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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) Amendment

6th Jun 2011 10:23

RNS Number : 9130H
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
06 June 2011
 



AMENDMENT to section 2 (a) 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 British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to British Sky Broadcasting

principal trader is connected: Group Plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 01/06/2011

(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today NO

disclosing, under the 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 353,924 GBP 8.35 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 232,842 GBP 8.35 GBP 8.29

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 17390 GBP 8.32

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 200 GBP 8.34

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 337 GBP 8.34

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 361 GBP 8.31

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1487 GBP 8.31

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1546 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3337 GBP 8.32

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4733 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 7589 GBP 8.32

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 7732 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 7928 GBP 8.31

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 96 GBP 8.34

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 14959 GBP 8.34

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 9419 GBP 8.30

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 201 GBP 8.31

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 48323 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 22696 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 11768 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 7928 GBP 8.32

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 5188 GBP 8.33

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 5185 GBP 8.35

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4490 GBP 8.32

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3166 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2583 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 337 GBP 8.35

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 296 GBP 8.35

(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 Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit

security

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if

security 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: 06/06/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859

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