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EPT Disclosure

28th Aug 2008 09:10

RNS Number : 1847C
Macquarie Group Limited
28 August 2008
 



 

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT 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

Macquarie Bank Limited

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton Plc

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

Ordinary shares ISIN: GB0000566504

Date of dealing

27 August 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 

3,318,573 0.14%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

137,641  0.00%

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

199,850 0.00%

Total

3,518,423 0.15%

137,641 0.00%

(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

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

Purchases and sales

See Annexure A

(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)

See Annexure B

(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) 

See Annexure B

 (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)

Quantity 

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.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES

Date of disclosure

28 August 2008

Contact name

Johanna Uy

Telephone number

+44 (0) 2030374339

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Rio Tinto Plc

Nature of connection (Note 9)

Connected principal trader

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b)

BLT.L

Call/Put

BuySell

Quantity

Strike

Amer/Euro

Expiry

ETO C/SIZE

Call Option

BUY

200000.00

13.43

European

20090511

Call Option

SELL

-150.00

14.00

American

20090320

Annexure A

B = 156864 S = -41914 

Buy Sell

Exec Quantity

Exec Price

BUY

1644.00

16.65

BUY

832.00

16.65

BUY

168.00

16.65

BUY

263.00

16.65

BUY

466.00

16.67

BUY

153.00

16.67

BUY

2500.00

16.64

BUY

1213.00

16.65

BUY

1287.00

16.65

BUY

676.00

16.67

BUY

416.00

16.67

BUY

86.00

16.67

BUY

173.00

16.67

BUY

2356.00

16.65

BUY

979.00

16.65

BUY

640.00

16.67

BUY

512.00

16.65

BUY

1282.00

16.66

BUY

345.00

16.66

BUY

230.00

16.67

BUY

252.00

16.66

BUY

568.00

16.67

BUY

184.00

16.66

BUY

274.00

16.66

BUY

135.00

16.66

BUY

1140.00

16.67

BUY

93.00

16.66

BUY

1140.00

16.67

BUY

700.00

16.67

BUY

499.00

16.67

BUY

121.00

16.67

BUY

404.00

16.67

BUY

894.00

16.67

BUY

350.00

16.67

BUY

761.00

16.67

BUY

196.00

16.66

BUY

196.00

16.66

BUY

102.00

16.66

BUY

71.00

16.66

BUY

31.00

16.66

BUY

176.00

16.65

BUY

153.00

16.65

BUY

153.00

16.65

BUY

456.00

16.65

BUY

700.00

16.65

BUY

700.00

16.65

BUY

1028.00

16.65

BUY

63.00

16.65

BUY

416.00

16.64

BUY

416.00

16.64

BUY

287.00

16.64

BUY

1120.00

16.65

BUY

700.00

16.62

BUY

43.00

16.62

BUY

3621.00

16.62

BUY

133.00

16.65

BUY

172.00

16.65

BUY

4695.00

16.65

BUY

375.00

16.68

BUY

125.00

16.68

BUY

117000.00

16.90

SELL

-517.00

16.90

SELL

-1586.00

16.90

SELL

-832.00

16.90

SELL

-600.00

16.90

SELL

-300.00

16.90

SELL

-932.00

16.90

SELL

-233.00

16.90

SELL

-500.00

16.89

SELL

-500.00

16.89

SELL

-4000.00

16.89

SELL

-1786.00

16.89

SELL

-700.00

16.89

SELL

-742.00

16.89

SELL

-185.00

16.89

SELL

-2400.00

16.82

SELL

-100.00

16.82

SELL

-451.00

16.86

SELL

-4549.00

16.85

SELL

-3352.00

16.85

SELL

-700.00

16.85

SELL

-948.00

16.85

SELL

-951.00

16.89

SELL

-3000.00

16.88

SELL

-1399.00

16.88

SELL

-27.00

16.88

SELL

-225.00

16.88

SELL

-349.00

16.88

SELL

-1000.00

16.90

SELL

-1621.00

16.90

SELL

-930.00

16.90

SELL

-700.00

16.90

SELL

-476.00

16.90

SELL

-273.00

16.90

SELL

-200.00

16.87

SELL

-300.00

16.87

SELL

-24.00

16.87

SELL

-200.00

16.87

SELL

-370.00

16.87

SELL

-1230.00

16.87

SELL

-176.00

16.87

SELL

-500.00

16.90

SELL

-800.00

16.85

SELL

-585.00

16.85

SELL

-165.00

16.85

SELL

-500.00

16.95

00.00

OTC sale to custodian at market.

Total

114950.00

Annexure B

BLT.L

B = 0 S = -150 

Call/Put

Buy Sell

Exec Quantity

Exec Price

Strike

Amer/Euro

Expiry

Call Option

SELL

-150.00

04.00

14.00

American

20090320

Total

-150.00

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