5th Aug 2008 11:32
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This announcement amends the EPT disclosure released on 04/08/2008 at 12:01 under number 5671A. The number of shares bought and sold for British Energy Group Plc 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 |
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Name of EPT |
Merrill Lynch International |
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Date of disclosure |
04 August 2008 |
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Date of dealing |
01 August 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 |
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01 August 2008 |
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Rio Tinto Plc - Common |
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Imperial Energy Corporation Plc - Common |
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British Energy Group Plc - Common |
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Banco Santander SA. - 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 |
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so that the nature of the dealings can be fully understood. For options this should include the number |
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of securities under option, the exercise period (or in the case of exercise, the exercise date), the |
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exercise price and any option money paid or received. For derivatives this should include, at least, the |
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number of reference securities to which they relate (when relevant), the maturity date (or if applicable |
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the closing out date) and the 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 |
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Monitoring Section of the Panel, Tel. No:0207 638 0129 |
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FORM |
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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 |
01/08/2008 |
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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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381,156 |
GBP 52.05 |
GBP 50.08 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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440,840 |
GBP 51.96 |
GBP 50.09 |
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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 |
3,200 |
GBP 50.83 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
70 |
GBP 50.23 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
140 |
GBP 50.27 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
150 |
GBP 50.27 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
170 |
GBP 50.23 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
420 |
GBP 50.23 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
954 |
GBP 50.48 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
60 |
GBP 50.18 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,500 |
GBP 50.47 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
3,550 |
GBP 50.83 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
7,000 |
GBP 50.49 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
7,437 |
GBP 51.31 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,500 |
GBP 50.16 |
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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 |
40 |
GBP 50.39 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
4,000 |
GBP 50.24 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
3,000 |
GBP 50.24 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
443 |
GBP 50.86 |
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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 |
-78,330 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Oct-08 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
1,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
19-Jun-09 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
11,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
16-Jan-09 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
11,200 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Apr-09 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
29,500 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
19-Jun-09 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
78,330 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Oct-08 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
2,000,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Apr-09 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
2,500,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Oct-08 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
1,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Apr-09 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
14,000,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
16-Jan-09 |
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Warrant |
Selling |
-1,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Oct-08 |
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Warrant |
Selling |
-29,500 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
19-Jun-09 |
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Warrant |
Selling |
-11,200 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Apr-09 |
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Warrant |
Selling |
-11,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
16-Jan-09 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
1,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Oct-08 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
3,500,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Apr-09 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
3,999,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
17-Oct-08 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
9,000,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
18-Sep-09 |
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Warrant |
Selling |
-42,050 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
18-Sep-09 |
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Warrant |
Buying |
13,000,000 |
£0.00 |
AMERICAN |
19-Jun-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 |
04/08/2008 |
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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 |
Banco Santander SA. |
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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 |
01/08/2008 |
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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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3,964,021 |
EUR 12.23 |
EUR 12.01 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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3,182,155 |
EUR 12.23 |
EUR 12.00 |
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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 |
92,042 |
EUR 12.16 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
81,828 |
EUR 12.16 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
29,360 |
EUR 12.13 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
6,400 |
EUR 12.13 |
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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 |
7,353 |
GBP 9.56 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
41 |
EUR 12.22 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
671 |
EUR 12.05 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
2,952 |
EUR 12.05 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
9,050 |
EUR 12.05 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
32,622 |
EUR 12.14 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
81,828 |
EUR 12.14 |
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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 |
04/08/2008 |
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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 |
Banco Santander SA. |
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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- |
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SERVICING 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 |
Imperial Energy Corporation 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 |
01/08/2008 |
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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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130,225 |
GBP 10.80 |
GBP 10.46 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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69,628 |
GBP 10.83 |
GBP 10.49 |
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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 |
04/08/2008 |
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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 |
Imperial Energy Corporation 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 |
British Energy Group 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 |
01/08/2008 |
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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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1,246,317 |
GBP 7.04 |
GBP 6.79 |
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Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
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1,287,275 |
GBP 7.03 |
GBP 6.82 |
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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 |
1,630 |
GBP 6.94 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
180 |
GBP 6.90 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
190 |
GBP 6.94 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
340 |
GBP 6.94 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
500 |
GBP 6.95 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
640 |
GBP 6.95 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,080 |
GBP 6.90 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
150 |
GBP 6.90 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,430 |
GBP 6.90 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
2,000 |
GBP 6.92 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
7,227 |
GBP 7.00 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
7,541 |
GBP 7.00 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
10,295 |
GBP 6.90 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
59,813 |
GBP 6.90 |
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Long Swap |
LONG |
1,240 |
GBP 6.95 |
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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 |
5,280 |
GBP 6.93 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
59,893 |
GBP 6.93 |
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Short Swap |
SHORT |
54,300 |
GBP 6.95 |
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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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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 |
04/08/2008 |
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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 |
EDF S.A |
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Nature of connection # |
Advisor |
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