Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)
30 June 2010 - 7:18PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBAB TIDMBRE TIDMBSY TIDMVTG
RNS Number : 5068O
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
30 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 | Babcock International |
| | whose | Group |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 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: | 29/06/2010 |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | (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 | 22,890 | GBP 5.96 | GBP 5.91 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
| | Common - | Sale | 220,741 | GBP 5.97 | GBP 5.91 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (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 | 20969 | GBP 5.93 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 3901 | GBP 5.96 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 3490 | GBP 5.93 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 1609 | GBP 5.93 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 1542 | GBP 5.96 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 1330 | GBP 5.94 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 900 | GBP 5.95 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 885 | GBP 5.91 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Class of | Product | Nature of | Number of |Price per |
| | | | dealing | | unit |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+
| | relevant | description | | reference |
| | | | | securities |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+
| | security | eg. CFD |
+---+-------------------+---------------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 139 | GBP 5.95 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 885 | GBP 5.95 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1066 |GBP 5.95 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1330 |GBP 5.90 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------+----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 3698 | GBP 5.95 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 4390 | GBP 5.95 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 200000 | GBP 5.92 |
| | GB0009697037 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (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: | 30/06/2010 |
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | 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 |Brit Insurance Holdings NV |
| | whose | |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | relevant securities this form relates: |
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | (c) Name of the party to the offer with | Advisor to Apollo Global |
| | which exempt | Management |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | | LLC |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | principal trader is connected: |
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 29/06/2010 |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | (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 | 5,955 | GBP 8.99 | GBP 8.92 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
| | Common - | Sale | 11,073 | GBP 9.01 | GBP 8.93 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (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 | 1482 | GBP 8.96 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 1335 | GBP 8.96 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 1288 | GBP 8.93 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 710 | GBP 8.96 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 697 | GBP 8.92 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 443 | GBP 8.99 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Class of | Product | Nature of | Number of |Price per |
| | | | dealing | | unit |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+
| | relevant | description | | reference |
| | | | | securities |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+
| | security | eg. CFD |
+---+-------------------+---------------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 697 | GBP 8.92 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 769 | GBP 8.95 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1017 | GBP 8.95 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1125 | GBP 9.01 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+--+-------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1482 | GBP 8.94 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+--+-------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1709 | GBP 8.95 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+--+-------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1778 | GBP 8.92 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 2496 | GBP 8.92 |
| | NL0009347863 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (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: | 30/06/2010 |
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | 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 | British Sky Broadcasting |
| | whose | Group Plc |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | relevant securities this form relates: |
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | (c) Name of the party to the offer with | Advisor to British Sky |
| | which exempt | Broadcasting |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | | Group Plc |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | principal trader is connected: |
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 29/06/2010 |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | (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 | 396,052 | GBP 7.04 | GBP 7.01 |
| | GB0001411924 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
| | Common - | Sale | 522,934 | GBP 7.05 | GBP 7.02 |
| | GB0001411924 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---+--------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------+-+------------+
| | Class of | Product | Nature of | Number of | | Price per |
| | | description | dealing | | | unit |
+---+--------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------+-+------------+
+---+--------------+--------------------------------+---------------+
| | relevant | | reference |
| | | | securities |
+---+--------------+--------------------------------+---------------+
+---+--------------+
| | security |
+---+--------------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (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: | 30/06/2010 |
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | 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: | 29/06/2010 |
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+---+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
| | (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 | 80,052 | GBP 7.74 | GBP 7.72 |
| | GB0031729733 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
+---+-------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+
| | Common - | Sale | 80,804 | GBP 7.75 | GBP 7.72 |
| | 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 | 849 | GBP 7.73 |
| | GB0031729733 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 768 | GBP 7.74 |
| | GB0031729733 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 616 | GBP 7.74 |
| | GB0031729733 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | LONG | 36 | GBP 7.73 |
| | GB0031729733 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Class of | Product | Nature of | Number of |Price per |
| | | | dealing | | unit |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+
| | relevant | description | | reference |
| | | | | securities |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+
| | security | eg. CFD |
+---+-------------------+---------------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 616 | GBP 7.72 |
| | GB0031729733 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 804 | GBP 7.75 |
| | GB0031729733 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| | Common - | Swap | SHORT | 1601 | GBP 7.72 |
| | GB0031729733 | | | | |
+---+-------------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (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 |
+---+-----------------+--------------------+-+--------------------+-----------------+
+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 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: | 30/06/2010 |
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | Contact name: | Bhavika Mistry |
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| | Telephone number: | +44 207 995 4747 |
+---+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
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