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Bank of America Merrill Lynch

16 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: 15/08/2011

(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 45,959 GBP 3.10 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Sale 15,823 GBP 3.11 GBP 3.07

(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 393 GBP 3.10

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1326 GBP 3.04

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1017 GBP 3.11

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 903 GBP 3.09

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 888 GBP 3.04

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 485 GBP 3.05

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 470 GBP 3.05

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 465 GBP 3.08

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 12 GBP 3.05

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 417 GBP 3.08

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 4526 GBP 3.08

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 367 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 170 GBP 3.04

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 73 GBP 3.08 Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 73 GBP 3.08

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 50 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 43 GBP 3.09

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 43 GBP 3.06

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 30 GBP 3.08

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 461 GBP 3.05

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 4768 GBP 3.08

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 6450 GBP 3.09

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 18041 GBP 3.08

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 2336 GBP 3.08

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap SHORT 1380 GBP 3.08

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 1168 GBP 3.07

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 71 GBP 3.11

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 73 GBP 3.07

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 170 GBP 3.11

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 286 GBP 3.11

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 294 GBP 3.12

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 417 GBP 3.09

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 464 GBP 3.12

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 993 GBP 3.11

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 2256 GBP 3.10

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 2336 GBP 3.11

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 2553 GBP 3.11

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 4768 GBP 3.10

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 30 GBP 3.07

Common - GB00B079W581 Swap LONG 937 GBP 3.11

(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: 16/08/2011

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: 15/08/2011

(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 25,361 GBP 4.16 GBP 4.14

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Sale 6,812 GBP 4.20 GBP 4.16

(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 2000 GBP 4.17

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 2240 GBP 4.16

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 2505 GBP 4.14

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 3738 GBP 4.15

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 4713 GBP 4.15

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 481 GBP 4.17 Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap SHORT 8851 GBP 4.14

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 481 GBP 4.19

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 940 GBP 4.19

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 571 GBP 4.19

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 2505 GBP 4.14

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 436 GBP 4.19

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 342 GBP 4.19

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 295 GBP 4.19

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 260 GBP 4.19

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 229 GBP 4.16

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 58 GBP 4.19

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 21 GBP 4.19

Common - GB00B17BBQ50 Swap LONG 674 GBP 4.17

(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: 16/08/2011

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: 15/08/2011

(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 8,549 GBP 0.61 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Sale 11,417 GBP 0.62 GBP 0.62

(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 - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 4978 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 3571 GBP 0.61

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per unit

relevant description reference securities

security eg. CFD

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 448 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 1489 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 4502 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 4978 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)

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: 16/08/2011

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: 15/08/2011

(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 381 GBP 0.84 GBP 0.84

(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 381 GBP 0.84

(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: 16/08/2011

Contact name: Doug Berwick

Telephone number: +44 20 7995 8859

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