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EPT Disclosure

22nd Mar 2010 10:47

RNS Number : 9336I
Merrill Lynch Int(EPT)
22 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

19/03/2010

 

2. DEALINGS

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price paid

 

Lowest price paid

purchased

 

46,370

GBP 5.33

GBP 5.30

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

 

Lowest price received

 

45,086

GBP 5.33

GBP 5.30

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

1,941

GBP 5.31

Long Swap

LONG

1,420

GBP 5.31

Long Swap

LONG

1,393

GBP 5.31

Long Swap

LONG

1,283

GBP 5.31

Long Swap

LONG

937

GBP 5.31

Long Swap

LONG

77

GBP 5.31

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

77

GBP 5.31

Short Swap

SHORT

937

GBP 5.31

Short Swap

SHORT

1,420

GBP 5.31

Short Swap

SHORT

1,941

GBP 5.31

 

(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

22/03/2010

 

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

19/03/2010

 

2. DEALINGS

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price paid

 

Lowest price paid

purchased

 

12,856

GBP 6.88

GBP 6.86

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

 

Lowest price received

 

15,596

GBP 6.88

GBP 6.86

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

2,625

GBP 6.87

 

Product name,

 

Short/Long

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

790

GBP 6.87

Short Swap

SHORT

860

GBP 6.87

Short Swap

SHORT

1,065

GBP 6.87

Short Swap

SHORT

1,560

GBP 6.87

 

(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

22/03/2010

 

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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