TIDMINVP TIDMRBG TIDMVTG 
 
RNS Number : 8633N 
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 
18 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   |        Investec Plc        | 
|   | whose                                        |                            | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | relevant securities this form relates:                                      | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|   | (c) Name of the party to the offer with      |  Advisor to INVESTEC PLC   | 
|   | which exempt                                 |                            | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   |                                                                             | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | principal trader is connected:                                              | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|   | (d) Date dealing undertaken:                 |        17/06/2010          | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|   | (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is  |          YES - .           | 
|   | it today                                     |                            | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | 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   |   Lowest    | 
|   |                   |              |              |   price    |    price    | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+-------------+ 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+-------------+ 
|   |     relevant      |    Sales     |      of      |  per unit  |  per unit   | 
|   |                   |              |  securities  |            |             | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+-------------+ 
+---+-------------------+----------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
|   |     security      |                            |paid/received  |paid/received  | 
+---+-------------------+----------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|   |     Common -      |  Purchase    |   121,753    |  GBP 4.99   |  GBP 4.92   | 
|   |   GB00B17BBQ50    |              |              |             |             | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|   |     Common -      |    Sale      |    39,414    |  GBP 4.99   |  GBP 4.95   | 
|   |   GB00B17BBQ50    |              |              |             |             | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                           | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Class of      |   Product     |  Nature of   |  Number of    |Price per  | 
|   |                   |               |   dealing    |               |   unit    | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ 
|   |     relevant      | description   |              |  reference    | 
|   |                   |               |              |  securities   | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+ 
|   |     security      |    eg. CFD    | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |    Common -       |     Swap      |    LONG      |     6075      | GBP 4.96  | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |    Common -       |     Swap      |    LONG      |      360      | GBP 4.95  | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |    Common -       |     Swap      |    LONG      |      61       | GBP 4.95  | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Class of      |   Product     |  Nature of   |  Number of    |Price per  | 
|   |                   |               |   dealing    |               |   unit    | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ 
|   |     relevant      | description   |              |  reference    | 
|   |                   |               |              |  securities   | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+ 
|   |     security      |    eg. CFD    | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |    Common -       |     Swap      |    SHORT     |      8        | GBP 4.99  | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |    Common -       |     Swap      |    SHORT     |     2664      | GBP 4.96  | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |    Common -       |     Swap      |    SHORT     |     4598      | GBP 4.95  | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |    Common -       |     Swap      |    SHORT     |    11074      | GBP 4.98  | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities                  | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying                                 | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+--+-------+----------+---------+----------+--------+----------+-------+--------+--------+ 
|  |Class  |          |Product  |Writing,  |Number  |Exercise  | Type  |Expiry  |        | 
|  |  of   |          |         |          |  of    |          |       |        |Option  | 
+--+-------+----------+---------+----------+--------+----------+-------+--------+--------+ 
+---+----------+-+-------------+-------------+------------+---------+----------+--------+---------+ 
|   |relevant  | |description  |purchasing,  |securities  |  price  |          |  date  |  money  | 
+---+----------+-+-------------+-------------+------------+---------+----------+--------+---------+ 
+---+----------+-----------+----------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+ 
|   |security  |           |selling,  |to which  |  per    |                 |  paid/  | 
|   |          |           |          |          |  unit   |                 |         | 
+---+----------+-----------+----------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+ 
+-----------------------+----------+----------+--------------------------+----------+ 
|                       | varying  |  option  |                          |received  | 
|                       |  etc.    |          |                          |          | 
+-----------------------+----------+----------+--------------------------+----------+ 
+---------------------------------+----------+--------------------------+---------+ 
|                                 | relates  |                          |  per    | 
|                                 |          |                          |  unit   | 
+---------------------------------+----------+--------------------------+---------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (ii) Exercising                                                             | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------+----------------------+------------------+-----------------+ 
|   |    Class of     | Product description  |    Number of     | Exercise price  | 
|   |    relevant     |                      |    securities    |      per        | 
+---+-----------------+----------------------+------------------+-----------------+ 
+---+-----------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|   |    security     |                                        |      unit       | 
+---+-----------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)               | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------+--------------------+-+--------------------+-----------------+ 
|   |    Class of     | Nature of dealing  |  |      Details       | Price per unit  | 
|   |    relevant     |                    | |                    |      (if        | 
