Tuesday 25 May, 2010
BofA Merrill Lynch
Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)
RNS Number : 4842M Bank of America Merrill Lynch 25 May 2010
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PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH
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RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader:
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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Babcock International Group
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
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Advisor to VT Group Plc
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principal trader is connected:
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(d) Date dealing undertaken:
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24/05/2010
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(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today
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YES - .
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disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other
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2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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Class of
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Purchase/
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Total number
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Highest price
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Lowest price
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relevant
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Sales
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of securities
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per unit
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per unit
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security
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paid/received
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paid/received
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Common - GB0009697037
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Purchase
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138,532
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GBP 5.62
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GBP 5.60
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Common - GB0009697037
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Sale
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275,307
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GBP 5.63
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GBP 5.60
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of dealing
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Number of
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Price per unit
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relevant
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description
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reference securities
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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1295
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GBP 5.62
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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253
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GBP 5.62
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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263
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GBP 5.61
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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390
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GBP 5.60
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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503
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GBP 5.61
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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825
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GBP 5.61
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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1085
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GBP 5.61
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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72
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GBP 5.60
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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1275
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GBP 5.61
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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3893
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GBP 5.61
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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4600
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GBP 5.61
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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LONG
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1263
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GBP 5.62
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of dealing
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Number of
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Price per unit
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relevant
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description
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reference securities
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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SHORT
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248
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GBP 5.60
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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SHORT
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4240
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GBP 5.61
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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SHORT
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2992
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GBP 5.60
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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SHORT
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2624
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GBP 5.60
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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SHORT
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1287
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GBP 5.63
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Common - GB0009697037
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Swap
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SHORT
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901
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GBP 5.60
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of
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Product
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Writing,
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Number of
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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relevant
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description
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purchasing,
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securities
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price
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date
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money
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security
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selling,
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to which
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per unit
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paid/
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varying etc.
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option
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received
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Class of relevant
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Product description
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Number of securities
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Exercise price per
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant
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Nature of dealing
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Details
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Price per unit (if
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(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the
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disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
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the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
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any derivative is referenced:
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Date of disclosure:
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25/05/2010
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Contact name:
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Bhavika Mistry
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Telephone number:
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+44 207 995 4747
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PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH
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RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader:
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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VT Group Plc
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
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Advisor to VT Group Plc
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principal trader is connected:
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(d) Date dealing undertaken:
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24/05/2010
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(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today
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YES - .
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disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other
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2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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Class of
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Purchase/
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Total number
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Highest price
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Lowest price
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relevant
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Sales
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of securities
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per unit
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per unit
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security
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paid/received
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paid/received
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Common - GB0031729733
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Purchase
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207,020
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GBP 7.41
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GBP 7.35
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Common - GB0031729733
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Sale
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20,737
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GBP 7.43
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GBP 7.38
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of dealing
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Number of
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Price per unit
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relevant
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description
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reference securities
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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LONG
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4363
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GBP 7.35
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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LONG
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2751
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GBP 7.35
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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LONG
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869
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GBP 7.35
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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LONG
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229
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GBP 7.37
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of dealing
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Number of
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Price per unit
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relevant
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description
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reference securities
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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SHORT
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254
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GBP 7.39
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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SHORT
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255
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GBP 7.39
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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SHORT
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423
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GBP 7.42
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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SHORT
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468
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GBP 7.39
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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SHORT
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942
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GBP 7.42
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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SHORT
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1985
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GBP 7.42
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Common - GB0031729733
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Swap
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SHORT
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11740
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GBP 7.38
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of
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Product
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Writing,
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Number of
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Exercise
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Type
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Expiry
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Option
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relevant
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description
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purchasing,
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securities
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price
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date
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money
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|
security
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|
selling,
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to which
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per unit
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paid/
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varying etc.
|
option
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|
received
|
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|
Class of relevant
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Product description
|
Number of securities
|
Exercise price per
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant
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Nature of dealing
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Details
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Price per unit (if
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(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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|
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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
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the
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disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
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the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
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(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
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any derivative is referenced:
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Date of disclosure:
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25/05/2010
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Contact name:
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Bhavika Mistry
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Telephone number:
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+44 207 995 4747
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|
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")
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader:
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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RENSBURG SHEPPARDS PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
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Advisor to Investec Plc
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principal trader is connected:
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(d) Date dealing undertaken:
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24/05/2010
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(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today
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YES - .
