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EPT Disclosure

19th May 2008 11:40

RNS Number : 7620U
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited
19 May 2008
 



 

DEALINGS BY CONNECTEEXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 

WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS

BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

0.5 USD ordinary

Date of dealing

16th May 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Long

Short

Number (%)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 

588,160        0.03%

454,977         0.02%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-

-

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

-

-

Total

588,160       0.03%

454,977     0.02%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Long

Short

Number (%)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 

-

-

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-

-

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

-

-

Total

-

-

Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

N/A

-

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 4)

Purchase

2.00

31750.00

Purchase

6.00

31750.00

Purchase

100.00

31799.00

Purchase

209.00

31700.00

Purchase

266.00

31750.00

Purchase

305.00

31800.00

Purchase

426.00

32000.00

Purchase

500.00

31800.00

Purchase

500.00

32000.00

Purchase

519.00

32000.00

Purchase

768.00

31750.00

Purchase

1000.00

31750.00

Purchase

1000.00

31750.00

Purchase

1000.00

31800.00

Purchase

1200.00

31700.00

Purchase

1200.00

31799.00

Purchase

1200.00

31600.00

Purchase

1500.00

32000.00

Purchase

1538.00

31750.00

Purchase

1588.00

31800.00

Purchase

1716.00

31600.00

Purchase

1770.00

31800.00

Purchase

1823.00

31800.00

Purchase

2000.00

31800.00

Purchase

2800.00

31800.00

Purchase

3256.00

32000.00

Purchase

3500.00

32000.00

Purchase

3521.00

32000.00

Purchase

3800.00

31800.00

Purchase

4256.00

31800.00

Purchase

4256.00

31800.00

Purchase

4533.00

31750.00

Purchase

4900.00

31750.00

Purchase

4990.00

31700.00

Purchase

5000.00

31750.00

Purchase

5000.00

31800.00

Purchase

5080.00

31800.00

Purchase

5126.00

32000.00

Purchase

5210.00

31800.00

Purchase

5260.00

31700.00

Purchase

5484.00

31600.00

Purchase

6253.00

31750.00

Purchase

7152.00

32000.00

Purchase

10000.00

31800.00

Purchase

17967.00

31800.00

Purchase

19420.00

31800.00

Sale

500.00

32000.00

Sale

940.00

32035.00

 

 

 

Total Purchases

158,900

Total Sales

1,440

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

-

-

-

-

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 4) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

-

-

-

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

-

-

-

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.

N/A

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure

19th May 2008

Contact name

MICHAEL SOLARIN

Telephone number

0027 11 322 7860

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITED

Nature of connection (Note 9)

CONNECTED ADVISOR

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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