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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

28th Jun 2010 12:12

RNS Number : 3398O
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
28 June 2010
 



 

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:

25/06/2010

 

(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

323,053

GBP 5.89

GBP 5.79

 

Common - GB0009697037

Sale

337,554

GBP 5.88

GBP 5.78

 

(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

612

GBP 5.87

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

738

GBP 5.87

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

928

GBP 5.80

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

1250

GBP 5.85

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

1572

GBP 5.80

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

3007

GBP 5.80

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

71293

GBP 5.85

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

80707

GBP 5.85

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

LONG

482

GBP 5.87

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per unit

relevant

description

reference securities

security

eg. CFD

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

78910

GBP 5.82

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

89330

GBP 5.82

 

 

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

Brit Insurance Holdings NV

relevant securities this form relates:

 

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

Advisor to Apollo Global Management

LLC

principal trader is connected:

 

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

25/06/2010

 

(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 - NL0009347863

Purchase

18,127

GBP 9.07

GBP 8.93

 

Common - NL0009347863

Sale

21,748

GBP 9.24

GBP 8.87

 

(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 - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

1940

GBP 8.95

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

158

GBP 8.94

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

227

GBP 8.95

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

228

GBP 8.98

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

622

GBP 9.07

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

716

GBP 8.96

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

1013

GBP 8.98

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

1197

GBP 8.96

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

1296

GBP 8.96

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

113

GBP 9.07

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

1495

GBP 9.01

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

2315

GBP 8.94

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

2667

GBP 9.07

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

2682

GBP 8.95

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

LONG

1458

GBP 8.98

 

 

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

Group Plc

principal trader is connected:

 

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

25/06/2010

 

(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 - GB0001411924

Purchase

404,948

GBP 7.08

GBP 7.00

 

Common - GB0001411924

Sale

386,909

GBP 7.08

GBP 7.00

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Class of

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 

Price per unit

relevant

reference securities

security

 

(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)

 

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

294

GBP 5.81

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

35732

GBP 5.87

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

31564

GBP 5.87

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

28734

GBP 5.88

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

2000

GBP 5.82

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

1094

GBP 5.82

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

937

GBP 5.81

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

738

GBP 5.81

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

660

GBP 5.78

 

Common - GB0009697037

Swap

SHORT

200000

GBP 5.87

 

(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:

28/06/2010

 

Contact name:

Bhavika Mistry

 

Telephone number:

+44 207 995 4747

 

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per unit

relevant

description

reference securities

security

eg. CFD

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

SHORT

1013

GBP 8.87

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

SHORT

10010

GBP 9.19

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

SHORT

3575

GBP 9.01

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

SHORT

2667

GBP 9.03

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

SHORT

2543

GBP 8.91

 

Common - NL0009347863

Swap

SHORT

1940

GBP 8.89

 

(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:

28/06/2010

 

Contact name:

Bhavika Mistry

 

Telephone number:

+44 207 995 4747

 

 

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:

28/06/2010

 

Contact name:

Bhavika Mistry

 

Telephone number:

+44 207 995 4747

 

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