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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)

30th Mar 2011 10:18

RNS Number : 9038D
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
30 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: 29/03/2011

(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 82,215 GBP 8.39 GBP 8.35

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 43,511 GBP 8.37 GBP 8.35

(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 68 GBP 8.37

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 73 GBP 8.37

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 132 GBP 8.37

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 639 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1079 GBP 8.39

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1935 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2031 GBP 8.37

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3135 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3311 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 7981 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 8674 GBP 8.35

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 18980 GBP 8.36

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 22028 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1432 GBP 8.37

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1 GBP 8.37

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2510 GBP 8.35

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1023 GBP 8.37

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 822 GBP 8.37

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 606 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 543 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 462 GBP 8.37

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 332 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 186 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 154 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 81 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 53 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 46 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 30 GBP 8.36

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1935 GBP 8.35

(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: 30/03/2011

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: 29/03/2011

(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 111,417 GBP 0.57 GBP 0.57

(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 SHORT 2163 GBP 0.58

Common - GB0000293950 Swap SHORT 8023 GBP 0.58

Class of Product  Nature of dealing Number of  Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0000293950 Swap LONG 93588 GBP 0.57

Common - GB0000293950 Swap LONG 12030 GBP 0.57

Common - GB0000293950 Swap LONG 4979 GBP 0.57

Common - GB0000293950 Swap LONG 820 GBP 0.57

(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)

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: 30/03/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859

 

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