19th Sep 2008 12:35
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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