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EPT Disclosure

10th Sep 2008 10:05

RNS Number : 1170D
SG Option Europe
10 September 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 September 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 

4,691,034  0.21

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

4,691,034 0.21

(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 (GBP)

Purchase

1658

13.81

Purchase

1100

13.88

Purchase

2000

13.88

Purchase

3202

13.89

Purchase

1296

13.94

Purchase

2569

14.00

Purchase

1665

14.01

Purchase

200

14.02

Purchase

2152

14.03

Purchase

69454

14.05

Purchase

50000

14.12

Purchase

1715

14.16

Purchase

36268

14.20

Purchase

1691

14.21

Purchase

1639

14.26

Purchase

1100

14.27

Purchase

1203438

14.32

Purchase

1518

14.37

Purchase

1654

14.38

Purchase

1745

14.46

Purchase

376933

14.46

Purchase

202061

14.48

Purchase

1662

14.48

Purchase

5560

14.49

Purchase

3091

14.50

Purchase

2661

14.52

Purchase

1736

14.53

Purchase

4959

14.54

Purchase

18241

14.55

Purchase

2619

14.55

Purchase

3273

14.56

Purchase

569

14.57

Purchase

31161

14.57

Purchase

2311

14.58

Purchase

1839

14.59

Purchase

8361

14.60

Purchase

2287

14.61

Purchase

3535

14.62

Purchase

6988

14.63

Purchase

1084

14.64

Purchase

5601

14.64

Purchase

28936

14.65

Purchase

1765

14.67

Purchase

1841

14.74

Purchase

1719

14.76

Purchase

2812

14.77

Purchase

543

14.78

Purchase

2231

14.79

Purchase

2233

14.80

Purchase

2233

14.81

Purchase

20175

201.28

Total Purchase

2137084

 

Sale

50080

13.94

Sale

7650

14.00

Sale

2541

14.02

Sale

900

14.02

Sale

3205

14.03

Sale

2083

14.04

Sale

160577

14.05

Sale

3278

14.06

Sale

1653

14.07

Sale

1593

14.08

Sale

15129

14.09

Sale

334

14.16

Sale

127602

14.17

Sale

36975

14.20

Sale

666459

14.38

Sale

46674

14.55

Sale

1650

14.59

Sale

3000

14.62

Sale

1301

14.65

Sale

3434

14.69

Sale

1717

14.70

Sale

1721

14.71

Sale

2205

14.73

Sale

1702

14.76

Total Sale

1143463

 

(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

10 September 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
 
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