8th Sep 2008 12:12
RNS Number : 9452C
 Banco Santander S.A.
 08 September 2008
 | DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES | FORM 8.1 |  | ||||||||||
| FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS |  |  | ||||||||||
| (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code) |  |  | ||||||||||
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| The Panel Executive has consented to Santander borrowing and lending relevant securities in Santander pursuant to Rule 4.6 of the Code |  |  | ||||||||||
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| 1.- KEY INFORMATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
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| Name of person dealing (Note1 ) | Grupo Santander |  |  | |||||||||
| Company dealt in | Banco Santander S.A. |  |  | |||||||||
| Class of relevant security to which the dealings |  |  |  |  | ||||||||
| being disclosed relate (Note 2) |  |  | COMMON SHARES |  |  | |||||||
| Date of dealing | 05/09/2008 |  |  | |||||||||
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| 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
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| (a) Interest and short positions (following dealing) in the class of class of relevant security in (Note 3) |  |  |  |  | ||||||||
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|  |  |  | Number  | (%) | Number  |  | (%) |  | ||||
| (1) Relevant securities |  |  | 25,572,316 | 0.41 |  |  | 0.00 |  | ||||
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) |  | 169,218,484 | 2.71 |  | 1,293,731 | 0.02 |  | |||||
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |  | 30,638,656 | 0.49 |  | 42,654,481 | 0.68 |  | |||||
| Total(*) |  |  | 225,429,456 | 3.61 |  | 43,948,212 | 0.70 |  | ||||
| (*) Included within the total of 225,429,456 shares in which Santander is interested (as defined in the Code) are 864,000 shares which have been lent by Santander. |  | |||||||||||
| Not included in this total are a further 2,874,000 shares which Santander has borrowed. |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||
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| (b) Interest and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in |  |  |  |  | ||||||||
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| Class of relevant security |  |  | Long | Short |  |  | ||||||
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| (1) Relevant securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
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| (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
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| Class of relevant securrity |  |  | Details |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
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| 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
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| (a) Purchases and sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
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| Purchase/sale |  | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |  | Currency |  | ||||||
| SALE |  |  | 300 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 1,900 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 2,200 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 20,000 |  |  | 11.12 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 10,000 |  |  | 11.3 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 10,000 |  |  | 11.3 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 10,000 |  |  | 11.02 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 10,000 |  |  | 11.3 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,260 |  |  | 11.1 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 10,000 |  |  | 11.19 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 6,700 |  |  | 11.11 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 20,000 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 60,000 |  |  | 11.15 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 40,000 |  |  | 11.21 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | 11.12 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 83,925 |  |  | 11.89 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 1,197 |  |  | 11.29 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,197 |  |  | 11.31 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 10,000 |  |  | 11.13 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 30,000 |  |  | 11.21 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 50,000 |  |  | 11.17 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 100,000 |  |  | 11.16 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 30,000 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 5,265 |  |  | 11.15 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 50,000 |  |  | 11.08 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,200 |  |  | 10.97 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 12,895 |  |  | 10.99 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 46,608 |  |  | 10.98 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 30,432 |  |  | 11.01 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 169,568 |  |  | 11 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 100,000 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 100,000 |  |  | 11.23 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 126,000 |  |  | 11.21 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 142,500 |  |  | 11.28 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 7,500 |  |  | 11.29 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 80,000 |  |  | 11.26 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 50,000 |  |  | 11.27 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 30,000 |  |  | 11.11 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 15,000 |  |  | 11.24 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 7,167 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 2,796 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 2,560 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 2,477 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 8,927 |  |  | 11.16 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 6,073 |  |  | 11.16 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 5,537 |  |  | 11.16 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 3,663 |  |  | 11.16 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 15,000 |  |  | 11.16 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 3,000 |  |  | 11.16 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 1,266 |  |  | 11.15 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 172 |  |  | 11.15 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 5,862 |  |  | 11.15 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 7,700 |  |  | 11.15 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 20,400 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 1,234 |  |  | 11.15 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 2,399 |  |  | 11.08 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 81 |  |  | 11.08 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 1,399 |  |  | 11.11 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 3,561 |  |  | 11.11 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 8,763 |  |  | 11.01 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 405 |  |  | 11.01 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 81 |  |  | 11.01 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 1,000 |  |  | 11.01 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 5,000 |  |  | 11.01 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 550 |  |  | 11.01 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 1,101 |  |  | 11.01 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 12,705 |  |  | 11.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 5 |  |  | 11.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 90 |  |  | 11.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 2,200 |  |  | 11.