Wednesday 01 September, 2010
BofA Merrill Lynch
Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)
RNS Number : 9640R Bank of America Merrill Lynch 01 September 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
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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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Brit Insurance Holdings NV
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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 Apollo Global Management LLC
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principal trader is connected:
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(d) Date dealing undertaken:
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31/08/2010
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(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today
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NO
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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 - NL0009347863
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Purchase
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36,071
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GBP 9.68
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GBP 9.55
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Common - NL0009347863
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Sale
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22,178
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GBP 9.62
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GBP 9.55
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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 - NL0009347863
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Swap
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LONG
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12489
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GBP 9.60
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Common - NL0009347863
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Swap
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LONG
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1561
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GBP 9.57
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Common - NL0009347863
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Swap
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LONG
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837
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GBP 9.68
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Common - NL0009347863
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Swap
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LONG
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523
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GBP 9.58
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Common - NL0009347863
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Swap
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LONG
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263
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GBP 9.58
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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 - NL0009347863
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Swap
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SHORT
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700
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GBP 9.55
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Common - NL0009347863
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Swap
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SHORT
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1080
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GBP 9.62
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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 unit
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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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01/09/2010
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Telephone number:
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+44 20 7995 9850
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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
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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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British Sky Broadcasting 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 British Sky Broadcasting
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principal trader is connected:
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Group Plc
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(d) Date dealing undertaken:
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31/08/2010
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(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today
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NO
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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
|
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 - GB0001411924
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Purchase
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145,653
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GBP 7.07
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GBP 7.06
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Common - GB0001411924
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Sale
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156,781
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GBP 7.08
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GBP 7.06
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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Class of
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Product description
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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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reference securities
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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 unit
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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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|
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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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01/09/2010
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Telephone number:
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+44 20 7995 9850
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PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH
|
|
|
RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING
|
|
|
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
|
|
|
(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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Dana Petroleum 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 Korea National Oil Corporation
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principal trader is connected:
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(d) Date dealing undertaken:
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31/08/2010
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(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today
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NO
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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
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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 - GB0033252056
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Purchase
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4,231
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GBP 18.02
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GBP 18.01
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Common - GB0033252056
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Sale
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9,207
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GBP 18.11
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GBP 18.01
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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Class of
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Product description
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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
|
|
reference securities
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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
|
|
Product
|
Writing,
|
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 unit
|
|
|
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
|
|
|
Class of relevant
|
Nature of dealing
|
|
Details
|
Price per unit (if
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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
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|
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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
|
|
|
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:
|
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Date of disclosure:
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01/09/2010
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|
|
Telephone number:
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+44 20 7995 9850
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|
|
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH
|
|
|
RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING
|
|
|
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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Tomkins 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 Pinafore LLC and Pinafore, Inc
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principal trader is connected:
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(d) Date dealing undertaken:
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31/08/2010
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(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today
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NO
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disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other
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|
|
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
|
|
|
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
|
Sales
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of securities
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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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Sale
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30.766
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USD 19.79
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USD 19.79
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ADR - US8900302089
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Purchase
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30,766
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USD 19.79
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USD 19.79
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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Class of
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Product description
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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
|
|
reference securities
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|
|
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
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|
|
(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,
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to which
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per unit
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|
paid/
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|
|
varying etc.
|
option
|
|
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 unit
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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
|
|
|
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
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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
|
|
|
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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01/09/2010
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Telephone number:
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+44 20 7995 9850
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