7th May 2008 12:46
Merrill Lynch International07 May 2008 This announcement amends the EPT Disclosure released on 06/05/2008 at 9.01 under number 7526T. The total number of BHP Billiton Plc securities bought has been amended. The total number ofKazakhmys Plc securities sold has been amended. The total number of Rio Tinto Plc securitiesbought and sold has been amended. 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 MERGERS Name of EPT Merrill Lynch International Date of disclosure 06 May 2008 Date of dealing 02 May 2008 Telephone number 020 7996 2121 Please see attached disclosure of dealings under Rule 38.5 in the securities of the following companies: 02 May 2008 Titan Europe Plc - Common Rio Tinto Plc - Common Kazakhmys Plc - Common BHP Billiton Plc - Common AMENDMENT state which element(s) of previous disclosure was incorrect: In the case of option business or dealings in derivatives full details should be given on a separate sheet so that the nature of the dealings can be fully understood. For options this should include the number of securities under option, the exercise period (or in the case of exercise, the exercise date), the exercise price and any option money paid or received. For derivatives this should include, at least, the number of reference securities to which they relate (when relevant), the maturity date (or if applicable the closing out date) and the reference price. For full details of disclosure requirements see Rules 8 and 38 of the Code. If in doubt contact the Monitoring Section of the Panel, Tel. No:0207 638 0129 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 BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Common dealings being disclosed relate Date of dealing 02/05/2008 2. DEALINGS (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paid purchased 1,594,088 GBP 18.87 GBP 0.18 Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 1,030,615 GBP 18.83 GBP 17.93 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Long Swap LONG 1,822 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 41,760 GBP 18.13 Long Swap LONG 15,391 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 6,215 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 5,639 GBP 18.13 Long Swap LONG 5,169 GBP 18.26 Long Swap LONG 4,388 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 2,718 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 140 GBP 18.26 Long Swap LONG 2,414 GBP 18.13 Long Swap LONG 63,119 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 1,571 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 1,436 GBP 18.13 Long Swap LONG 1,355 GBP 18.13 Long Swap LONG 1,200 GBP 18.29 Long Swap LONG 1,129 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 858 GBP 18.26 Long Swap LONG 611 GBP 18.10 Long Swap LONG 2,549 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 64,409 GBP 18.13 Long Swap LONG 72,445 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 83,521 GBP 18.13 Long Swap LONG 84,575 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 167,254 GBP 18.30 Long Swap LONG 49,466 GBP 18.13 Long Swap LONG 46,824 GBP 18.30 Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Short Swap SHORT 5,763 GBP 18.25 Short Swap SHORT 198 GBP 18.25 Short Swap SHORT 333 GBP 18.25 Short Swap SHORT 611 GBP 18.11 Short Swap SHORT 779 GBP 18.25 Short Swap SHORT 1,110 GBP 18.77 Short Swap SHORT 1,192 GBP 18.00 Short Swap SHORT 1,200 GBP 18.66 Short Swap SHORT 5,169 GBP 18.24 Short Swap SHORT 11,526 GBP 18.25 Short Swap SHORT 15,714 GBP 18.25 Short Swap SHORT 187 GBP 18.25 Short Swap SHORT 1,837 GBP 18.69 (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 Selling -7,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Oct-08 Warrant Selling -19,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-09 Warrant Buying 10,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 18-Sep-09 Warrant Buying 8,500,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Oct-08 Warrant Buying 8,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-09 Warrant Selling -4,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 19-Jun-09 Warrant Selling -147,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-09 Warrant Buying 10,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 16-Jan-09 Warrant Buying 8,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 19-Jun-09 Warrant Buying 5,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-09 Warrant Buying 5,000,000 £0.00 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 06/05/2008 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(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 02/05/2008 2. DEALINGS (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paid purchased 334,962 GBP 61.36 GBP 0.59 Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 272,325 GBP 61.09 GBP 58.54 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Long Swap LONG 81,052 GBP 61.38 Long Swap LONG 481 GBP 59.09 Long Swap LONG 779 GBP 59.09 Long Swap LONG 1,073 GBP 59.21 Long Swap LONG 2,148 GBP 61.38 Long Swap LONG 15,000 GBP 59.29 Long Swap LONG 125 GBP 60.98 Long Swap LONG 35,000 GBP 59.29 Long Swap LONG 26,143 GBP 59.21 Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Short Swap SHORT 110 GBP 60.98 Short Swap SHORT 3,700 GBP 60.91 Short Swap SHORT 797 GBP 59.00 Short Swap SHORT 481 GBP 59.00 Short Swap SHORT 320 GBP 61.05 Short Swap SHORT 221 GBP 59.00 Short Swap SHORT 160 GBP 60.98 (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 1,000,000 £0.00 EXOTIC 23-May-08 Warrant Selling -1,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Oct-08 Warrant Selling -6,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 18-Sep-09 Warrant Buying 9,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 18-Sep-09 Warrant Buying 3,999,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Oct-08 Warrant Buying 3,500,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-09 Warrant Buying 1,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Oct-08 Warrant Selling -1,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 16-Jan-09 Warrant Selling -11,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-09 Warrant Selling -89,230 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Oct-08 Warrant Buying 14,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 16-Jan-09 Warrant Buying 13,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 19-Jun-09 Warrant Buying 2,500,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Oct-08 Warrant Buying 2,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-09 (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 06/05/2008 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 02/05/2008 2. DEALINGS (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 186,439 GBP 1.89 GBP 1.89 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Short Swap SHORT 186,439 USD 3.73 (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 06/05/2008 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(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 Kazakhmys Plc Class of relevant security to which the Common dealings being disclosed relate Date of dealing 02/05/2008 2. DEALINGS (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paid purchased 48,655 GBP 16.90 GBP 16.43 Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 167,691 GBP 16.84 GBP 16.38 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Long Swap LONG 14,189 GBP 16.70 Long Swap LONG 8,301 GBP 16.70 Long Swap LONG 6,963 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 2,350 GBP 16.55 Long Swap LONG 2,143 GBP 16.70 Long Swap LONG 2,056 GBP 16.73 Long Swap LONG 525 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 111 GBP 16.64 Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Short Swap SHORT 123 GBP 16.74 Short Swap SHORT 5,200 GBP 16.70 Short Swap SHORT 6,963 GBP 16.65 Short Swap SHORT 54,299 GBP 16.61 (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 Selling -10,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 18-Sep-09 Warrant Buying 11,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 18-Sep-09 Warrant Buying 8,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-09 Warrant Buying 7,500,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Oct-08 Warrant Selling -12,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Oct-08 Warrant Buying 10,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 19-Jun-09 Warrant Buying 10,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 16-Jan-09 Warrant Buying 5,000,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-09 Warrant Buying 4,500,000 £0.00 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 06/05/2008 Contact name Louise Howard Telephone number +44 20 7996 2121 Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected Kazakhmys Plc Nature of connection # Advisor This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP GroupKAZ.LRio Tinto