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RNS Number : 2602A

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

28 January 2011

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH

RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING

CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to British Sky Broadcasting

principal trader is connected: Group Plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 27/01/2011

(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today NO

disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other

party to this offer?

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of Purchase/ Total number Highest price Lowest price

relevant Sales of securities per unit per unit

security paid/received paid/received

Common - GB0001411924 Purchase 2,353,460 GBP 7.73 GBP 7.63

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 2,545,886 GBP 7.73 GBP 7.62

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2898 GBP 7.67

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 31455 GBP 7.63

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 18545 GBP 7.63

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 18471 GBP 7.66

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 17936 GBP 7.68

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 15309 GBP 7.69

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 5896 GBP 7.69

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 6 GBP 7.67

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2932 GBP 7.67

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2613 GBP 7.69

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1236 GBP 7.67

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 818 GBP 7.69

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 400 GBP 7.66

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 380 GBP 7.69

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 46 GBP 7.69

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 24 GBP 7.69

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 9 GBP 7.69

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4101 GBP 7.70

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 18545 GBP 7.73

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 85750 GBP 7.64

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 45500 GBP 7.64

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 5567 GBP 7.68

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 28 GBP 7.72

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 46 GBP 7.71

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 218 GBP 7.65

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 380 GBP 7.70

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 408 GBP 7.70

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 809 GBP 7.71

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1317 GBP 7.63

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2389 GBP 7.63

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 43750 GBP 7.64

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4136 GBP 7.63

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 31455 GBP 7.73

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 5896 GBP 7.68

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 7601 GBP 7.70

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 8454 GBP 7.65

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 8792 GBP 7.65

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 10837 GBP 7.63

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 11426 GBP 7.63

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 13705 GBP 7.66

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 16569 GBP 7.65

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 9 GBP 7.70

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2898 GBP 7.71

(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

relates per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit

security

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if

security applicable)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the

disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the

offer:

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

Date of disclosure: 28/01/2011

Contact name: Lucy Hayes

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 9850

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH

RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING

CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose Brit Insurance Holdings NV

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to Apollo Management VII LP and

principal trader is connected: CVC Capital Partners

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 27/01/2011

(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today NO

disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other

party to this offer?

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of Purchase/ Total number Highest price Lowest price

relevant Sales of securities per unit per unit

security paid/received paid/received

Common - NL0009347863 Purchase 1,505 GBP 10.47 GBP 10.47

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - NL0009347863 Swap SHORT 1007 GBP 10.47

Common - NL0009347863 Swap SHORT 453 GBP 10.47

Common - NL0009347863 Swap SHORT 45 GBP 10.47

(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

relates per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit

security

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if

security applicable)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the

disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the

offer:

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

Date of disclosure: 28/01/2011

Contact name: Lucy Hayes

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 9850

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH

RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING

CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose Wellstream Holdings Plc

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to Wellstream Holdings Plc

principal trader is connected:

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 27/01/2011

(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today NO

disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other

party to this offer?

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of Purchase/ Total number Highest price Lowest price

relevant Sales of securities per unit per unit

security paid/received paid/received

Common - Purchase 17,015 GBP 7.85 GBP 7.85

Common - Sale 17,015 GBP 7.85 GBP 7.84

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant reference securities

security

(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

relates per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit

security

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if

security applicable)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the

disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the

offer:

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

Date of disclosure: 28/01/2011

Contact name: Lucy Hayes

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 9850

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