15th May 2008 12:10
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This announcement amends the EPT amendment disclosure released on 12/05/2008 at 11.15 under number 1745U. The total number of Rio Tinto Plc securities sold has been amended. |
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 MERGERS |
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Name of EPT |
Merrill Lynch International |
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Date of disclosure |
09 May 2008 |
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Date of dealing |
08 May 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 companies: |
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08 May 2008 |
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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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BHP Billiton Limited - 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 so |
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that the nature of the dealings can be fully understood. For options this should include the number of |
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securities under option, the exercise period (or in the case of exercise, the exercise date), the exercise price |
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and any option money paid or received. For derivatives this should include, at least, the number of reference |
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securities to which they relate (when relevant), the maturity date (or if applicable the closing out date) and the |
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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 Monitoring |
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Section of the Panel, Tel. No:0207 638 0129 |
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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 |
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 |
08/05/2008 |
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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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3,263,784 |
GBP 20.04 |
GBP 19.29 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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3,064,888 |
GBP 20.03 |
GBP 19.29 |
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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 |
25,980 |
GBP 19.79 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,159 |
GBP 19.93 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,200 |
GBP 19.79 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,837 |
GBP 19.69 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,914 |
GBP 19.97 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
3,000 |
GBP 19.71 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
3,600 |
GBP 19.79 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
3,748 |
GBP 20.00 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
3,822 |
GBP 19.69 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
4,110 |
GBP 19.92 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
4,199 |
GBP 19.78 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
4,292 |
GBP 19.66 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
6,600 |
GBP 19.59 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,040 |
GBP 19.92 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
23,475 |
GBP 19.69 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
52,020 |
GBP 19.79 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
54,040 |
GBP 19.79 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
63,561 |
GBP 19.69 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
96,380 |
GBP 19.79 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
104,040 |
GBP 19.79 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
177,140 |
GBP 19.79 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
653,400 |
GBP 19.59 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
6,800 |
GBP 19.79 |
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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 |
288 |
GBP 19.71 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
297,403 |
GBP 19.76 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
38,078 |
GBP 19.73 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
13,000 |
GBP 19.84 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
4,292 |
GBP 19.71 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
820 |
GBP 20.00 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
720 |
GBP 19.71 |
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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 |
-5,000 |
£0.36 |
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 |
09/05/2008 |
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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-SERVICING |
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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 |
08/05/2008 |
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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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56,072 |
GBP 2.44 |
GBP 2.44 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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1,173 |
GBP 2.45 |
GBP 2.43 |
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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 |
09/05/2008 |
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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(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 |
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 |
08/05/2008 |
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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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234,778 |
GBP 65.31 |
GBP 62.81 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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315,332 |
GBP 65.40 |
GBP 62.81 |
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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 |
2,830 |
GBP 64.79 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
2,500 |
GBP 64.68 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,520 |
GBP 64.29 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,300 |
GBP 64.34 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
960 |
GBP 64.79 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
599 |
GBP 64.29 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
350 |
GBP 65.09 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
20 |
GBP 65.09 |
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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 |
25 |
GBP 64.43 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
70 |
GBP 65.00 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
151 |
GBP 64.99 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
599 |
GBP 64.22 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
627 |
GBP 64.22 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,300 |
GBP 64.15 |
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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 |
Buying |
8,000 |
£3.80 |
AMERICAN |
17-Oct-08 |
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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 |
|
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 |
09/05/2008 |
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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-SERVICING |
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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 |
BHP Billiton Limited |
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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 |
08/05/2008 |
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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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900 |
AUS 36.78 |
AUS 36.78 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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900 |
AUS 36.78 |
AUS 36.78 |
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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 |
|
(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 |
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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 |
09/05/2008 |
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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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