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EPT Disclosure

4th Sep 2008 10:23

RNS Number : 7236C
Merrill Lynch International
04 September 2008
 



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 

04 September 2008

Date of dealing

03 September 2008

Telephone number 

020 7996 2121

Please see attached disclosure of dealings under Rule 38.5 in the securities of the following 

03 September 2008

Rio Tinto Plc - Common

Imperial Energy Corporation Plc - Common

British Energy Group Plc - Common

BHP Billiton Limited - 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

03/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

795,835

GBP 48.03

GBP 46.14

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

516,561

GBP 47.85

GBP 46.11

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

128,000

GBP 47.20

Long Swap

LONG

16,831

GBP 47.77

Long Swap

LONG

2,900

GBP 46.72

Long Swap

LONG

2,073

GBP 46.06

Long Swap

LONG

757

GBP 47.77

Long Swap

LONG

340

GBP 47.26

Long Swap

LONG

180

GBP 47.28

Long Swap

LONG

120

GBP 47.35

Long Swap

LONG

10

GBP 47.35

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

6

GBP 47.30

Short Swap

SHORT

10

GBP 47.10

Short Swap

SHORT

583

GBP 46.35

Short Swap

SHORT

1,550

GBP 46.75

Short Swap

SHORT

3,250

GBP 46.75

(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

-100

£1.11

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

04/09/2008

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

Banco Santander SA.

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

03/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

11,874,657

EUR 11.96

EUR 11.73

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

663,439

EUR 11.95

EUR 11.76

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

10,775

EUR 11.87

Long Swap

LONG

88

EUR 11.82

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

13,000

EUR 11.85

Short Swap

SHORT

28,020

EUR 11.88

(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

04/09/2008

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

BHP Billiton Limited

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

03/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

150,000

AUS 37.91

AUS 37.91

(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

04/09/2008

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(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

03/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

249,228

GBP 11.45

GBP 11.30

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

228,831

GBP 11.48

GBP 11.30

(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

04/09/2008

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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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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