Become a Member
  • Track your favourite stocks
  • Create & monitor portfolios
  • Daily portfolio value
Sign Up
Quickpicks
Add shares to your
quickpicks to
display them here!

EPT Disclosure

23rd Oct 2008 11:37

RNS Number : 5318G
Merrill Lynch International
23 October 2008
 



FORM 38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

Merrill Lynch International

Company dealt in

HBOS Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

22/10/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

5,004,756

GBP 0.82

GBP 0.75

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

5,659,217

GBP 0.82

GBP 0.75

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

506,735

GBP 0.80

Long Swap

LONG

242,420

GBP 0.80

Long Swap

LONG

40,834

GBP 0.81

Long Swap

LONG

10,000

GBP 0.76

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

1,360

GBP 0.79

Short Swap

SHORT

10,000

GBP 0.75

Short Swap

SHORT

10,567

GBP 0.79

Short Swap

SHORT

11,978

GBP 0.81

Short Swap

SHORT

90,063

GBP 0.80

Short Swap

SHORT

152,357

GBP 0.80

Short Swap

SHORT

353,544

GBP 0.79

Short Swap

SHORT

506,735

GBP 0.80

(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

First Previous Next Last

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

23/10/2008

Contact name

Bhavika Mistry

Telephone number

+44 207 995 4747

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

Lloyds TSB Group Plc

Nature of connection #

Advisor

First Previous Next Last

FORM 38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

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

22/10/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

50,598

GBP 9.56

GBP 9.26

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

106,937

GBP 9.61

GBP 9.31

(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

First Previous Next Last

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

23/10/2008

Contact name

Bhavika Mistry

Telephone number

+44 207 995 4747

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

Imperial Energy Corporation Plc

Nature of connection #

Advisor

First Previous Next Last

FORM 38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

Merrill Lynch International

Company dealt in

CENTRICA PLC

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

22/10/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

1,401,402

GBP 3.10

GBP 3.01

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

1,212,259

GBP 3.14

GBP 3.04

(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

First Previous Next Last

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

23/10/2008

Contact name

Bhavika Mistry

Telephone number

+44 207 995 4747

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

EDF S.A.

Nature of connection #

Advisor

First Previous Next Last

FORM 38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

Merrill Lynch International

Company dealt in

British Energy Group Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

22/10/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

143,556

GBP 7.30

GBP 7.28

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

71,934

GBP 7.30

GBP 7.28

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

50,169

GBP 7.29

Long Swap

LONG

26,927

GBP 7.29

Long Swap

LONG

22,532

GBP 7.30

Long Swap

LONG

12,641

GBP 7.30

Long Swap

LONG

7,446

GBP 7.30

Long Swap

LONG

3,046

GBP 7.29

Long Swap

LONG

2,800

GBP 7.30

Long Swap

LONG

158

GBP 7.30

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

436

GBP 7.33

Short Swap

SHORT

1,794

GBP 7.29

Short Swap

SHORT

7,446

GBP 7.30

Short Swap

SHORT

10,723

GBP 7.30

(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

First Previous Next Last

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

23/10/2008

Contact name

Bhavika Mistry

Telephone number

+44 207 995 4747

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

EDF S.A.

Nature of connection #

Advisor

First Previous Next Last

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
END
 
 
EMMFEWFSDSASEDS

Related Shares:

Centrica
FTSE 100 Latest
Value8,403.18
Change74.58