9th Jun 2008 10:46
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FORM 38.5 (SUMMARY) |
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Lodge with Company Announcements Office and the Panel. Use a separate form for each class of |
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securities in which dealings have been made. |
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CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPLE TRADER: |
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DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND |
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Name of EPT |
Merrill Lynch International |
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Date of disclosure |
09 June 2008 |
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Date of dealing |
06 June 2008 |
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Telephone number |
020 7996 2121 |
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Please see attached disclosure of dealings under Rule 38.5 in the securities of the following |
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06 June 2008 |
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Titan International Inc - Common |
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Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc - Common |
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Rio Tinto Plc - Common |
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BHP Billiton Plc - Common |
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AMENDMENT |
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state which element(s) of previous disclosure was incorrect: |
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In the case of option business or dealings in derivatives full details should be given on a separate sheet |
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so that the nature of the dealings can be fully understood. For options this should include the number |
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of securities under option, the exercise period (or in the case of exercise, the exercise date), the |
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exercise price and any option money paid or received. For derivatives this should include, at least, the |
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number of reference securities to which they relate (when relevant), the maturity date (or if applicable |
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the closing out date) and the reference price. |
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For full details of disclosure requirements see Rules 8 and 38 of the Code. If in doubt contact the |
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Monitoring Section of the Panel, Tel. No:0207 638 0129 |
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FORM |
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38.5(a) |
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DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
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(Rule 38.5 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) |
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1. KEY INFORMATION |
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Name of exempt principal trader |
Merrill Lynch International |
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Company dealt in |
BHP Billiton Plc |
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Class of relevant security to which the |
Common |
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dealings being disclosed relate |
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Date of dealing |
06/06/2008 |
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2. DEALINGS |
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(a) Purchases and sales |
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Total number of securities |
Highest price paid |
Lowest price paid |
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purchased |
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3,609,895 |
GBP 19.47 |
GBP 19.01 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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3,854,344 |
GBP 19.47 |
GBP 18.99 |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
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Product name, |
Short/Long |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
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eg. CFD |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
120 |
GBP 19.08 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
120 |
GBP 19.12 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
2,000 |
GBP 19.33 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
2,363 |
GBP 19.45 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
5,018 |
GBP 19.33 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
8,010 |
GBP 19.31 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
10,000 |
GBP 19.35 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
10,733 |
GBP 19.45 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
15,000 |
GBP 19.26 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
20,000 |
GBP 19.34 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
80 |
GBP 19.12 |
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Product name, |
Short/Long |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
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eg. CFD |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
20,000 |
GBP 19.37 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
135,982 |
GBP 19.31 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
118,629 |
GBP 19.34 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
37,756 |
GBP 19.31 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,200 |
GBP 19.41 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
20,000 |
GBP 19.37 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
10,000 |
GBP 19.34 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
9,719 |
GBP 19.32 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
8,010 |
GBP 19.27 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
7,410 |
GBP 19.33 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
7,270 |
GBP 19.33 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
5,978 |
GBP 19.33 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
5,005 |
GBP 19.31 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
3,936 |
GBP 19.40 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
2,249 |
GBP 19.27 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
2,000 |
GBP 19.35 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,288 |
GBP 19.33 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,200 |
GBP 19.41 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
77,924 |
GBP 19.31 |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Product name |
Writing, |
Number of |
Exercise |
Type, e.g. |
Expiry date |
Option |
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selling, |
securities under |
price |
American, |
money |
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eg call option |
purchasing, |
option |
European etc |
paid/received |
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varying etc. |
per unit |
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Warrant |
Selling |
-3,800 |
£0.32 |
AMERICAN |
17-Apr-09 |
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(ii) Exercising |
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Product name |
Number of securities under |
Exercise price |
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eg call option |
option |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION |
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any |
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other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this |
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form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
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NONE |
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Date of disclosure |
09/06/2008 |
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Contact name |
Louise Howard |
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Telephone number |
+44 20 7996 2121 |
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Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected |
BHP Billiton Plc |
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Nature of connection # |
Advisor |
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FORM 38.5(a) |
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DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH |
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RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN CLIENT- |
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SERVICING CAPACITY |
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(Rule 38.5(a) of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) |
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1. KEY INFORMATION |
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Name of exempt principal trader |
Merrill Lynch International |
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Company dealt in |
Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc |
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Class of relevant security to which the |
Common |
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dealings being disclosed relate |
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Date of dealing |
06/06/2008 |
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2. DEALINGS |
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(a) Purchases and sales |
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Total number of securities |
Highest price paid |
Lowest price paid |
