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EPT Disclosure

20th May 2008 11:39

RNS Number : 8689U
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
20 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

Societe Generale London Branch

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

19 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 

-1,762,129  -0.07

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-1,180,707 -0.06

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-1,762,129   -0.07

-1,180,707 -0.06

(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)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale

Number of Securities

Price per Unit

Purchase

52

21.48

Purchase

9700

21.48

Purchase

94

21.49

Purchase

44

21.5

Purchase

122

21.51

Purchase

108

21.52

Purchase

183

21.53

Purchase

157

21.54

Purchase

198

21.55

Purchase

82

21.57

Purchase

103

21.58

Purchase

248

21.59

Purchase

200

21.6

Purchase

198

21.61

Purchase

32

21.62

Purchase

145

21.63

Purchase

354

21.64

Purchase

38

21.65

Purchase

14800

21.66

Purchase

521

21.67

Purchase

502

21.68

Purchase

368

21.68

Purchase

215

21.69

Purchase

2500

21.7

Purchase

6884

21.71

Purchase

6398

21.72

Purchase

1890

21.74

Purchase

3780

21.75

Purchase

533

21.76

Purchase

83

21.77

Purchase

2829

21.78

Purchase

3890

21.79

Purchase

6254

21.8

Purchase

4608

21.81

Purchase

3945

21.82

Purchase

1890

21.83

Purchase

20892

21.96

Total Purchase

94840

 

Sale

331

21.43

Sale

334

21.44

Sale

9700

21.5

Sale

727

21.51

Sale

834

21.53

Sale

688

21.54

Sale

1020

21.56

Sale

335

21.57

Sale

455

21.58

Sale

597

21.59

Sale

506

21.6

Sale

430

21.61

Sale

3659

21.61

Sale

427

21.63

Sale

537

21.64

Sale

295

21.65

Sale

327

21.66

Sale

890

21.67

Sale

577

21.68

Sale

368

21.68

Sale

188

21.69

Sale

544

21.7

Sale

257

21.71

Sale

402

21.72

Sale

165

21.73

Sale

85

21.74

Sale

84

21.75

Sale

32

21.76

Sale

294

21.77

Sale

71

21.78

Sale

670

21.79

Sale

12

21.8

Sale

249

21.81

Sale

63000

21.81

Sale

94

21.83

Sale

386

21.86

Sale

132

21.87

Sale

260

21.88

Sale

548

21.89

Sale

204

21.93

Sale

4126

21.96

Total Sale

94840

 

(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

20 May 2008

Contact name

Gemma Mathieson

Telephone number

020 7676 6489

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Rio Tinto plc

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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