EPT Disclosure - amendment
January 21 2010 - 5:33AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMVTG
RNS Number : 9203F
Merrill Lynch Int(EPT)
21 January 2010
AmendmentFORM 38.5(a)
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code))
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt principal traderMerrill Lynch International
Company dealt inThe Hershey Co
Class of relevant security to which the Common
dealings being disclosed relate
Date of dealing19/01/2010
2. DEALINGS
(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paid
purchased
Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Short/LongNumber of securitiesPrice per unit
eg. CFD
Short SwapSHORT94USD 37.73
Short SwapSHORT2,285USD 37.74
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
Product nameWriting, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
selling, securities under price American, datemoney
eg call optionpurchasing, optionEuropean etcpaid/received
varying etc. per unit
+--------+--------+----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
| Call | Buy | 41.00 | 30 | American | 21-Jan-2011 | 1.827038 |
+--------+--------+----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
| Call | Buy | 74.00 | 30 | American | 21-Jan-2011 | 1.827038 |
+--------+--------+----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
| Call | Sell | -41.00 | 30 | American | 21-Jan-2011 | 1.827038 |
+--------+--------+----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
| Call | Sell | -74.00 | 30 | American | 21-Jan-2011 | 1.827038 |
+--------+--------+----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
| Put | Buy | 77.00 | 30 | American | 21-Jan-2011 | 1.172821 |
+--------+--------+----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
| Put | Sell | -77.00 | 30 | American | 21-Jan-2011 | 1.172821 |
+--------+--------+----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
| Put | Buy | 33.00 | 30 | American | 21-Jan-2011 | 3.334066 |
+--------+--------+----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
| Put | Sell | -33.00 | 30 | American | 21-Jan-2011 | 3.334066 |
+--------+--------+----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
(ii) Exercising
Product name Number of securities under Exercise price eg call optionoption
3. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any
other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any
option referred to on this
form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which
any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.
NONE
Date of disclosure21/01/2010
Contact nameBhavika Mistry
Telephone number+44 207 995 4747
Name of offeree/offeror with whom connectedHershey Trust Company
Nature of connection #Advisor
+----------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Amendment |
| | DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
+----------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| | WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
+----------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| | DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
+----------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)) |
+----------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 1. KEY INFORMATION |
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| | Name of exempt principal trader | Merrill Lynch International |
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| | Company dealt in | VT Group Plc |
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| | Class of relevant security to | Common |
| | which the | |
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | dealings being disclosed relate |
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| | Date of dealing | 19/01/2010 |
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 2. DEALINGS |
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (a) Purchases and sales |
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+
| | Total number of | Highest price paid | | Lowest price paid |
| | securities | | | |
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+
+-+---------------------------+
| | purchased |
+-+---------------------------+
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+
| | 47,680 | GBP 5.25 | GBP 5.16 |
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+
| | Total number of | Highest price received | | Lowest price received |
| | securities sold | | | |
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+
| | 89,458 | GBP 5.26 | GBP 5.19 |
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+
| |Product name, | | Short/Long | | Number of securities |Price per unit |
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+
| | eg. CFD | | |
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 182 | GBP 5.30 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 728 | GBP 5.30 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 934 | GBP 5.19 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,413 | GBP 5.22 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 1,966 | GBP 5.16 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 3,000 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 4,000 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 7,568 | GBP 5.22 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Long Swap | LONG | 95 | GBP 5.16 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+
| |Product name, | | Short/Long | | Number of securities |Price per unit |
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+
| | eg. CFD | | |
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 4,555 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 7,956 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 182 | GBP 5.23 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 2,800 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 1,201 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 1,100 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 934 | GBP 5.23 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 728 | GBP 5.29 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 539 | GBP 5.29 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 372 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 328 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 290 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
| | Short Swap | SHORT | 19,790 | GBP 5.20 |
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+
+-+------------+------------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+
| | (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Product | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, | Expiry | Option |
| | name | | | | e.g. | | |
+-+------------+------------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+
+-+------------+------------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+
| | | selling, | securities | price | American, | date | money |
| | | | under | | | | |
+-+------------+------------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+
+-+------------+-------------+-----------------------+----------------------+---------------+
| | eg call | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
| | option | | | | |
+-+------------+-------------+-----------------------+----------------------+---------------+
+-------------+------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------+
| | varying etc. | | per unit |
+-------------+------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------+
+-+------------+------------+-+-------------+----------+-----------+-+-----------+-+-----------+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+-+------------+------------+-+-------------+----------+-----------+-+-----------+-+-----------+
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | (ii) Exercising |
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------+
| | Product name | Number of securities | Exercise price |
| | | under | |
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------+
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| | eg call option | option |
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
+-+---------------------------+-------------------------+-+----------------------------+
| | | | | |
+-+---------------------------+-------------------------+-+----------------------------+
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | |
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person |
| | disclosing and any |
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any |
| | option referred to on this |
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any |
| | relevant securities to which |
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be |
| | stated. |
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | NONE |
+--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| | Date of disclosure | 21/01/2010 |
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| | Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| | Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| | Name of offeree/offeror with whom | VT Group Plc |
| | connected | |
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| | Nature of connection # | Advisor |
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
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