HSN Hansen Tran.

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RNS Number : 6906M

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

19 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 relevant securities this Hansen Transmissions International NV

form relates:

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

principal trader is connected:

(d) Date dealing undertaken: 18/08/2011

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

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 64,179 GBP 0.62 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Sale 77,918 GBP 0.62 GBP 0.62

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

relevant eg. CFD securities

security

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 28168 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 714 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 3023 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 3264 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 4675 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 5000 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 9075 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 9957 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap SHORT 303 GBP 0.61

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

relevant eg. CFD securities

security

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 16427 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 303 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 13221 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 5000 GBP 0.61

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 4675 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 3265 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 3023 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 1701 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 1421 GBP 0.62

Common - BE0947727377 Swap LONG 28882 GBP 0.62

(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 security Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if 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: 19/08/2011

Contact name: Balenkosi Dungeni

Telephone number: +44 20 7996 1639

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