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EPT Disclosure

19th Sep 2008 12:35

RNS Number : 8587D
Merrill Lynch International
19 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 

19 September 2008

Date of dealing

18 September 2008

Telephone number 

020 7996 2121

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

18 September 2008

Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc - Common

Informa Plc - Common

BHP Billiton Plc - Common

Alliance & Leicester Plc - Common

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

Alliance & Leicester Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

18/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

682,223

GBP 2.76

GBP 2.58

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

687,532

GBP 2.72

GBP 2.59

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

102,990

GBP 2.63

Long Swap

LONG

394

GBP 2.67

Long Swap

LONG

721

GBP 2.66

Long Swap

LONG

1,700

GBP 2.63

Long Swap

LONG

1,740

GBP 2.63

Long Swap

LONG

4,056

GBP 2.60

Long Swap

LONG

6,666

GBP 2.63

Long Swap

LONG

9,370

GBP 2.63

Long Swap

LONG

11,003

GBP 2.66

Long Swap

LONG

181

GBP 2.61

Long Swap

LONG

35,761

GBP 2.61

Long Swap

LONG

346,446

GBP 2.66

Long Swap

LONG

28,483

GBP 2.67

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

181

GBP 2.59

Short Swap

SHORT

357,317

GBP 2.67

Short Swap

SHORT

84,717

GBP 2.61

Short Swap

SHORT

80,349

GBP 2.66

Short Swap

SHORT

35,761

GBP 2.59

Short Swap

SHORT

16,826

GBP 2.67

Short Swap

SHORT

4,056

GBP 2.59

Short Swap

SHORT

2,075

GBP 2.63

(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

19/09/2008

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

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

BHP Billiton Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

18/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

10,256,404

GBP 13.61

GBP 12.83

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

7,662,971

GBP 13.60

GBP 12.75

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Long Swap

LONG

2,900

GBP 13.24

Long Swap

LONG

161

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

28,951

GBP 13.24

Long Swap

LONG

24,320

GBP 13.04

Long Swap

LONG

17,608

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

11,732

GBP 13.48

Long Swap

LONG

10,000

GBP 13.37

Long Swap

LONG

10,000

GBP 13.32

Long Swap

LONG

9,318

GBP 13.02

Long Swap

LONG

85,313

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

3,916

GBP 13.02

Long Swap

LONG

144,925

GBP 13.24

Long Swap

LONG

2,500

GBP 13.15

Long Swap

LONG

2,200

GBP 13.01

Long Swap

LONG

2,200

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

1,378

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

1,323

GBP 13.23

Long Swap

LONG

1,219

GBP 13.48

Long Swap

LONG

1,161

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

991

GBP 13.48

Long Swap

LONG

643

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

7,620

GBP 13.48

Long Swap

LONG

741,992

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

75,198

GBP 13.24

Long Swap

LONG

1,100,494

GBP 13.23

Long Swap

LONG

646,000

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

481,645

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

435,000

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

185,022

GBP 13.17

 

Long Swap

LONG

180,616

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

152,717

GBP 13.17

Long Swap

LONG

1,325,000

GBP 13.17

Product name, 

Short/Long

Number of securities

Price per unit 

eg. CFD

Short Swap

SHORT

1,109,637

GBP 13.25

Short Swap

SHORT

9,318

GBP 12.95

Short Swap

SHORT

2,000

GBP 13.27

Short Swap

SHORT

2,500

GBP 13.15

Short Swap

SHORT

3,507

GBP 12.92

Short Swap

SHORT

9,238

GBP 13.13

Short Swap

SHORT

11,489

GBP 13.23

Short Swap

SHORT

14,400

GBP 13.22

Short Swap

SHORT

28,236

GBP 13.04

Short Swap

SHORT

238,332

GBP 13.22

Short Swap

SHORT

600

GBP 12.98

Short Swap

SHORT

30,737

GBP 13.23

(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

19/09/2008

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

Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

18/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

304,931

GBP 2.42

GBP 2.34

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

982,306

GBP 2.41

GBP 2.32

(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

19/09/2008

Contact name

Louise Howard

Telephone number

+44 20 7996 2121

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

WPP Group Plc

Nature of connection #

Advisor

 

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

Informa Plc

Class of relevant security to which the 

Common

dealings being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

18/09/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities 

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

purchased

372,023

GBP 3.53

GBP 3.34

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

367,452

GBP 3.57

GBP 3.35

(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

19/09/2008

Contact name

Louise Howard

Telephone number

+44 20 7996 2121

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

Informa Plc

Nature of connection #

Advisor

 

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