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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 |
08 September 2008 |
Date of dealing |
05 September 2008 |
Telephone number |
020 7996 2121 |
Please see attached disclosure of dealings under Rule 38.5 in the securities of the following |
05 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 |
05/09/2008 |
2. DEALINGS |
(a) Purchases and sales |
Total number of securities |
Highest price paid |
Lowest price paid |
purchased |
301,108 |
GBP 3.04 |
GBP 2.94 |
Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
279,073 |
GBP 3.04 |
GBP 2.95 |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
Product name, |
Short/Long |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
eg. CFD |
Long Swap |
LONG |
11,348 |
GBP 2.97 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
7,738 |
GBP 2.98 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
5,487 |
GBP 2.97 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
18 |
GBP 3.00 |
Product name, |
Short/Long |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
eg. CFD |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
10 |
GBP 2.99 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
435 |
GBP 2.99 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
2,360 |
GBP 2.99 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
4,560 |
GBP 2.99 |
(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 |
08/09/2008 |
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 |
05/09/2008 |
2. DEALINGS |
(a) Purchases and sales |
Total number of securities |
Highest price paid |
Lowest price paid |
purchased |
3,861,926 |
GBP 15.05 |
GBP 14.21 |
Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
4,752,209 |
GBP 14.99 |
GBP 14.19 |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
Product name, |
Short/Long |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
eg. CFD |
Long Swap |
LONG |
7,035 |
GBP 14.51 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
100,639 |
GBP 14.51 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
29,000 |
GBP 14.28 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
24,279 |
GBP 14.59 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
18,914 |
GBP 14.38 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
16,512 |
GBP 14.51 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
14,022 |
GBP 14.54 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
30 |
GBP 14.64 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
9,750 |
GBP 14.58 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
265,440 |
GBP 14.51 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
4,650 |
GBP 14.58 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
4,135 |
GBP 14.51 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
2,500 |
GBP 14.67 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
1,982 |
GBP 14.32 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
1,086 |
GBP 14.38 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
600 |
GBP 14.52 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
10,000 |
GBP 14.59 |
Long Swap |
LONG |
194,176 |
GBP 14.51 |
Product name, |
Short/Long |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
eg. CFD |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
9,750 |
GBP 14.65 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
450 |
GBP 14.71 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,210 |
GBP 14.70 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
1,219 |
GBP 14.38 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
2,500 |
GBP 14.74 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
3,441 |
GBP 14.47 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
4,650 |
GBP 14.65 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
220,856 |
GBP 14.47 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
5,853 |
GBP 14.47 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
10,000 |
GBP 14.51 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
13,739 |
GBP 14.47 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
29,000 |
GBP 14.60 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
39,571 |
GBP 14.41 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
83,736 |
GBP 14.47 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
161,562 |
GBP 14.47 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
240 |
GBP 14.73 |
Short Swap |
SHORT |
5,000 |
GBP 14.51 |
(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 |
08/09/2008 |
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 |
05/09/2008 |
2. DEALINGS |
(a) Purchases and sales |
Total number of securities |
Highest price paid |
Lowest price paid |
purchased |
26,367 |
GBP 2.71 |
GBP 2.70 |
Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
125,114 |
GBP 2.71 |
GBP 2.68 |
(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 |
08/09/2008 |
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 |
05/09/2008 |
2. DEALINGS |
(a) Purchases and sales |
Total number of securities |
Highest price paid |
Lowest price paid |
purchased |
1,635,762 |
GBP 3.95 |
GBP 3.83 |
Total number of securities sold |
Highest price received |
Lowest price received |
1,506,915 |
GBP 3.96 |
GBP 3.79 |
(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 |
08/09/2008 |
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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