EPT Disclosure
March 25 2010 - 6:54AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMVTG TIDMBAB
RNS Number : 1752J
Merrill Lynch Int(EPT)
25 March 2010
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| | FORM |
| | 38.5(a) |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| | |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)) |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 1. KEY INFORMATION |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Name of exempt principal | Merrill Lynch International |
| | trader | |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Company dealt in | Babcock International Group |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Class of relevant security to | Common |
| | which the | |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | dealings being disclosed relate |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Date of dealing | 24/03/2010 |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 2. DEALINGS |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (a) Purchases and sales |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
| | Total number of | Highest price paid | | Lowest price paid |
| | securities | | | |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+
| | purchased |
+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
| | 1,015,483 | GBP 5.81 | GBP 5.66 |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
| | Total number of |Highest price received | | Lowest price received |
| | securities sold | | | |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
| | 1,037,286 | GBP 5.81 | GBP 5.65 |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Product | | Short/Long | | Number of securities | Price per |
| | name, | | | | | unit |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
| | eg. CFD | | |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 50,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 126,300 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 126,300 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 111,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 111,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 58,859 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 54,300 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 54,300 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 50,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 355 | GBP 5.74 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 50,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 16,261 | GBP 5.73 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 11,042 | GBP 5.71 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 8,400 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 8,400 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 7,382 | GBP 5.74 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 4,694 | GBP 5.74 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 3,502 | GBP 5.73 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 3,424 | GBP 5.71 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,362 | GBP 5.71 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,335 | GBP 5.74 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 50,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Product | | Short/Long | | Number of securities | Price per |
| | name, | | | | | unit |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
| | eg. CFD | | |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 111,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 126,300 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 14,924 | GBP 5.72 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+------------+--------------+-----------------------+------------+
| |Short Swap | SHORT | 1,954 | GBP 5.72 |
+-+------------+--------------+-----------------------+------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 2,792 | GBP 5.72 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 3,424 | GBP 5.76 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 3,502 | GBP 5.76 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 6,111 | GBP 5.72 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 6,968 | GBP 5.73 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 7,730 | GBP 5.73 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 8,400 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 8,400 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 8,744 | GBP 5.73 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 126,300 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 14,362 | GBP 5.73 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 111,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 14,930 | GBP 5.72 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 15,940 | GBP 5.73 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 16,261 | GBP 5.74 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 50,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 50,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 50,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 50,000 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 54,300 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 54,300 | GBP 5.75 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 1,335 | GBP 5.74 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 11,042 | GBP 5.73 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+
| | Product | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, | Expiry | Option |
| | name | | | | e.g. | | |
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+
| | | selling, | securities | price | American, | date | money |
| | | | under | | | | |
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| | eg call | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
| | option | | | | |
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+
| | varying etc. | | per unit |
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (ii) Exercising |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+
| | Product name | Number of securities | Exercise price |
| | | under | |
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| | eg call option | option |
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+
| | | | | |
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
+-+------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or |
| | derivatives |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the |
| | person disclosing and any |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities |
| | under any option referred to on this |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal |
| | of any relevant securities to which |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this |
| | should be stated. |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | NONE |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Date of disclosure | 25/03/2010 |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Name of offeree/offeror with whom | VT Group Plc |
| | connected | |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Nature of connection # | Advisor |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------+---------+
| | FORM |
| |38.5(a) |
+----------------------------------------------------+---------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
| | |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+----------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)) |
+---------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 1. KEY INFORMATION |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Name of exempt principal | Merrill Lynch International |
| | trader | |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Company dealt in | VT Group Plc |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Class of relevant security to | Common |
| | which the | |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | dealings being disclosed relate |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| | Date of dealing | 24/03/2010 |
+-+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 2. DEALINGS |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (a) Purchases and sales |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
| | Total number of | Highest price paid | | Lowest price paid |
| | securities | | | |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+
| | purchased |
+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
| | 319,655 | GBP 7.33 | GBP 7.23 |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
| | Total number of |Highest price received | | Lowest price received |
| | securities sold | | | |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+-+------------------------+
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
| | 51,588 | GBP 7.33 | GBP 7.24 |
+-+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Product | | Short/Long | | Number of securities | Price per |
| | name, | | | | | unit |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
| | eg. CFD | | |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 3,085 | GBP 7.32 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,542 | GBP 7.28 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 922 | GBP 7.28 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 74 | GBP 7.28 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Product | | Short/Long | | Number of securities | Price per |
| | name, | | | | | unit |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+-+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
| | eg. CFD | | |
+-+--------------+-+-----------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 922 | GBP 7.31 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 1,309 | GBP 7.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 1,542 | GBP 7.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 3,085 | GBP 7.33 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 30,698 | GBP 7.28 |
+-+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+---------------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+
| | Product | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, | Expiry | Option |
| | name | | | | e.g. | | |
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+
| | | selling, | securities | price | American, | date | money |
| | | | under | | | | |
+-+-----------+-----------+------------+---------+-----------+----------+------------+
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| | eg call | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
| | option | | | | |
+-+-----------+-------------+--------------------+-------------------+---------------+
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+
| | varying etc. | | per unit |
+------------+--------------------------------+-------------------+------------+
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+-+-----------+-----------+-+------------+---------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (ii) Exercising |
+-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+
| | Product name | Number of securities | Exercise price |
| | | under | |
+-+------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------+
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| | eg call option | option |
+-+------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+
| | | | | |
+-+------------------------+----------------------+-+-------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
+-+------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or |
| | derivatives |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the |
| | person disclosing and any |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities |
| | under any option referred to on this |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal |
| | of any relevant securities to which |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this |
| | should be stated. |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | NONE |
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Date of disclosure | 25/03/2010 |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Name of offeree/offeror with whom | Vt Group Plc |
| | connected | |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | Nature of connection # | Advisor |
+-+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
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