25th May 2011 09:45
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 relevant securities this Micro Focus Plc
form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to Bain Capital
principal trader is connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 24/05/2011
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the NO
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 - GB00B079W581 Purchase 669,949 GBP 3.81 GBP 3.71
Common - GB00B079W581 Sale 674,193 GBP 3.80 GBP 3.70
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
relevant eg. CFD securities
security
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 114 GBP 3.74
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 288 GBP 3.78
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 326 GBP 3.75
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 381 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 521 GBP 3.78
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1463 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 2000 GBP 3.80
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 2197 GBP 3.71
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 2900 GBP 3.74
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 4030 GBP 3.71
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 4500 GBP 3.71
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 7261 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 16013 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 16 GBP 3.79
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
relevant eg. CFD securities
security
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 5056 GBP 3.72
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 2000 GBP 3.74
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 326 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 381 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 528 GBP 3.77
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 923 GBP 3.80
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1125 GBP 3.77
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 9770 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1508 GBP 3.74
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 5600 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 2749 GBP 3.77
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 2900 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 3404 GBP 3.74
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 4030 GBP 3.74
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 4468 GBP 3.77
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 23 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1463 GBP 3.77
(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 security Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if 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: 25/05/2011
Contact name: Doug Berwick
Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859
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 relevant securities this The Rank Group PLC
form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to The Rank Group PLC
principal trader is connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 24/05/2011
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the NO
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 - GB00B1L5QH97 Purchase 2,212 GBP 1.49 GBP 1.47
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Sale 17,542 GBP 1.49 GBP 1.49
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
relevant eg. CFD securities
security
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 1000 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 698 GBP 1.47
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 513 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 1 GBP 1.49
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
relevant eg. CFD securities
security
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 58 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 699 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 747 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 757 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 1394 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 2069 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 5717 GBP 1.49
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 6101 GBP 1.49
(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 security Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if 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: 25/05/2011
Contact name: Doug Berwick
Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859
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 relevant securities this British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc
form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc
principal trader is connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 24/05/2011
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the NO
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 - GB0001411924 Purchase 48,379 GBP 8.44 GBP 8.40
Common - GB0001411924 Sale 138,576 GBP 8.44 GBP 8.39
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
relevant eg. CFD securities
security
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 6969 GBP 8.42
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 9073 GBP 8.42
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 10732 GBP 8.42
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1556 GBP 8.44
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
relevant eg. CFD securities
security
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2084 GBP 8.42
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 23749 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 18589 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 18122 GBP 8.40
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 10732 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4340 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3177 GBP 8.42
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 28 GBP 8.39
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1628 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1320 GBP 8.39
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1078 GBP 8.39
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 728 GBP 8.42
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 467 GBP 8.39
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 307 GBP 8.39
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 244 GBP 8.39
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 78 GBP 8.44
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 44 GBP 8.39
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4177 GBP 8.44
(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 security Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if 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: 25/05/2011
Contact name: Doug Berwick
Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859
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