Rule 8.1 - London Stock Exchange Plc
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
FORM 8.1
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) ABN AMRO BANK NV LONDON BRANCH
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Company dealt in London Stock Exchange Plc
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Class of relevant security to which the Ord GBP 0.058333
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing 16th March 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)
Long Short
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Number Number
(%) (%)
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(1) Relevant securities 601,960 (0.38%)
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
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Total 601,960 (0.38%)
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
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
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
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Sale 150,000 11.7500 GBP
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
purchasing, which the option European per unit (Note
varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. 5)
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(ii) Exercising
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)
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
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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The disposal of the ordinary shares in London Stock Exchange Plc (a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index)
referred to above on the 16th March 2006, was undertaken by ABN AMRO Bank N.V. London Branch as part of
a hedge transaction to reduce the economic exposure of the basket swap.
The Panel Executive has informed ABN AMRO Bank NV on an ex parte basis that such transactions are
permitted and have no Code consequences.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO
Date of disclosure 20th March 2006
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Contact name Mark Burnham
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Telephone number 020 7678 5898
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Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Euronext NV
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Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Adviser
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Notes
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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