+---+-----------------+--------------------+-+--------------------+-----------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | 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:                |              18/06/2010              | 
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
|   | 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   |  RENSBURG SHEPPARDS PLC    | 
|   | whose                                        |                            | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | relevant securities this form relates:                                      | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|   | (c) Name of the party to the offer with      |  Advisor to Investec Plc   | 
|   | which exempt                                 |                            | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   |                                                                             | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | principal trader is connected:                                              | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|   | (d) Date dealing undertaken:                 |        17/06/2010          | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|   | (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is  |          YES - .           | 
|   | it today                                     |                            | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | 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   |   Lowest    | 
|   |                   |              |              |   price    |    price    | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+-------------+ 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+-------------+ 
|   |     relevant      |    Sales     |      of      |  per unit  |  per unit   | 
|   |                   |              |  securities  |            |             | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+-------------+ 
+---+-------------------+----------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
|   |     security      |                            |paid/received  |paid/received  | 
+---+-------------------+----------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|   |     Common -      |  Purchase    |      22      |  GBP 8.01   |  GBP 8.01   | 
|   |   GB00B0712D26    |              |              |             |             | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                           | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Class of      |   Product     |  Nature of   |  Number of    |Price per  | 
|   |                   |               |   dealing    |               |   unit    | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ 
|   |     relevant      | description   |              |  reference    | 
|   |                   |               |              |  securities   | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+ 
|   |     security      |    eg. CFD    | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    LONG      |      22       | GBP 8.01  | 
|   |   GB00B0712D26    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities                  | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying                                 | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+--------+-+-----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+---------+ 
|   | Class  |  |  Product  |Writing,  |  Number  |Exercise  |  Type    |Expiry  | Option  | 
|   |  of    | |           |          |    of    |          |          |        |         | 
+---+--------+-+-----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+---------+ 
+---+----------+-+-------------+-------------+------------+---------+----------+--------+---------+ 
|   |relevant  | |description  |purchasing,  |securities  |  price  |          |  date  |  money  | 
+---+----------+-+-------------+-------------+------------+---------+----------+--------+---------+ 
+---+----------+-----------+----------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+ 
|   |security  |           |selling,  |to which  |  per    |                 |  paid/  | 
|   |          |           |          |          |  unit   |                 |         | 
+---+----------+-----------+----------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+ 
+-----------------------+----------+----------+--------------------------+----------+ 
|                       | varying  |  option  |                          |received  | 
|                       |  etc.    |          |                          |          | 
+-----------------------+----------+----------+--------------------------+----------+ 
+---------------------------------+----------+--------------------------+---------+ 
|                                 | relates  |                          |  per    | 
|                                 |          |                          |  unit   | 
+---------------------------------+----------+--------------------------+---------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (ii) Exercising                                                             | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------+----------------------+------------------+-----------------+ 
|   |    Class of     | Product description  |    Number of     | Exercise price  | 
|   |    relevant     |                      |    securities    |      per        | 
+---+-----------------+----------------------+------------------+-----------------+ 
+---+-----------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|   |    security     |                                        |      unit       | 
+---+-----------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  | (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new         | 
|  | securities)                                               | 
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------+--------------------+-+--------------------+-----------------+ 
|   |    Class of     | Nature of dealing  |  |      Details       | Price per unit  | 
|   |    relevant     |                    | |                    |      (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:                |              18/06/2010              | 
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
|   | 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   |        VT Group Plc        | 
|   | whose                                        |                            | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | relevant securities this form relates:                                      | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|   | (c) Name of the party to the offer with      |  Advisor to VT Group Plc   | 
|   | which exempt                                 |                            | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   |                                                                             | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | principal trader is connected:                                              | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|   | (d) Date dealing undertaken:                 |        17/06/2010          | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
|   | (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is  |          YES - .           | 
|   | it today                                     |                            | 
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | 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   |   Lowest    | 
|   |                   |              |              |   price    |    price    | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+-------------+ 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+-------------+ 
|   |     relevant      |    Sales     |      of      |  per unit  |  per unit   | 
|   |                   |              |  securities  |            |             | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+------------+-------------+ 
+---+-------------------+----------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
|   |     security      |                            |paid/received  |paid/received  | 
+---+-------------------+----------------------------+---------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|   |     Common -      |  Purchase    |    6,154     |  GBP 7.65   |  GBP 7.60   | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |              |              |             |             | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|   |     Common -      |    Sale      |    14,242    |  GBP 7.65   |  GBP 7.60   | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |              |              |             |             | 
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                           | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Class of      |   Product     |  Nature of   |  Number of    |Price per  | 
|   |                   |               |   dealing    |               |   unit    | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ 
|   |     relevant      | description   |              |  reference    | 
|   |                   |               |              |  securities   | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+ 
|   |     security      |    eg. CFD    | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    LONG      |      613      | GBP 7.60  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    LONG      |      307      | GBP 7.62  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    LONG      |      278      | GBP 7.64  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    LONG      |      221      | GBP 7.60  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    LONG      |      115      | GBP 7.60  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Class of      |   Product     |  Nature of   |  Number of    |Price per  | 
|   |                   |               |   dealing    |               |   unit    | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ 
|   |     relevant      | description   |              |  reference    | 
|   |                   |               |              |  securities   | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+ 
|   |     security      |    eg. CFD    | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    SHORT     |      109      | GBP 7.62  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    SHORT     |      115      | GBP 7.62  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    SHORT     |      500      | GBP 7.62  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    SHORT     |      585      | GBP 7.64  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    SHORT     |      613      | GBP 7.62  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
|   |     Common -      |     Swap      |    SHORT     |      842      | GBP 7.62  | 
|   |   GB0031729733    |               |              |               |           | 
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+ 
+--+----------------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------+ 
|  |    Common -    |    Swap    |  SHORT    |    948    |  GBP    | 
|  |  GB0031729733  |            |           |           |  7.62   | 
+--+----------------+------------+-----------+-----------+---------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities                  | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying                                 | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+--------+-+-----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+---------+ 
|   | Class  |  |  Product  |Writing,  |  Number  |Exercise  |  Type    |Expiry  | Option  | 
|   |  of    | |           |          |    of    |          |          |        |         | 
+---+--------+-+-----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+---------+ 
+---+----------+-+-------------+-------------+------------+---------+----------+--------+---------+ 
|   |relevant  | |description  |purchasing,  |securities  |  price  |          |  date  |  money  | 
+---+----------+-+-------------+-------------+------------+---------+----------+--------+---------+ 
+---+----------+-----------+----------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+ 
|   |security  |           |selling,  |to which  |  per    |                 |  paid/  | 
|   |          |           |          |          |  unit   |                 |         | 
+---+----------+-----------+----------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+ 
+-----------------------+----------+----------+--------------------------+----------+ 
|                       | varying  |  option  |                          |received  | 
|                       |  etc.    |          |                          |          | 
+-----------------------+----------+----------+--------------------------+----------+ 
+---------------------------------+----------+--------------------------+---------+ 
|                                 | relates  |                          |  per    | 
|                                 |          |                          |  unit   | 
+---------------------------------+----------+--------------------------+---------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (ii) Exercising                                                             | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------+----------------------+------------------+-----------------+ 
|   |    Class of     | Product description  |    Number of     | Exercise price  | 
|   |    relevant     |                      |    securities    |      per        | 
+---+-----------------+----------------------+------------------+-----------------+ 
+---+-----------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
|   |    security     |                                        |      unit       | 
+---+-----------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|   | (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)               | 
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
+---+-----------------+--------------------+-+--------------------+-----------------+ 
|   |    Class of     | Nature of dealing  |  |      Details       | Price per unit  | 
|   |    relevant     |                    | |                    |      (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:                |              18/06/2010              | 
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
|   | Contact name:                      |            Bhavika Mistry            | 
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
|   | Telephone number:                  |          +44 207 995 4747            | 
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
 
 
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