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|
|
disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other
|
|
|
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
|
|
|
Class of
|
Purchase/
|
Total number
|
Highest price
|
Lowest price
|
|
|
relevant
|
Sales
|
of securities
|
per unit
|
per unit
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|
security
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paid/received
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paid/received
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Common - GB00B0712D26
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Purchase
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1,547
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GBP 7.62
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GBP 7.62
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Common - GB00B0712D26
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Sale
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493
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GBP 7.70
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GBP 7.70
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of dealing
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Number of
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Price per unit
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relevant
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description
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reference securities
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Common - GB00B0712D26
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Swap
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LONG
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655
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GBP 7.62
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Common - GB00B0712D26
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Swap
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LONG
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465
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GBP 7.63
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Common - GB00B0712D26
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Swap
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LONG
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209
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GBP 7.63
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Common - GB00B0712D26
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Swap
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LONG
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206
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GBP 7.63
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Common - GB00B0712D26
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Swap
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LONG
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12
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GBP 7.62
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of dealing
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Number of
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Price per unit
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relevant
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description
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reference securities
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Common - GB00B0712D26
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Swap
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SHORT
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493
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GBP 7.69
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of
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Product
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Writing,
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Number of
|
Exercise
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Type
|
Expiry
|
Option
|
|
|
relevant
|
|
description
|
purchasing,
|
securities
|
price
|
|
date
|
money
|
|
|
security
|
|
selling,
|
to which
|
per unit
|
|
paid/
|
|
|
varying etc.
|
option
|
|
received
|
|
|
Class of relevant
|
Product description
|
Number of securities
|
Exercise price per
|
|
|
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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|
|
(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
|
|
|
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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|
|
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:
|
|
|
Date of disclosure:
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25/05/2010
|
|
|
Contact name:
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Bhavika Mistry
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|
|
Telephone number:
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+44 207 995 4747
|
|
|
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")
|
|
|
(a) Name of exempt principal trader:
|
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
|
|
|
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
|
Investec Plc
|
|
|
relevant securities this form relates:
|
|
|
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt
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Advisor to INVESTEC PLC
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principal trader is connected:
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|
(d) Date dealing undertaken:
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24/05/2010
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|
|
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today
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YES - .
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|
|
disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other
|
|
|
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
|
|
|
Class of
|
Purchase/
|
Total number
|
Highest price
|
Lowest price
|
|
|
relevant
|
Sales
|
of securities
|
per unit
|
per unit
|
|
|
security
|
|
paid/received
|
paid/received
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|
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Common - GB00B17BBQ50
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Purchase
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251,180
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GBP 4.72
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GBP 4.71
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Common - GB00B17BBQ50
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Sale
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285,256
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GBP 4.73
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GBP 4.68
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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Class of
|
Product
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Nature of dealing
|
Number of
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Price per unit
|
|
|
relevant
|
description
|
|
reference securities
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Common -
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Swap
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LONG
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7574
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GBP 4.72
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Common -
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Swap
|
LONG
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5007
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GBP 4.71
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Common -
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Swap
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LONG
|
4918
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GBP 4.72
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Common -
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Swap
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LONG
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4565
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GBP 4.71
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of dealing
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Number of
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Price per unit
|
|
|
relevant
|
description
|
|
reference securities
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|
|
Common -
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Swap
|
SHORT
|
632
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GBP 4.68
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Common -
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Swap
|
SHORT
|
814
|
GBP 4.72
|
|
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Common -
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Swap
|
SHORT
|
1704
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GBP 4.71
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Common -
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Swap
|
SHORT
|
1964
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GBP 4.72
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|
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Common -
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Swap
|
SHORT
|
3409
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GBP 4.72
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|
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Common -
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Swap
|
SHORT
|
3530
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GBP 4.68
|
|
|
Common -
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Swap
|
SHORT
|
4051
|
GBP 4.71
|
|
|
Common -
|
Swap
|
SHORT
|
4165
|
GBP 4.71
|
|
|
Common -
|
Swap
|
SHORT
|
4918
|
GBP 4.72
|
|
|
Common -
|
Swap
|
SHORT
|
22137
|
GBP 4.71
|
|
|
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
|
|
|
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
|
|
Class of
|
|
Product
|
Writing,
|
Number of
|
Exercise
|
Type
|
Expiry
|
Option
|
|
|
relevant
|
|
description
|
purchasing,
|
securities
|
price
|
|
date
|
money
|
|
|
security
|
|
selling,
|
to which
|
per unit
|
|
paid/
|
|
|
varying etc.
|
option
|
|
received
|
|
|
Class of relevant
|
Product description
|
Number of securities
|
Exercise price per
|
|
|
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
|
|
|
Class of relevant
|
Nature of dealing
|
|
Details
|
Price per unit (if
|
|
|
(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
|
|
|
(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:
|
|
|
Date of disclosure:
|
25/05/2010
|
|
|
Contact name:
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Bhavika Mistry
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|
|
Telephone number:
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+44 207 995 4747
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