BRE Brit Ins Hldgs

TIDMWSM TIDMBSY TIDMBRE

RNS Number : 5435A

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

02 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 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: 01/02/2011

(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 7,256 GBP 7.88 GBP 7.82

Common - Sale 4,508 GBP 7.84 GBP 7.78

(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 1897 GBP 7.86

Common - Swap SHORT 11 GBP 7.86

Common - Swap SHORT 22 GBP 7.88

Common - Swap SHORT 23 GBP 7.85

Common - Swap SHORT 27 GBP 7.85

Common - Swap SHORT 28 GBP 7.85

Common - Swap SHORT 42 GBP 7.85

Common - Swap SHORT 340 GBP 7.84

Common - Swap SHORT 409 GBP 7.84

Common - Swap SHORT 410 GBP 7.84

Common - Swap SHORT 11 GBP 7.84

Common - Swap SHORT 1326 GBP 7.81

Common - Swap SHORT 2680 GBP 7.81

Common - Swap SHORT 439 GBP 7.84

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - Swap LONG 11 GBP 7.85

Common - Swap LONG 2680 GBP 7.84

Common - Swap LONG 1277 GBP 7.78

Common - Swap LONG 42 GBP 7.82

Common - Swap LONG 28 GBP 7.83

Common - Swap LONG 27 GBP 7.80

Common - Swap LONG 23 GBP 7.80

Common - Swap LONG 11 GBP 7.84

(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: 02/02/2011

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 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: 01/02/2011

(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 11,800 GBP 10.48 GBP 10.46

Common - NL0009347863 Sale 12,133 GBP 10.48 GBP 10.46

(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: 02/02/2011

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: 01/02/2011

(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 78,491 GBP 7.59 GBP 7.55

Common - GB0001411924 Sale 130,556 GBP 7.59 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 362 GBP 7.55

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 435 GBP 7.55

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 546 GBP 7.55

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 2416 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 3463 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 28964 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap SHORT 349 GBP 7.55

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2310 GBP 7.57

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 30682 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 26785 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 2416 GBP 7.58

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 7 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 1288 GBP 7.58

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 643 GBP 7.58

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 621 GBP 7.58

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 546 GBP 7.59

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 400 GBP 7.55

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 349 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 300 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 54 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 42 GBP 7.56

Common - GB0001411924 Swap LONG 16720 GBP 7.59

(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: 02/02/2011

Contact name: Lucy Hayes

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 9850

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