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EPT Disclosure

12th Mar 2010 10:31

RNS Number : 4999I
Merrill Lynch Int(EPT)
12 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

Babcock International Group

 

Class of relevant security to which the

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

 

Date of dealing

11/03/2010

 

2. DEALINGS

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price paid

 

Lowest price paid

purchased

 

32,294

GBP 5.33

GBP 5.29

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

 

Lowest price received

 

31,111

GBP 5.32

GBP 5.28

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

623

GBP 5.28

Short Swap

SHORT

1,095

GBP 5.28

Short Swap

SHORT

1,800

GBP 5.32

Short Swap

SHORT

15,066

GBP 5.30

 

(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

12/03/2010

 

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

11/03/2010

 

2. DEALINGS

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price paid

 

Lowest price paid

purchased

 

463,342

GBP 6.75

GBP 6.72

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

 

Lowest price received

 

49,141

GBP 6.75

GBP 6.72

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

17

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

202

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

161

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

143

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

133

GBP 6.72

Long Swap

LONG

130

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

119

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

1

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

34

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

298

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

16

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

12

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

11

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

6

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

1

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

1

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

42

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

886

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

16,695

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

6,513

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

2,314

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

2,220

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

2,180

GBP 6.72

Long Swap

LONG

1,036

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

219

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

905

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

276

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

829

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

667

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

631

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

561

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

390

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

353

GBP 6.73

Long Swap

LONG

21,738

GBP 6.75

Long Swap

LONG

992

GBP 6.73

 

(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

12/03/2010

 

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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