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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Amendment

30th Jun 2011 16:04

RNS Number : 5141J
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
30 June 2011
 



Amendment to short swaps in 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: 28/06/2011

(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 579,179 GBP 8.49 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 571,274 GBP 8.49 GBP 8.44

(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 11615 GBP 8.49

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1743 GBP 8.47

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1778 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1901 GBP 8.49

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2098 GBP 8.46

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2334 GBP 8.45

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 10307 GBP 8.49

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 5882 GBP 8.49

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 12593 GBP 8.47

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1298 GBP 8.45

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 16623 GBP 8.45

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 100 USD 13.06

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 56429 GBP 8.48

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 16352 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 15118 GBP 8.48

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 11268 GBP 8.48

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2981 GBP 8.48

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 5041 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 12 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2426 GBP 8.48

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2046 GBP 8.49

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2029 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1743 GBP 8.48

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1695 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 225 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 139 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 13 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 100 GBP 8.48

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 94 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 92 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 87 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 46 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 136 GBP 8.44

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3878 GBP 8.48

(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: 30/06/2011

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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