
|
|
| DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
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| WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
|
| DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
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| (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)) |
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| 1. KEY INFORMATION |
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| Name of exempt principal trader | Merrill Lynch International |
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| Company dealt in | Shanks Group Plc |
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| Class of relevant security to which the | Common |
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| dealings being disclosed relate |
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| Date of dealing | 08/03/2010 |
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| 2. DEALINGS |
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| (a) Purchases and sales |
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| Total number of securities | Highest price paid |
| Lowest price paid |
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| purchased |
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| 38,666 | GBP 1.21 | GBP 1.20 |
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| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received |
| Lowest price received |
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| 34,192 | GBP 1.21 | GBP 1.19 |
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| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
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| Product name, |
| Short/Long |
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
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| eg. CFD |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 15,021 | GBP 1.20 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 10,300 | GBP 1.21 |
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| Product name, |
| Short/Long |
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
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| eg. CFD |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 862 | GBP 1.20 |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 20,000 | GBP 1.20 |
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| (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
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| Product name | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry | Option |
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| selling, | securities under | price | American, | date | money |
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| eg call option | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
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| varying etc. |
| per unit |
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| (ii) Exercising |
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| Product name | Number of securities under | Exercise price |
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| eg call option | option |
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| 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
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| Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any |
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| other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this |
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| form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
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| NONE |
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| Date of disclosure | 09/03/2010 |
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| Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
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| Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
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| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | Carlyle Europe Partners III Participations Sarl |
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| Nature of connection # | Advisor |
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| FORM 38.5(a) |
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|
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| DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
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| WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
|
| DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
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| (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)) |
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| 1. KEY INFORMATION |
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| Name of exempt principal trader | Merrill Lynch International |
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| Company dealt in | Babcock International Group |
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| Class of relevant security to which the | Common |
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| dealings being disclosed relate |
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| Date of dealing | 08/03/2010 |
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| 2. DEALINGS |
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| (a) Purchases and sales |
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| Total number of securities | Highest price paid |
| Lowest price paid |
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| purchased |
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| 37,071 | GBP 5.25 | GBP 5.21 |
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| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received |
| Lowest price received |
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| 196,706 | GBP 5.24 | GBP 5.20 |
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| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
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| Product name, |
| Short/Long |
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
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| eg. CFD |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 83 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 49 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 17 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 4 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 3 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 2 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 154 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 974 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 9,759 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 4,597 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 2,885 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1,475 | GBP 5.22 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 140 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1,110 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 148 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 969 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 626 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 573 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 436 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 388 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 345 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 272 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 198 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 163 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1,461 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Product name, |
| Short/Long |
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
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| eg. CFD |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 1 | GBP 5.23 |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 62,568 | GBP 5.21 |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 60,000 | GBP 5.21 |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 27,432 | GBP 5.21 |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 16,676 | GBP 5.21 |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 1,069 | GBP 5.23 |
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| (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
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| Product name | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry | Option |
|
|
| selling, | securities under | price | American, | date | money |
|
| eg call option | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
|
| varying etc. |
| per unit |
|
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| (ii) Exercising |
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| Product name | Number of securities under | Exercise price |
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| eg call option | option |
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| 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
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|
|
|
| Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
|
| Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any |
|
| other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this |
|
| form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
|
| any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
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| NONE |
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| Date of disclosure | 09/03/2010 |
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| Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
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| Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
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| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | VT Group Plc |
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| Nature of connection # | Advisor |
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| FORM 38.5(a) |
|
|
|
|
| DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
|
| WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
|
| DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
|
| (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)) |
|
| 1. KEY INFORMATION |
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| Name of exempt principal trader | Merrill Lynch International |
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| Company dealt in | VT Group Plc |
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| Class of relevant security to which the | Common |
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| dealings being disclosed relate |
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| Date of dealing | 08/03/2010 |
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| 2. DEALINGS |
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| (a) Purchases and sales |
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| Total number of securities | Highest price paid |
| Lowest price paid |
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| purchased |
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| 791,143 | GBP 6.81 | GBP 6.79 |
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| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received |
| Lowest price received |
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| 734,833 | GBP 6.82 | GBP 6.79 |
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| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
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| Product name, |
| Short/Long |
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
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| eg. CFD |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 47 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 350 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 277 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 256 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 204 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 181 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 165 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 448 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 54 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 494 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 21 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 21 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 15 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 13 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 7 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 151 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1,314 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 21,176 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 8,261 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 2,935 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 378 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 2,009 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1,258 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1,149 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1,124 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 1,051 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 846 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 800 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 711 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Long Swap | LONG | 2,816 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Product name, |
| Short/Long |
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
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| eg. CFD |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 310 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 2,875 | GBP 6.82 |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 970 | GBP 6.79 |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 690 | GBP 6.80 |
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| Short Swap | SHORT | 612 | GBP 6.79 |
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| (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
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| Product name | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry | Option |
|
|
| selling, | securities under | price | American, | date | money |
|
| eg call option | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
|
| varying etc. |
| per unit |
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|
|
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|
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| (ii) Exercising |
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| Product name | Number of securities under | Exercise price |
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| eg call option | option |
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| 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
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| Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any |
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| other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this |
|
| form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
|
| any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
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| NONE |
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| Date of disclosure | 09/03/2010 |
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| Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
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| Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
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| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | Vt Group Plc |
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| Nature of connection # | Advisor |