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EPT Disclosure

9th Oct 2008 09:27

RNS Number : 4606F
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
09 October 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

08 October 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 

-2,160,072  -0.10

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,316,707 -0.11

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,160,072   -0.10

-2,316,707 -0.11

(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

Purchase/Sale

Number of Securities

Price per unit (GBP)

Purchase

179588

9.73

Purchase

170000

9.73

Purchase

400000

9.88

Purchase

4094

10.00

Purchase

934

10.01

Purchase

17620

10.02

Purchase

13233

10.03

Purchase

10356

10.04

Purchase

7394

10.05

Purchase

22206

10.06

Purchase

2154

10.18

Purchase

1280

10.19

Purchase

1438

10.20

Purchase

5308

10.21

Purchase

4616

10.22

Purchase

4857

10.23

Purchase

5610

10.24

Purchase

1646

10.25

Purchase

49300

10.26

Purchase

2815

10.26

Purchase

1646

10.27

Purchase

4824

10.28

Purchase

1753

10.29

Purchase

3482

10.30

Purchase

751

10.31

Purchase

1069

10.32

Purchase

3559

10.33

Purchase

905

10.35

Purchase

717

10.36

Purchase

722

10.37

Purchase

148

10.38

Purchase

99000

10.81

Purchase

99000

10.81

Purchase

340

10.88

Total purchase

1122365

 

Sale

30000

9.60

Sale

18950

9.65

Sale

350

9.66

Sale

700

9.66

Sale

47595

9.70

Sale

14405

9.71

Sale

9011

9.73

Sale

170000

9.73

Sale

170000

9.73

Sale

74660

9.75

Sale

3340

9.76

Sale

9300

9.76

Sale

700

9.77

Sale

577

9.78

Sale

10000

9.78

Sale

35000

9.80

Sale

15900

9.85

Sale

700

9.86

Sale

8400

9.87

Sale

4300

9.96

Sale

700

9.96

Sale

25000

10.00

Sale

10000

10.01

Sale

59785

10.03

Sale

245

10.04

Sale

3500

10.05

Sale

16052

10.06

Sale

2000

10.11

Sale

2000

10.12

Sale

3876

10.14

Sale

5185

10.16

Sale

3775

10.17

Sale

561

10.19

Sale

949

10.22

Sale

3697

10.23

Sale

7976

10.24

Sale

5900

10.25

Sale

49300

10.26

Sale

49300

10.26

Sale

7498

10.27

Sale

3859

10.28

Sale

3292

10.29

Sale

3746

10.38

Sale

3740

10.39

Sale

141

10.43

Sale

11030

10.45

Sale

3812

10.46

Sale

4308

10.47

Sale

7075

10.48

Sale

1835

10.49

Sale

2438

10.73

Sale

3406

10.75

Sale

5711

10.76

Sale

10097

10.77

Sale

13685

10.78

Sale

4881

10.79

Sale

6220

10.80

Sale

99000

10.81

Sale

7035

10.81

Sale

10979

10.82

Sale

7040

10.83

Sale

12514

10.84

Sale

5879

10.85

Sale

5219

10.86

Sale

340

10.88

Sale

3896

10.88

Total sale

1122365

 

(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

09 October 2008

Contact name

Patrick Overmeer

Telephone number

020 7676 6885

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
 
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