14th May 2008 11:09
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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 MERGERS |
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Name of EPT |
Merrill Lynch International |
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Date of disclosure |
14 May 2008 |
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Date of dealing |
13 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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13 May 2008 |
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Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc - Common |
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Rio Tinto Plc - Common |
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Kazakhmys 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 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 |
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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 |
13/05/2008 |
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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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2,967,534 |
GBP 20.61 |
GBP 19.72 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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2,858,321 |
GBP 20.60 |
GBP 19.72 |
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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 |
498 |
GBP 19.99 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
820 |
GBP 20.23 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,180 |
GBP 20.23 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,200 |
GBP 20.17 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,920 |
GBP 20.15 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
3,516 |
GBP 20.15 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
7,500 |
GBP 20.19 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
25,000 |
GBP 20.42 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
460 |
GBP 20.23 |
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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 19.84 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
52,113 |
GBP 20.07 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
44,000 |
GBP 20.38 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
35,000 |
GBP 20.33 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
21,000 |
GBP 20.38 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
735 |
GBP 20.07 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
20,000 |
GBP 20.59 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
18,833 |
GBP 20.20 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
14,399 |
GBP 20.07 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
8,794 |
GBP 20.20 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
7,500 |
GBP 20.23 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
5,152 |
GBP 20.58 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
5,000 |
GBP 20.38 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
3,516 |
GBP 20.17 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
3,417 |
GBP 20.20 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
3,405 |
GBP 20.07 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
765 |
GBP 20.17 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
760 |
GBP 20.42 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
25,000 |
GBP 20.25 |
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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 |
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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 |
14/05/2008 |
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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 |
13/05/2008 |
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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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52,455 |
GBP 2.50 |
GBP 2.45 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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60,905 |
GBP 2.46 |
GBP 2.45 |
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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 |
14/05/2008 |
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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 |
13/05/2008 |
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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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654,086 |
GBP 67.25 |
GBP 63.68 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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678,306 |
GBP 67.31 |
GBP 63.82 |
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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 |
1,218 |
GBP 64.74 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
19,564 |
GBP 64.74 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
4,097 |
GBP 66.53 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,365 |
GBP 66.53 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
10 |
GBP 66.45 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,300 |
GBP 64.51 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
979 |
GBP 66.85 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
554 |
GBP 64.80 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
525 |
GBP 64.80 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
500 |
GBP 64.00 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
404 |
GBP 65.49 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
196 |
GBP 65.49 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,312 |
GBP 64.80 |
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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 |
2,170 |
GBP 65.85 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
67,006 |
GBP 66.27 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
6,146 |
GBP 66.44 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,300 |
GBP 64.60 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
167 |
GBP 66.44 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
300 |
GBP 66.44 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
450 |
GBP 66.53 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
500 |
GBP 64.08 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
525 |
GBP 64.88 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
554 |
GBP 64.06 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
4,097 |
GBP 66.42 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,250 |
GBP 64.88 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
2,520 |
GBP 65.85 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,365 |
GBP 66.42 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,414 |
GBP 66.44 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,810 |
GBP 66.53 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,827 |
GBP 64.79 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
2,104 |
GBP 66.44 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
105 |
GBP 65.09 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
600 |
GBP 66.44 |
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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 |
2,000 |
£4.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Oct-08 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
1,000 |
£4.00 |
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 |
|
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 |
14/05/2008 |
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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 |
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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 |
Kazakhmys 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 |
13/05/2008 |
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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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222,633 |
GBP 17.88 |
GBP 17.35 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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169,083 |
GBP 17.83 |
GBP 17.32 |
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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 |
10,614 |
GBP 17.63 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
514 |
GBP 17.58 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
612 |
GBP 17.58 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
882 |
GBP 17.58 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
981 |
GBP 17.67 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
2,240 |
GBP 17.58 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
2,371 |
GBP 17.58 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
3,612 |
GBP 17.58 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
3,615 |
GBP 17.58 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
4,056 |
GBP 17.58 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
5,068 |
GBP 17.75 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
6,012 |
GBP 17.58 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
130 |
GBP 17.63 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
8,832 |
GBP 17.67 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
11,600 |
GBP 17.71 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
14,804 |
GBP 17.35 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
19,378 |
GBP 17.35 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
30,287 |
GBP 17.63 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
7,906 |
GBP 17.63 |
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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 |
60 |
GBP 17.80 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
50,000 |
GBP 17.74 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
25,000 |
GBP 17.42 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
10,614 |
GBP 17.29 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
10,562 |
GBP 17.61 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,311 |
GBP 17.80 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
740 |
GBP 17.80 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
719 |
GBP 17.80 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
600 |
GBP 17.80 |
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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 |
|
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 |
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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 |
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Date of disclosure |
14/05/2008 |
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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 |
Kazakhmys Plc |
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Nature of connection # |
Advisor |
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