24th Sep 2008 11:48
| 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 | 24 September 2008 | 
| Date of dealing | 23 September 2008 | 
| Telephone number | 020 7996 2121 | 
| Please see attached disclosure of dealings under Rule 38.5 in the securities of the following | 
| 23 September 2008 | 
| Lloyds TSB Group Plc - Common | 
| Imperial Energy Corporation Plc - Common | 
| HBOS Plc - Common | 
| Banco Santander SA. - 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 | Lloyds TSB Group Plc | 
| Class of relevant security to which the | Common | 
| dealings being disclosed relate | 
| Date of dealing | 23/09/2008 | 
| 2. DEALINGS | 
| (a) Purchases and sales | 
| Total number of securities | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid | 
| purchased | 
| 7,249,362 | GBP 2.71 | GBP 2.54 | 
| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received | Lowest price received | 
| 6,468,905 | GBP 2.71 | GBP 2.50 | 
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) | 
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit | 
| eg. CFD | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 107,066 | GBP 2.56 | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 47,000 | GBP 2.59 | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 45,000 | GBP 2.59 | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 40,000 | GBP 2.58 | 
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit | 
| eg. CFD | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 40,000 | GBP 2.60 | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 45,000 | GBP 2.60 | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 47,000 | GBP 2.59 | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 107,066 | GBP 2.57 | 
| (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 | 24/09/2008 | 
| Contact name | Louise Howard | 
| Telephone number | +44 20 7996 2121 | 
| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | Lloyds TSB Group Plc | 
| 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 | HBOS Plc | 
| Class of relevant security to which the | Common | 
| dealings being disclosed relate | 
| Date of dealing | 23/09/2008 | 
| 2. DEALINGS | 
| (a) Purchases and sales | 
| Total number of securities | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid | 
| purchased | 
| 3,864,188 | GBP 2.08 | GBP 1.81 | 
| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received | Lowest price received | 
| 2,800,684 | GBP 2.08 | GBP 1.75 | 
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) | 
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit | 
| eg. CFD | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 89,999 | GBP 1.86 | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 29,998 | GBP 1.85 | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 20,000 | GBP 1.81 | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 10,000 | GBP 1.85 | 
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit | 
| eg. CFD | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 10,000 | GBP 1.86 | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 20,000 | GBP 1.81 | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 29,998 | GBP 1.88 | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 89,999 | GBP 1.86 | 
| (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 | 24/09/2008 | 
| Contact name | Louise Howard | 
| Telephone number | +44 20 7996 2121 | 
| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | Lloyds TSB Group Plc | 
| 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 | Banco Santander SA. | 
| Class of relevant security to which the | Common | 
| dealings being disclosed relate | 
| Date of dealing | 23/09/2008 | 
| 2. DEALINGS | 
| (a) Purchases and sales | 
| Total number of securities | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid | 
| purchased | 
| 910,040 | EUR 10.77 | EUR 10.42 | 
| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received | Lowest price received | 
| 1,347,323 | EUR 10.85 | EUR 10.42 | 
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) | 
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit | 
| eg. CFD | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 272,163 | EUR 10.59 | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 116,944 | EUR 10.55 | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 41,473 | EUR 10.55 | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 16,896 | EUR 10.59 | 
| Long Swap | LONG | 2,560 | EUR 10.56 | 
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit | 
| eg. CFD | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 5,160 | EUR 10.57 | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 23,900 | EUR 10.60 | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 41,473 | EUR 10.57 | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 55,867 | EUR 10.57 | 
| Short Swap | SHORT | 272,163 | EUR 10.60 | 
| (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 | 24/09/2008 | 
| 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(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 | Imperial Energy Corporation Plc | 
| Class of relevant security to which the | Common | 
| dealings being disclosed relate | 
| Date of dealing | 23/09/2008 | 
| 2. DEALINGS | 
| (a) Purchases and sales | 
| Total number of securities | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid | 
| purchased | 
| 94,786 | GBP 10.76 | GBP 10.57 | 
| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received | Lowest price received | 
| 82,425 | GBP 10.78 | GBP 10.60 | 
| (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 | 24/09/2008 | 
| Contact name | Louise Howard | 
| Telephone number | +44 20 7996 2121 | 
| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | Imperial Energy Corporation Plc | 
| Nature of connection # | Advisor | 
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