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EPT Disclosure

12th May 2008 10:11

RNS Number : 1744U
SG Option Europe
12 May 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
 
SG Option Europe
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
 
09 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
 
 
1,952,739 0.09
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
 
 
 
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 
 
 
Total
 
 
1,952,739 0.09
 
 
(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
 
 
 
 
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
 
Class of relevant security:
 
Details
 
 
 
3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
 
(a) Purchases and sales
 
Purchase/Sale
Number of Securities
Price per Unit
Purchase
6287
19.60
Purchase
6948
19.73
Purchase
66862
19.75
Purchase
34737
19.75
Purchase
104784
19.77
Purchase
5000
19.78
Purchase
19064
19.79
Purchase
166185
19.80
Purchase
40012
19.86
Purchase
46339
19.97
Total Purchase
496218
 
Sale
309
19.46
Sale
106
19.47
Sale
216
19.61
Sale
166
19.64
Sale
7931
19.66
Sale
112052
19.71
Sale
328
19.72
Sale
9421
19.74
Sale
953
19.75
Sale
26600
19.77
Sale
12400
19.79
Sale
92143
19.80
Sale
2405
19.87
Sale
2960
19.93
Sale
4710
19.94
Sale
1884
19.97
Total Sale
274584
 
 
 
(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. 
 
 
 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO
 
 
Date of disclosure
 
12 May 2008
Contact name
 
Patrick Overmeer
Telephone number
 
0207 676 6885
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected
 
Rio Tinto
Nature of connection (Note 9)
 
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
 
END
 
 
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