7th Mar 2008 11:06
Merrill Lynch International07 March 2008 This announcement amends the EPT Disclosure - Amendment released on 05/03/2008 at 11: FORM 38.5 (SUMMARY)52 under number 4239P. The total number of Derivative Transactions for BHP BillitonPlc has been amended. 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 03 March 2008 Date of dealing 29 February 2008 Telephone number 020 7996 2121 Please see attached disclosure of dealings under Rule 38.5 in the securities of the following companies: 29 February 2008 Rio Tinto Plc - Common Rio Tinto Limited - Common Punch Taverns Plc - Common BHP Billiton Plc - Common BHP Billiton Limited - Common AMENDMENT state which element(s) of previous disclosure was incorrect: The total number of Derivative Transactions for BHPBilliton Plc has been amended 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 AMENDMENT 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 dealings Common being disclosed relate Date of dealing 29/02/2008 2. DEALINGS (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paid purchased 3,370,771 GBP 16.69 GBP 16.22 Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 1,694,061 GBP 16.70 GBP 16.23 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Long Swap LONG 6,120 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 12,730 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 12,730 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 12,383 GBP 16.51 Long Swap LONG 11,212 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 11,212 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 10,000 GBP 16.24 Long Swap LONG 7,500 GBP 16.27 Long Swap LONG 6,366 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 682 GBP 16.30 Long Swap LONG 6,120 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 27,812 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 5,607 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 5,607 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 4,376 GBP 16.51 Long Swap LONG 3,061 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 3,061 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 2,985 GBP 16.51 Long Swap LONG 2,797 GBP 16.30 Long Swap LONG 2,090 GBP 16.29 Long Swap LONG 6,366 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 482,595 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 13,906 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 659,531 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 13,906 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 482,595 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 329,762 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 329,762 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 241,298 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 241,298 GBP 16.64 Long Swap LONG 92,400 GBP 16.31 Long Swap LONG 62,964 GBP 16.51 Long Swap LONG 27,812 GBP 16.43 Long Swap LONG 659,531 GBP 16.43 Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Short Swap SHORT 2,054 GBP 16.59 Short Swap SHORT 89,273 GBP 16.42 Short Swap SHORT 62,964 GBP 16.48 Short Swap SHORT 12,383 GBP 16.50 Short Swap SHORT 12,164 GBP 16.48 Short Swap SHORT 12,013 GBP 16.49 Short Swap SHORT 9,960 GBP 16.59 Short Swap SHORT 3,890 GBP 16.50 Short Swap SHORT 3,000 GBP 16.25 (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 money selling, price eg call option purchasing, securities under American, paid/received varying etc. option European etc per unit 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 -8,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-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 option Exercise price eg call 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 03/03/2008 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 dealings Common being disclosed relate Date of dealing 29/02/2008 2. DEALINGS (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paid purchased 142,972 GBP 58.68 GBP 56.68 Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 225,785 GBP 58.69 GBP 56.73 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Long Swap LONG 95,000 GBP 58.34 Long Swap LONG 32,554 GBP 57.39 Long Swap LONG 23,750 GBP 58.34 Long Swap LONG 2,000 GBP 57.05 Long Swap LONG 1,778 GBP 57.70 Long Swap LONG 844 GBP 57.70 Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Short Swap SHORT 1,298 GBP 58.03 Short Swap SHORT 2,840 GBP 58.23 Short Swap SHORT 14,427 GBP 57.60 Short Swap SHORT 20,013 GBP 57.60 Short Swap SHORT 32,554 GBP 57.60 (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 money selling, price eg call option purchasing, securities under American, paid/received varying etc. option European etc per unit Warrant Buying 1,000,000 £0.00 EXOTIC 23-May-08 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 Selling -11,000 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Apr-09 Warrant Selling -96,600 £0.00 AMERICAN 17-Oct-08 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 option Exercise price eg call 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 03/03/2008 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 Punch Taverns Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings Common being disclosed relate Date of dealing 29/02/2008 2. DEALINGS (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paid purchased 585,490 GBP 6.66 GBP 6.45 Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 144,945 GBP 6.68 GBP 6.40 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Long Swap LONG 8,936 GBP 6.48 Long Swap LONG 1,967 GBP 6.48 Long Swap LONG 2,523 GBP 6.50 Long Swap LONG 3,267 GBP 6.46 Long Swap LONG 3,277 GBP 6.54 Long Swap LONG 3,602 GBP 6.48 Long Swap LONG 4,090 GBP 6.48 Long Swap LONG 500 GBP 6.45 Long Swap LONG 6,628 GBP 6.53 Long Swap LONG 51,851 GBP 6.54 Long Swap LONG 55,128 GBP 6.54 Long Swap LONG 155,054 GBP 6.48 Long Swap LONG 211,900 GBP 6.48 Long Swap LONG 5,500 GBP 6.45 Product name, Short/Long Number of securities Price per unit eg. CFD Short Swap SHORT 593 GBP 6.46 Short Swap SHORT 8,587 GBP 6.48 Short Swap SHORT 3,407 GBP 6.46 Short Swap SHORT 3,323 GBP 6.48 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities Product name Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, price eg call option purchasing, securities under American, date paid/received varying etc. option European etc per unit (ii) Exercising Product name Number of securities under Exercise price option eg call 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 03/03/2008 Contact name Louise Howard Telephone number +44 20 7996 2121 Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected Punch Taverns Plc 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 BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings Common being disclosed relate Date of dealing 29/02/2008 2. DEALINGS (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 8,710 AUS 39.62 AUS 39.62 (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, price eg call option purchasing, securities under American, date paid/received per varying etc. option European etc unit (ii) Exercising Product name Number of securities under Exercise price option eg call 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 03/03/2008 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 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 Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings Common being disclosed relate Date of dealing 29/02/2008 2. DEALINGS (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received 948 AUS 136.58 AUS 136.58 (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, price eg call option purchasing, securities under American, date paid/received per varying etc. option European etc unit (ii) Exercising Product name Number of securities under Exercise price option eg call 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 03/03/2008 Contact name Louise Howard Telephone number +44 20 7996 2121 Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected BHP Billiton Plc Nature of connection # Advisor This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP GroupPunch Taverns PLCRio Tinto