Rule 8.3 - London Stock Exchange plc
Halcyon Asset Management LLC
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
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Name of person dealing (Note 1) Halcyon Asset Management LLC and Halcyon Offshore Asset
Management LLC on behalf of discretionary clients
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Company dealt in London Stock Exchange plc
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Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing November 20, 2006
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
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Long Short
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) 2,494,821 1.16775 %
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
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Total 2,494,821 1.16775 %
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
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Class of relevant security: Long Short
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell 100,000 0.0431% 200,000 0.0863%
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Total 100,000 0.0431% 200,000 0.0863%
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
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Class of relevant security: Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
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Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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CFD Short 1,246,210 shares 12.89682 GBP
CFD Short 249,242 shares 12.9141 GBP
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received per
purchasing, which the option European unit (Note 5)
varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc.
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(ii) Exercising
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Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
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Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
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 none, this should be stated.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
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Date of disclosure November 20, 2006
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Contact name James W. Sykes
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Telephone number 212/303-9406
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which
connected
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
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Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as
appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
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Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
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Call Option Purchased 100,000 1254 GBp European 15 December 2006
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Call Option Written 200,000 1304 GBp European 15 December 2006
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Notes
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.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk