11th Sep 2008 11:49
| 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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