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 15,000 |  |  | 11.06 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 4,017 |  |  | 11.04 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 10,983 |  |  | 11.04 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 6,660 |  |  | 11.12 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 100 |  |  | 11.12 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 2,745 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| SALE |  |  | 15,800 |  |  | 11.26 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 40,000 |  |  | 11.11 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 11,144 |  |  | 11.11 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 4,770 |  |  | 11.11 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 4,486 |  |  | 11.11 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 5,810 |  |  | 11.13 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 200 |  |  | 11.13 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,418 |  |  | 11.13 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 5,000 |  |  | 11.13 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 2,572 |  |  | 11.13 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 9,670 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 330 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 15,000 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 455 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 9,545 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 15,000 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,841 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 7,500 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 700 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 4,959 |  |  | 11.2 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 843 |  |  | 11.18 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 3 |  |  | 11.18 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 302 |  |  | 11.18 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 273 |  |  | 11.12 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 5,000 |  |  | 11.12 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 5,272 |  |  | 11.12 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,855 |  |  | 11.12 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,600 |  |  | 11.12 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 406 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 500 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,208 |  |  | 11.13 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 719 |  |  | 11.07 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 496 |  |  | 11.12 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,056 |  |  | 11.07 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 308 |  |  | 11.18 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,317 |  |  | 11.18 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 918 |  |  | 11.11 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 453 |  |  | 11.06 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 130,000 |  |  | 11.01 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 5,951 |  |  | 11.06 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 3,397 |  |  | 11.02 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 8,752 |  |  | 11.02 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,563 |  |  | 11.02 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,288 |  |  | 11.02 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 7,426 |  |  | 11.06 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,623 |  |  | 11.06 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 1,761 |  |  | 11.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 4,347 |  |  | 11.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 2,000 |  |  | 11.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 7,692 |  |  | 11.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 4,308 |  |  | 11.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 11,492 |  |  | 11.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 169 |  |  | 11.11 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 254 |  |  | 11.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 338 |  |  | 11.28 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 140,000 |  |  | 11.3 | EUR |  | ||||
| PURCHASE |  |  | 518 |  |  | 11.31 | EUR |  | ||||
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| (b) Derivatives transactions in respect (other than options) |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
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| Product name, | Long/short (Note 6) |  | Number of securities (Note 7) | Price per unit (Note 5) | Currency |  | ||||||
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| FUTUROS | LONG |  |  | 15,000 |  | 11.08 | EUR |  | ||||
| FUTUROS | LONG |  |  | -28,900 |  | 11.91 | EUR |  | ||||
| FUTUROS | LONG |  |  | -49,100 |  | 11.9 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 7,300 |  | 0.95 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | -7,300 |  | 0.91 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | -7,500 |  | 0.24 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 10,000 |  | 0.09 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 6,200 |  | 0.07 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | -200,000 |  | 0.07 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 100,000 |  | 0.07 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 100,000 |  | 0.07 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | -100,000 |  | 0.07 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | -3,650 |  | 0.25 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 3,125 |  | 0.24 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 4,808 |  | 0.26 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | -50,000 |  | 0.22 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 500 |  | 0.25 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | -20,000 |  | 0.24 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 750 |  | 0.26 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 1,000 |  | 0.28 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | LONG |  |  | 4,500 |  | 0.97 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | LONG |  |  | -1,000 |  | 0.57 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | LONG |  |  | -1,851 |  | 0.57 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | LONG |  |  | 5,000 |  | 0.58 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | LONG |  |  | 10,000 |  | 0.57 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | LONG |  |  | -50,000 |  | 0.58 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | LONG |  |  | 50,000 |  | 0.56 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 5 |  | 0.67 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 500 |  | 0.66 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 1,500 |  | 0.67 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 2,000 |  | 0.66 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 1,191 |  | 0.63 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 750 |  | 0.63 | EUR |  | ||||
| WARRANTS | SHORT |  |  | 857 |  | 0.70 | EUR |  | ||||
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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, selling, | Number of securities | Exercise | Type e.g. | Expiry | Option money | Currency |  | ||||
| e.g. call option | purchasing, | to which the option | price | American | date | paid/received |  |  | ||||
|  | varying etc. | relates (Note 7) |  | European etc. |  | per unit (Note 5) |  |  | ||||
| PUT |  | 50,000 | 10 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  | EUR |  | ||||
| CALL |  | -425,000 | 13 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  | EUR |  | ||||
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| (d) Other dealing (including new securities) (Note 4) |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
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| Nature of transaction (Note 8) |  | Details |  | Price per unit (if applicable) Note 5) |  | Currency |  | |||||
| Shares borrowed by Santander |  | 10,000 | SHARES |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
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| 4. 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 any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If |  |  | ||||||||||
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Nota 9) |  |  |  | YES |  |  |  | |||||
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| Date of disclosure |  |  |  | 08/09/2008 |  | |||||||
| Contact name |  |  |  | JOSE MANUEL ARALUCE |  | |||||||
| Telephone number |  |  |  | + (34) 912-893-392 |  | |||||||
| Name of offeree/offeror with which associated |  |  | BANCO SANTANDER S.A |  |  | |||||||
| Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) |  | OFFEROR |  | |||||||||
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| The Notes on Form 8.1. can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk |  |  |  |  | ||||||||
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|  |  |  |  | SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 |  |  | ||||||
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| DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS |  |  | ||||||||||
| (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) |  |  | ||||||||||
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| OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
