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EPT Disclosure

11th Mar 2010 11:22

RNS Number : 4370I
Merrill Lynch Int(EPT)
11 March 2010
 



 

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

 

Name of exempt principal trader

Merrill Lynch International

 

Company dealt in

Shanks Group Plc

 

Class of relevant security to which the

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

 

Date of dealing

10/03/2010

 

2. DEALINGS

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price paid

 

Lowest price paid

purchased

 

4,078,218

GBP 1.10

GBP 1.08

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

 

Lowest price received

 

3,948,968

GBP 1.11

GBP 1.05

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

49,652

GBP 1.09

Long Swap

LONG

47,807

GBP 1.09

Long Swap

LONG

33,057

GBP 1.09

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

12,273

GBP 1.09

Short Swap

SHORT

16,926

GBP 1.09

Short Swap

SHORT

25,557

GBP 1.09

 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii) Exercising

 

Product name

Number of securities under

Exercise price

eg call option

option

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

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.

 

NONE

 

Date of disclosure

11/03/2010

 

Contact name

Bhavika Mistry

 

Telephone number

+44 207 995 4747

 

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

Carlyle Europe Partners III Participations Sarl

Nature of connection #

Advisor

 

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

 

Name of exempt principal trader

Merrill Lynch International

 

Company dealt in

Babcock International Group

 

Class of relevant security to which the

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

 

Date of dealing

10/03/2010

 

2. DEALINGS

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price paid

 

Lowest price paid

purchased

 

624,990

GBP 5.28

GBP 5.23

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

 

Lowest price received

 

282,798

GBP 5.27

GBP 5.21

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

158,092

GBP 5.26

Long Swap

LONG

142,463

GBP 5.26

Long Swap

LONG

55,000

GBP 5.28

Long Swap

LONG

3,950

GBP 5.25

Long Swap

LONG

643

GBP 5.25

Long Swap

LONG

629

GBP 5.25

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

643

GBP 5.26

Short Swap

SHORT

2,855

GBP 5.26

Short Swap

SHORT

15,087

GBP 5.26

 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii) Exercising

 

Product name

Number of securities under

Exercise price

eg call option

option

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

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.

 

NONE

 

Date of disclosure

11/03/2010

 

Contact name

Bhavika Mistry

 

Telephone number

+44 207 995 4747

 

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

VT Group Plc

 

Nature of connection #

Advisor

 

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

 

Name of exempt principal trader

Merrill Lynch International

 

Company dealt in

VT Group Plc

 

Class of relevant security to which the

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

 

Date of dealing

10/03/2010

 

2. DEALINGS

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price paid

 

Lowest price paid

purchased

 

172,837

GBP 6.77

GBP 6.70

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

 

Lowest price received

 

95,011

GBP 6.76

GBP 6.70

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

16

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

216

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

197

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

181

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

64

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

52

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

25

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

306

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

18

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

332

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

9

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

2

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

25

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1,258

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

20,610

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

9,881

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

3,511

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

3,368

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1,571

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1,567

GBP 6.70

Long Swap

LONG

1,505

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

244

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1,344

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

25,329

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1,011

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

957

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

850

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

591

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

536

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

452

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

419

GBP 6.74

Long Swap

LONG

1,373

GBP 6.74

 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii) Exercising

 

Product name

Number of securities under

Exercise price

eg call option

option

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

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.

 

NONE

 

Date of disclosure

11/03/2010

 

Contact name

Bhavika Mistry

 

Telephone number

+44 207 995 4747

 

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

Vt Group Plc

 

Nature of connection #

Advisor

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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