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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

31st Mar 2011 10:07

RNS Number : 0039E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
31 March 2011
 



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: 30/03/2011

(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 133,261 GBP 8.30 GBP 8.27

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 109,267 GBP 8.30 GBP 8.27

(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 1173 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2046 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2259 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2510 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3757 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4982 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 5698 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 6289 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 14047 GBP 8.29

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 6155 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 219 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 10046 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3501 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3359 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2484 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2259 GBP 8.29

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1971 GBP 8.30

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1675 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1121 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 522 GBP 8.28

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 7700 GBP 8.29

(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: 31/03/2011

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 Chaucer Holdings Plc

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to Terra Firma Investments (GP)

principal trader is connected: 3 Limited

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 30/03/2011

(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 - GB0000293950 Sale 31,327 GBP 0.56 GBP 0.56

(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 - GB0000293950 Swap LONG 29164 GBP 0.56

Common - GB0000293950 Swap LONG 2163 GBP 0.56

(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: 31/03/2011

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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