EPT Disclosure

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 

27 August 2008

Date of dealing

26 August 2008

Telephone number 

020 7996 2121

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

26 August 2008

WPP Group Plc - Common

CENTRICA PLC - Common

British Energy Group Plc - Common

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

27/08/2008

Contact name

Louise Howard

Telephone number

+44 20 7996 2121

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

EDS S.A.

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

British Energy Group Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

26/08/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

356,294

GBP 7.26

GBP 7.14

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

396,591

GBP 7.24

GBP 7.16

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

22,755

GBP 7.20

Long Swap

LONG

690

GBP 7.19

Long Swap

LONG

840

GBP 7.20

Long Swap

LONG

950

GBP 7.20

Long Swap

LONG

1,090

GBP 7.19

Long Swap

LONG

1,110

GBP 7.19

Long Swap

LONG

1,980

GBP 7.19

Long Swap

LONG

3,000

GBP 7.21

Long Swap

LONG

5,872

GBP 7.20

Long Swap

LONG

50

GBP 7.19

Long Swap

LONG

18,000

GBP 7.21

Long Swap

LONG

15,000

GBP 7.21

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

360

GBP 7.20

Short Swap

SHORT

22,755

GBP 7.20

Short Swap

SHORT

7,368

GBP 7.23

Short Swap

SHORT

7,110

GBP 7.20

Short Swap

SHORT

4,575

GBP 7.19

Short Swap

SHORT

2,585

GBP 7.20

Short Swap

SHORT

1,980

GBP 7.21

Short Swap

SHORT

1,110

GBP 7.20

Short Swap

SHORT

976

GBP 7.21

Short Swap

SHORT

840

GBP 7.20

(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

27/08/2008

Contact name

Louise Howard

Telephone number

+44 20 7996 2121

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

EDF S.A.

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

WPP Group Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

26/08/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

273,627

GBP 5.07

GBP 4.82

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

703,863

GBP 5.10

GBP 4.84

(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

27/08/2008

Contact name

Louise Howard

Telephone number

+44 20 7996 2121

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

WPP Group Plc

Nature of connection #

Advisor