2nd Jun 2011 11:00
AMENDMENT to section 2(b) 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 Micro Focus Plc
relevant securities this 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: 31/05/2011
(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 - GB00B079W581 Purchase 15,564 GBP 3.77 GBP 3.75
Common - GB00B079W581 Sale 43,096 GBP 3.78 GBP 3.74
(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 - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 852 GBP 3.77
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1000 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 2668 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 5338 GBP 3.75
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 744 GBP 3.75
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit
relevant description reference securities
security eg. CFD
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1876 GBP 3.78
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 27910 GBP 3.76
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 2075 GBP 3.75
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 29 GBP 3.78
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1000 GBP 3.75
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 852 GBP 3.7
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 744 GBP 3.75
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 667 GBP 3.75
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 495 GBP 3.75
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 313 GBP 3.78
Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 2173 GBP 3.76
(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: 02/06/2011
Contact name: Doug Berwick
Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859
AMENDMENT to section 2 (b) 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: 31/05/2011
(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 613,329 GBP 8.37 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Sale 498,534 GBP 8.36 GBP 8.33
(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 7372 GBP 8.33
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 48 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 211 GBP 8.37
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 744 GBP 8.34
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1070 GBP 8.36
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1320 GBP 8.36
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1546 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1682 GBP 8.33
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3624 GBP 8.33
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4200 GBP 8.35
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4220 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 7222 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 7730 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 9325 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 22860 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 73115 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 74185 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4778 GBP 8.32
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit
relevant description reference securities
security eg. CFD
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 46 GBP 8.34
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 73115 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 22860 GBP 8.35
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 9015 GBP 8.34
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4220 GBP 8.33
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1070 GBP 8.32
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 778 GBP 8.34
Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 496 GBP 8.34
(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: 02/06/2011
Contact name: Doug Berwick
Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859
AMENDMENT to section 2(b) 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 The Rank Group PLC
relevant securities this 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: 31/05/2011
(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 - GB00B1L5QH97 Purchase 52,352 GBP 1.52 GBP 1.51
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Sale 87,329 GBP 1.52 GBP 1.51
(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 - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 4543 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 139 GBP 1.51
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 1253 GBP 1.53
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 1322 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 1373 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 1547 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 1893 GBP 1.53
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 1938 GBP 1.51
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 2581 GBP 1.51
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 3208 GBP 1.51
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 3249 GBP 1.53
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 128 GBP 1.51
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 4264 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 4765 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 8507 GBP 1.51
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap SHORT 3784 GBP 1.53
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit
relevant description reference securities
security eg. CFD
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 390 GBP 1.54
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 48626 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 9029 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 5157 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 5142 GBP 1.53
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 4543 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 3249 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 1961 GBP 1.52
Common - GB00B1L5QH97 Swap LONG 1374 GBP 1.52
(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: 02/06/2011
Contact name: Doug Berwick
Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859
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