BRE Brit Ins Hldgs

TIDMWSM TIDMBRE TIDMBSY

RNS Number : 4605A

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

01 February 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 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: 31/01/2011

(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 616 GBP 10.47 GBP 10.47

Common - NL0009347863 Sale 3,563 GBP 10.46 GBP 10.46

(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 590 GBP 10.47

Common - NL0009347863 Swap SHORT 96 GBP 10.46

Common - NL0009347863 Swap SHORT 26 GBP 10.47

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - NL0009347863 Swap LONG 301 GBP 10.46

(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)

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: 01/02/2011

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 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: 31/01/2011

(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 75,834 GBP 7.60 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 127,381 GBP 7.60 GBP 7.55

(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 816 GBP 7.60

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 1043 GBP 7.57

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2000 GBP 7.58

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2260 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 4530 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 7576 GBP 7.57

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 12535 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 20746 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 37185 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 127 GBP 7.58

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 6503 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 21495 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 19634 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 7673 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 6792 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4862 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 4037 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 3743 GBP 7.57

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2441 GBP 7.57

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2000 GBP 7.57

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1864 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1136 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 552 GBP 7.57

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 515 GBP 7.57

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 350 GBP 7.57

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 118 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 8 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 7576 GBP 7.57

(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: 01/02/2011

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: 31/01/2011

(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 3,205 GBP 7.85 GBP 7.84

Common - Sale 11,896 GBP 7.84 GBP 7.82

(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 - Swap SHORT 891 GBP 7.84

Common - Swap SHORT 790 GBP 7.85

Common - Swap SHORT 760 GBP 7.85

Common - Swap SHORT 760 GBP 7.85

Common - Swap SHORT 4 GBP 7.84

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - Swap LONG 179 GBP 7.81

Common - Swap LONG 379 GBP 7.81

Common - Swap LONG 712 GBP 7.81

Common - Swap LONG 810 GBP 7.81

Common - Swap LONG 2310 GBP 7.82

Common - Swap LONG 3223 GBP 7.82

(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: 01/02/2011

Contact name: Lucy Hayes

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 9850

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