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purchased |
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174,444 |
GBP 2.57 |
GBP 2.57 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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180,771 |
GBP 2.57 |
GBP 2.57 |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
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Product name, |
Short/Long |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
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eg. CFD |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
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Product name |
Writing, |
Number of |
Exercise |
Type, e.g. |
Expiry |
Option money |
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selling, |
securities under |
price |
American, |
date |
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eg call option |
purchasing, |
option |
European etc |
paid/received |
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varying etc. |
per unit |
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(ii) Exercising |
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Product name |
Number of securities under |
Exercise price |
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eg call option |
option |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION |
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any |
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other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this |
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form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
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NONE |
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Date of disclosure |
09/06/2008 |
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Contact name |
Louise Howard |
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Telephone number |
+44 20 7996 2121 |
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Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected |
WPP Group Plc |
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Nature of connection # |
Advisor |
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FORM 38.5 |
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DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
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(Rule 38.5 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) |
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1. KEY INFORMATION |
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Name of exempt principal trader |
Merrill Lynch International |
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Company dealt in |
Rio Tinto Plc |
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Class of relevant security to which the |
Common |
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dealings being disclosed relate |
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Date of dealing |
06/06/2008 |
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2. DEALINGS |
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(a) Purchases and sales |
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Total number of securities |
Highest price paid |
Lowest price paid |
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purchased |
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509,290 |
GBP 61.21 |
GBP 59.25 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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572,834 |
GBP 61.27 |
GBP 59.05 |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
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Product name, |
Short/Long |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
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eg. CFD |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
320 |
GBP 59.06 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,188 |
GBP 60.69 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
2,000 |
GBP 60.39 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
4,460 |
GBP 60.34 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
188,000 |
GBP 61.34 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
267 |
GBP 60.21 |
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Product name, |
Short/Long |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
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eg. CFD |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
2,270 |
GBP 60.54 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
7,697 |
GBP 60.49 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
5,569 |
GBP 60.49 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
5,447 |
GBP 60.49 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
2,380 |
GBP 60.54 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
14 |
GBP 60.00 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,167 |
GBP 60.72 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
800 |
GBP 60.51 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
710 |
GBP 60.49 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
466 |
GBP 60.68 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
246 |
GBP 60.72 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
244 |
GBP 60.49 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
89 |
GBP 60.00 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
17 |
GBP 60.00 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
2,389 |
GBP 60.83 |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
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Product name |
Writing, |
Number of |
Exercise |
Type, e.g. |
Expiry |
Option |
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selling, |
securities under |
price |
American, |
date |
money |
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eg call option |
purchasing, |
option |
European etc |
paid/received |
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varying etc. |
per unit |
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(ii) Exercising |
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Product name |
Number of securities under |
Exercise price |
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eg call option |
option |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION |
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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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 |
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any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
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NONE |
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Date of disclosure |
09/06/2008 |
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Contact name |
Louise Howard |
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Telephone number |
+44 20 7996 2121 |
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Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected |
BHP Billiton Plc |
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Nature of connection # |
Advisor |
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FORM 38.5(a) |
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DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
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(Rule 38.5 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) |
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1. KEY INFORMATION |
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Name of exempt principal trader |
Merrill Lynch International |
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Company dealt in |
Titan International Inc |
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Class of relevant security to which the |
Common |
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dealings being disclosed relate |
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Date of dealing |
06/06/2008 |
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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) |
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Product name, |
Short/Long |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
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eg. CFD |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
600 |
USD 41.46 |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
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Product name |
Writing, |
Number of |
Exercise |
Type, e.g. |
Expiry |
Option |
|
selling, |
securities under |
price |
American, |
date |
money |
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eg call option |
purchasing, |
option |
European etc |
paid/received |
|
varying etc. |
per unit |
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(ii) Exercising |
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Product name |
Number of securities under |
Exercise price |
|
eg call option |
option |
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3. OTHER INFORMATION |
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any |
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other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this |
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form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
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NONE |
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Date of disclosure |
09/06/2008 |
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Contact name |
Louise Howard |
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Telephone number |
+44 20 7996 2121 |
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Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected |
Titan International Inc |
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Nature of connection # |
Advisor |
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