Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

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

Babcock International Group

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

Advisor to VT Group Plc

principal trader is connected:

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

20/05/2010

(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today

YES - .

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 - GB0009697037

Purchase

559,406

GBP 5.74

GBP 5.49

Common - GB0009697037

Sale

460,349

GBP 5.73

GBP 5.50

(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 - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

197

GBP 5.67

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

338

GBP 5.58

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

842

GBP 5.64

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

1874

GBP 5.67

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

2080

GBP 5.64

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

3405

GBP 5.64

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

3560

GBP 5.49

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

4242

GBP 5.67

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

5470

GBP 5.64

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

5796

GBP 5.64

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

144781

GBP 5.68

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

42

GBP 5.68

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per unit

relevant

description

reference securities

security

eg. CFD

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

6955

GBP 5.66

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

9201

GBP 5.65

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

100

GBP 5.72

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

5736

GBP 5.59

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

3966

GBP 5.60

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

3696

GBP 5.63

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

3560

GBP 5.63

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

2990

GBP 5.60

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

2982

GBP 5.63

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

2080

GBP 5.74

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

1504

GBP 5.59

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

703

GBP 5.74

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

600

GBP 5.66

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

596

GBP 5.63

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

500

GBP 5.67

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

9918

GBP 5.63

(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

security

unit

(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:

21/05/2010

Contact name:

Bhavika Mistry

Telephone number:

+44 207 995 4747

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

VT Group Plc

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

Advisor to VT Group Plc

principal trader is connected:

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

20/05/2010

(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today

YES - .

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 - GB0031729733

Purchase

119,841

GBP 7.43

GBP 7.28

Common - GB0031729733

Sale

30,186

GBP 7.38

GBP 7.28

(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 - GB0031729733

Swap

LONG

1985

GBP 7.28

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per unit

relevant

description

reference securities

security

eg. CFD

Common - GB0031729733

Swap

SHORT

1472

GBP 7.36

Common - GB0031729733

Swap

SHORT

9130

GBP 7.38

(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

security

unit

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

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:

21/05/2010

Contact name:

Bhavika Mistry

Telephone number:

+44 207 995 4747

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

RENSBURG SHEPPARDS PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

Advisor to Investec Plc

principal trader is connected:

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

20/05/2010

(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today

YES - .

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 - GB00B0712D26

Purchase

1,403

GBP 7.66

GBP 7.66

(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 - GB00B0712D26

Swap

LONG

1403

GBP 7.67

(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

security

unit

(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:

21/05/2010

Contact name:

Bhavika Mistry

Telephone number:

+44 207 995 4747

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

Investec Plc

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

Advisor to INVESTEC PLC

principal trader is connected:

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

20/05/2010

(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today

YES - .

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 - GB00B17BBQ50

Purchase

14,502

GBP 4.77

GBP 4.69

Common - GB00B17BBQ50

Sale

28,330

GBP 4.96

GBP 4.68

(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 -

Swap

LONG

389

GBP 4.77

Common -

Swap

LONG

486

GBP 4.77

Common -

Swap

LONG

1261

GBP 4.77

Common -

Swap

LONG

1284

GBP 4.74

Common -

Swap

LONG

1791

GBP 4.70

Common -

Swap

LONG

1799

GBP 4.69

Common -

Swap

LONG

3219

GBP 4.70

Common -

Swap

LONG

4068

GBP 4.70

Common -

Swap

LONG

205

GBP 4.74

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per unit

relevant

description

reference securities

security

eg. CFD

Common -

Swap

SHORT

3430

GBP 4.74

Common -

Swap

SHORT

4068

GBP 4.70