EPT Disclosure
18 March 2010 - 9:50PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMVTG TIDMBAB
RNS Number : 7893I
Merrill Lynch Int(EPT)
18 March 2010
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| | FORM |
| | 38.5(a) |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| | |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)) |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 1. KEY INFORMATION |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Name of exempt principal | Merrill Lynch International |
| | trader | |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Company dealt in | Babcock International Group |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Class of relevant security to | Common |
| | which the | |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | dealings being disclosed relate |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Date of dealing | 17/03/2010 |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 2. DEALINGS |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (a) Purchases and sales |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
| | Total number of | Highest price paid | | Lowest price paid |
| | securities | | | |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+
| | purchased |
+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
| | 329,314 | GBP 5.34 | GBP 5.30 |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
| | Total number of |Highest price received | | Lowest price received |
| | securities sold | | | |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
| | 42,247 | GBP 5.33 | GBP 5.31 |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Product | | Short/Long | | Number of securities | Price per |
| | name, | | | | | unit |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
| | eg. CFD | | |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 6,138 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 771 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 969 | GBP 5.34 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,312 | GBP 5.31 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,328 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,368 | GBP 5.31 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,538 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,760 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 623 | GBP 5.34 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 3,641 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 6,383 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 7,911 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 17,423 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 36,930 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 69,300 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 144,227 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 2,926 | GBP 5.31 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Product | | Short/Long | | Number of securities | Price per |
| | name, | | | | | unit |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
| | eg. CFD | | |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 969 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 2,501 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 1,775 | GBP 5.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------+---------+----------+----------+----------+--------+--------+----------+
| | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type, | Expiry | Option |
| | name | | of | | e.g. | | |
+----------+---------+----------+----------+----------+--------+--------+----------+
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+
| | | selling, | securities | price | American, | date | money |
| | | | under | | | | |
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| | eg call | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
| | option | | | | |
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+
| | varying etc. | | per unit |
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (ii) Exercising |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+
| | Product name | Number of securities | Exercise price |
| | | under | |
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| | eg call option | option |
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+
| | | | | |
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or |
| | derivatives |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the |
| | person disclosing and any |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities |
| | under any option referred to on this |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal |
| | of any relevant securities to which |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this |
| | should be stated. |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | NONE |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Date of disclosure | 18/03/2010 |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Name of offeree/offeror with whom | VT Group Plc |
| | connected | |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Nature of connection # | Advisor |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------+---------+
| | FORM |
| |38.5(a) |
+----------------------------------------------------+---------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| | |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)) |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 1. KEY INFORMATION |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Name of exempt principal | Merrill Lynch International |
| | trader | |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Company dealt in | VT Group Plc |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Class of relevant security to | Common |
| | which the | |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | dealings being disclosed relate |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Date of dealing | 17/03/2010 |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 2. DEALINGS |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (a) Purchases and sales |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
| | Total number of | Highest price paid | | Lowest price paid |
| | securities | | | |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+
| | purchased |
+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
| | 22,212 | GBP 6.92 | GBP 6.83 |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
| | Total number of |Highest price received | | Lowest price received |
| | securities sold | | | |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
| | 651,661 | GBP 6.92 | GBP 6.86 |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Product | | Short/Long | | Number of securities | Price per |
| | name, | | | | | unit |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
| | eg. CFD | | |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 174 | GBP 6.89 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 315 | GBP 6.83 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,045 | GBP 6.83 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,056 | GBP 6.83 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,230 | GBP 6.89 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 133 | GBP 6.89 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Product | | Short/Long | | Number of securities | Price per |
| | name, | | | | | unit |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
| | eg. CFD | | |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 14,185 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 320,505 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 153,999 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 53,269 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 17,579 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 174 | GBP 6.91 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 13,640 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 8,092 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 7,868 | GBP 6.92 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 2,374 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 2,156 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 1,765 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 1,230 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 1,056 | GBP 6.91 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 1,012 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 24,934 | GBP 6.90 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------+---------+----------+----------+----------+--------+--------+----------+
| | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type, | Expiry | Option |
| | name | | of | | e.g. | | |
+----------+---------+----------+----------+----------+--------+--------+----------+
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+
| | | selling, | securities | price | American, | date | money |
| | | | under | | | | |
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| | eg call | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
| | option | | | | |
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+
| | varying etc. | | per unit |
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (ii) Exercising |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+
| | Product name | Number of securities | Exercise price |
| | | under | |
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| | eg call option | option |
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+
| | | | | |
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or |
| | derivatives |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the |
| | person disclosing and any |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities |
| | under any option referred to on this |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal |
| | of any relevant securities to which |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this |
| | should be stated. |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | NONE |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Date of disclosure | 18/03/2010 |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Name of offeree/offeror with whom | Vt Group Plc |
| | connected | |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Nature of connection # | Advisor |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
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