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| Product name, | Written | Number of securities | Exercise price | Type, e.g. | Expiry date |  |  | |||||
| e.g. call option | or purchased | to which the option |  (Note 2) | American, |  |  |  | |||||
|  |  |  or derivative relates |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 820,000 | 20 | AMERICAN | 15/06/2012 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 308,900 | 11 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 500,000 | 12 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 1,000,000 | 13 | AMERICAN | 17/12/2010 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 16,000,000 | 10 | AMERICAN | 19/06/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 4,000,000 | 10.5 | AMERICAN | 19/06/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 2,000,000 | 10 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 100,000 | 10.5 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 100,000 | 11 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 25,000 | 13 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 25,000 | 14 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 25,000 | 13.5 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 200,000 | 14 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 250,000 | 12 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 250,000 | 12 | AMERICAN | 17/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 500,000 | 11 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 704,500 | 18 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 1,000,000 | 13 | AMERICAN | 17/12/2010 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 54,000 | 15 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 11,900 | 12.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 8,261,049 | 10.29 | EUROPEAN | 24/04/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 8,261,049 | 10.29 | EUROPEAN | 24/04/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 394,518 | 12.04 | EUROPEAN | 05/04/2011 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 2,000,000 | 10.32 | EUROPEAN | 18/05/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 1,127,013 | 11.18 | EUROPEAN | 26/05/2011 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 835,000 | 14.31 | EUROPEAN | 16/03/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 842,389 | 11.87 | EUROPEAN | 26/04/2011 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 842,389 | 11.87 | EUROPEAN | 26/04/2011 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 1,000,000 | 15 | EUROPEAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 1,000,000 | 15 | EUROPEAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 1,000,000 | 15 | EUROPEAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 1,000,000 | 15 | EUROPEAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 435,047 | 12.77 | EUROPEAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 109,329 | 13.72 | EUROPEAN | 10/11/2010 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 300,000 | 19.46 | EUROPEAN | 17/10/2011 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 79,365 | 14.49 | EUROPEAN | 23/11/2010 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 200,000 | 18.25 | EUROPEAN | 01/09/2012 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 0 | 16.05 | EUROPEAN | 18/01/2010 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 0 | 11.56 | EUROPEAN | 18/01/2010 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 0 | 10.4 | EUROPEAN | 18/01/2010 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 100,000 | 15.95 | EUROPEAN | 23/01/2012 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 104,322 | 13.42 | EUROPEAN | 22/04/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 666,667 | 14.5 | EUROPEAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 1,000,000 | 15 | EUROPEAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 100,000 | 16 | EUROPEAN | 20/03/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 10,000 | 12.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 150,000 | 10 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 25,000 | 14 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 25,000 | 13.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 25,000 | 13 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 30,000 | 13.5 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 25,400 | 10.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 0 | 14 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 0 | 13.5 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 0 | 13 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 10,000 | 12.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 425,000 | 11.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 111,400 | 11 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 0 | 11 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 425,000 | 10.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 100,000 | 10.5 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 11,100 | 16 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 75,000 | 15 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 11,100 | 15 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 83,200 | 15 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 0 | 13 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 83,200 | 12.5 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 554,500 | 18 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 150,000 | 18 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 19,500 | 11.5 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 75,000 | 12.5 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 2,010,000 | 11.5 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 1,000,000 | 12 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 500,000 | 11 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 500,000 | 10.5 | AMERICAN | 19/06/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 15,000 | 9.75 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 15,000 | 9.5 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 15,000 | 9.25 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 15,000 | 9 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 15,000 | 8.75 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 21,700 | 13 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 2,000,000 | 11.5 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 1,500,000 | 10 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | WRITTEN | 500,000 | 9.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 1,500,000 | 13.5 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 3,000 | 10.5 | AMERICAN | 18/09/2009 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 90,000 | 12.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 1,000,000 | 12 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 80,000 | 11.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 500,000 | 11 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 100,000 | 17 | AMERICAN | 15/06/2012 |  |  | |||||
| PUT | PURCHASED | 100,000 | 11.5 | AMERICAN | 15/06/2012 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 500,000 | 13.5 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 15,000 | 10.5 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 15,000 | 10 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 15,000 | 9.75 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 15,000 | 9.5 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 15,000 | 9.25 | AMERICAN | 18/12/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 10,000 | 14 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 250,000 | 13 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 280,000 | 13 | AMERICAN | 19/09/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 1,100 | 15 | AMERICAN | 16/12/2011 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | WRITTEN | 500 | 14.5 | AMERICAN | 17/12/2010 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 30,000 | 13.5 | AMERICAN | 20/03/2009 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 10,000 | 17.5 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 500,000 | 11 | AMERICAN | 19/12/2008 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 100,000 | 17 | AMERICAN | 15/06/2012 |  |  | |||||
| CALL | PURCHASED | 100,000 | 11.50 | AMERICAN | 15/06/2012 |  |  | |||||
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| 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.  |  |  |  | |||||||||
|  Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. |  |  |  |  | ||||||||
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| 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||
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| For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's |  |  |  | |||||||||
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