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Bank of America Merrill Lynch

15 August 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 Micro Focus Plc

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to Bain Capital

principal trader is connected:

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 12/08/2011

(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 - GB00B079W581 Purchase 54,492 GBP 3.07 GBP 3.02

Common - GB00B079W581 Sale 34,959 GBP 3.06 GBP 3.01

(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 - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1410 GBP 3.07

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 294 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 3017 GBP 2.95

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 2659 GBP 3.07

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 2164 GBP 3.05

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 2127 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1585 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 4034 GBP 3.02

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1435 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 4463 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1288 GBP 3.05

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1183 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 937 GBP 3.03

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 866 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 781 GBP 3.03

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 700 GBP 3.05

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 606 GBP 3.05

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1525 GBP 3.00

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 4558 GBP 3.04

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 12156 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 3259 GBP 3.07

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1585 GBP 2.96

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 44 GBP 3.08

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 444 GBP 3.09

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 606 GBP 3.04

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 661 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1183 GBP 3.05

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1410 GBP 3.04

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1500 GBP 3.04

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 32 GBP 3.07

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1719 GBP 2.98

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 3359 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 4610 GBP 3.03

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 5942 GBP 3.03

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 6953 GBP 3.04

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1466 GBP 2.98

(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: 15/08/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859

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 Hansen Transmissions International NV

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to Hansen Transmissions

principal trader is connected: International NV

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 12/08/2011

(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 - BE0947727377 Purchase 96,624 GBP 0.61 GBP 0.59

Common - BE0947727377 Sale 122,043 GBP 0.61 GBP 0.61

(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 - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 25082 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 4828 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 448 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 120 GBP 0.59

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 120 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 1000 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 2119 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 2250 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 5623 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 8399 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 11304 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 25082 GBP 0.61

(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: 15/08/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859

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 EVOLUTION GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to INVESTEC PLC and

principal trader is connected: INVESTEC LTD

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 12/08/2011

(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 - GB0030221864 Purchase 86 GBP 0.81 GBP 0.81

(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 - GB0030221864 Swap SHORT 86 GBP 0.81

(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: 15/08/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859

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 INVESTEC PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt Advisor to INVESTEC PLC and

principal trader is connected: INVESTEC LTD

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 12/08/2011

(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 - GB00B17BBQ50 Purchase 126,358 GBP 4.13 GBP 4.08

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Sale 108,791 GBP 4.20 GBP 4.03

(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 - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 298 GBP 4.16

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 58 GBP 4.08

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 136 GBP 4.12

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 436 GBP 4.05

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 1200 GBP 4.13

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 1785 GBP 4.12

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 2901 GBP 4.12

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 26180 GBP 4.12

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 68663 GBP 4.08

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 21 GBP 4.15 Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 1539 GBP 4.08 Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 5947 GBP 4.12

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 1039 GBP 4.12

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 14757 GBP 4.12

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 1785 GBP 4.12

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 1194 GBP 4.07

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 67989 GBP 4.11

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 924 GBP 4.13

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 805 GBP 4.03

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 320 GBP 4.07

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 312 GBP 4.12

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 298 GBP 4.11

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 216 GBP 4.07

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 166 GBP 4.07

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 153 GBP 4.07

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 59 GBP 4.07

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 3 GBP 4.07

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 1577 GBP 4.12

(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: 15/08/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859

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