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EPT Disclosure

11th Sep 2008 11:49

RNS Number : 2247D
Merrill Lynch International
11 September 2008
 



FORM 38.5 (SUMMARY)

Lodge with Company Announcements Office and the Panel. Use a separate form for each class of 

securities in which dealings have been made.

CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPLE TRADER:

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND 

Name of EPT

Merrill Lynch International

Date of disclosure 

11 September 2008

Date of dealing

10 September 2008

Telephone number 

020 7996 2121

Please see attached disclosure of dealings under Rule 38.5 in the securities of the following 

10 September 2008

Titan Europe Plc - Common

Rio Tinto Plc - Common

Imperial Energy Corporation Plc - Common

Banco Santander SA. - Common

FORM 

38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

(Rule 38.5 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

Merrill Lynch International

Company dealt in

Rio Tinto Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

10/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

1,202,417

GBP 43.03

GBP 40.59

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

1,036,322

GBP 42.65

GBP 40.65

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

80,420

GBP 41.58

Long Swap

LONG

923

GBP 41.78

Long Swap

LONG

2,525

GBP 41.73

Long Swap

LONG

2,661

GBP 41.58

Long Swap

LONG

2,876

GBP 41.58

Long Swap

LONG

3,899

GBP 41.56

Long Swap

LONG

4,090

GBP 43.28

Long Swap

LONG

5,680

GBP 41.78

Long Swap

LONG

7,527

GBP 41.86

Long Swap

LONG

8,753

GBP 43.28

Long Swap

LONG

9,245

GBP 41.75

Long Swap

LONG

9,600

GBP 43.28

Long Swap

LONG

11,270

GBP 42.12

Long Swap

LONG

41,548

GBP 43.28

Long Swap

LONG

563

GBP 42.12

Long Swap

LONG

68,009

GBP 43.28

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

4,000

GBP 41.67

Short Swap

SHORT

672

GBP 42.05

Short Swap

SHORT

1,550

GBP 41.38

Short Swap

SHORT

2,223

GBP 41.31

Short Swap

SHORT

2,603

GBP 41.08

Short Swap

SHORT

3,000

GBP 42.29

Short Swap

SHORT

80,420

GBP 41.65

Short Swap

SHORT

3,799

GBP 41.65

Short Swap

SHORT

5,680

GBP 42.65

Short Swap

SHORT

6,917

GBP 42.09

 

Short Swap

SHORT

17,000

GBP 41.67

Short Swap

SHORT

21,446

GBP 42.65

Short Swap

SHORT

60,162

GBP 42.14

Short Swap

SHORT

12

GBP 41.51

Short Swap

SHORT

3,250

GBP 41.38

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name

Writing, 

Number of 

Exercise 

Type, e.g. 

Expiry date

Option 

selling, 

securities under 

price 

American, 

money

eg call option

purchasing, 

option

European etc

paid/received

varying etc.

per unit 

Warrant

Buying

5,000

£0.24

AMERICAN

17-Oct-08

(ii) Exercising

Product name

Number of securities under 

Exercise price 

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

11/09/2008

Contact name

Louise Howard

Telephone number

+44 20 7996 2121

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

BHP Billiton Plc

Nature of connection #

Advisor

 

FORM 38.5

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

(Rule 38.5 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

Merrill Lynch International

Company dealt in

Titan Europe Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

10/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

3,200

GBP 1.32

GBP 1.32

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

3,200

GBP 1.28

GBP 1.28

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

3,200

GBP 1.32

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

3,200

GBP 1.28

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

Product name

Writing, 

Number of 

Exercise 

Type, e.g. 

Expiry 

Option 

selling, 

securities under 

price 

American, 

date

money

eg call option

purchasing, 

option

European etc

paid/received

varying etc.

per unit 

(ii) Exercising

Product name

Number of securities under 

Exercise price 

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

11/09/2008

Contact name

Louise Howard

Telephone number

+44 20 7996 2121

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

Titan International Inc

Nature of connection #

Advisor

 

FORM 38.5

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

(Rule 38.5 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

Merrill Lynch International

Company dealt in

Banco Santander SA.

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

10/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

5,151,780

EUR 11.61

EUR 11.17

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

5,714,883

EUR 11.54

EUR 11.18

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

247,966

EUR 11.30

Long Swap

LONG

5,697

EUR 11.28

Long Swap

LONG

21,462

EUR 11.61

Long Swap

LONG

26,160

EUR 11.28

Long Swap

LONG

28,373

EUR 11.20

Long Swap

LONG

36,548

EUR 11.20

Long Swap

LONG

48,388

EUR 11.28

Long Swap

LONG

83,152

EUR 11.61

Long Swap

LONG

5,115

EUR 11.30

Long Swap

LONG

141,321

EUR 11.28

Long Swap

LONG

140,015

EUR 11.31

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

4,999

GBP 9.14

Short Swap

SHORT

247,966

EUR 11.30

Short Swap

SHORT

64,921

EUR 11.35

Short Swap

SHORT

39,373

EUR 11.33

Short Swap

SHORT

34,104

EUR 11.33

Short Swap

SHORT

32,147

EUR 11.33

Short Swap

SHORT

26,234

EUR 11.30

Short Swap

SHORT

21,462

EUR 11.30

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

Product name

Writing, 

Number of 

Exercise 

Type, e.g. 

Expiry 

Option 

selling, 

securities under 

price 

American, 

date

money

eg call option

purchasing, 

option

European etc

paid/received

varying etc.

per unit 

(ii) Exercising

 

Product name

Number of securities under 

Exercise price 

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

11/09/2008

Contact name

Louise Howard

Telephone number

+44 20 7996 2121

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

Banco Santander SA.

Nature of connection #

Advisor

 

FORM 38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH 

RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN CLIENT-

SERVICING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

Merrill Lynch International

Company dealt in

Imperial Energy Corporation Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

10/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

91,742

GBP 11.51

GBP 11.14

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

355,707

GBP 11.46

GBP 11.17

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

Product name

Writing, 

Number of 

Exercise 

Type, e.g. 

Expiry 

Option money

selling, 

securities under 

price 

American, 

date

eg call option

purchasing, 

option

European etc

paid/received 

varying etc.

per unit 

(ii) Exercising

Product name

Number of securities under 

Exercise price 

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

11/09/2008

Contact name

Louise Howard

Telephone number

+44 20 7996 2121

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

Imperial Energy Corporation Plc

Nature of connection #

Advisor

 

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