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EPT Disclosure

24th Nov 2008 09:50

RNS Number : 7542I
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited
24 November 2008
 



 

DEALINGS BY CONNECTEEXEMPT 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

UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

 

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

21st November 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 

 1,834,093 0.08%

573,455     0.03%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-

-

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

-

-

Total

1,834,093    0.08%

573,455      0.03%

(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

N/A

-

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 4)

B

366

12773

B

2,893

12773

B

1,741

12778

B

5,000

12797

B

2,166

12799

B

2,789

12800

B

1,811

12800

B

1,000

12800

B

1,000

12800

B

400

12800

B

5,000

12800

B

1,000

12800

B

3,056

12800

B

200

12800

B

3,744

12800

B

2,000

12800

B

2,670

12800

B

150

12800

B

180

12800

B

4,574

12800

B

400

12800

B

4,468

12800

B

3,000

12800

B

174

12800

B

26

12800

B

192

12800

B

4,000

12450

B

3,612

12500

B

9,200

12500

B

3,000

12500

B

844

12500

B

1,000

12500

B

3,200

12500

B

5,800

12500

B

25,000

12500

B

3,158

12500

B

20,000

12500

B

186

12500

B

200

12500

B

2,437

12500

B

11,617

12550

S

506

12500

S

1,000

12500

S

396

12500

S

700

12500

S

5,000

12500

S

900

12502

S

10,000

12572

S

700

12572

S

1,000

12575

S

4,798

12600

S

8,755

12600

S

203

12600

S

5,280

12600

S

5,253

12600

S

4,900

12600

S

320

12600

S

289

12600

S

5,000

12700

S

2,000

12700

S

250

12700

S

5,000

12700

S

372

12700

S

556

12700

S

1,477

12700

S

8,790

12700

S

655

12700

S

900

12705

S

378

12723

S

4,700

12725

S

60

12740

S

5,000

12800

S

10,000

12800

S

4,990

12800

S

1,001

12800

S

3,999

12800

S

1,649

12800

S

2,742

12800

S

1,028

12800

S

900

12800

S

2,442

12800

S

9,000

12801

S

511

12802

S

100

12803

S

1,500

12805

S

5,000

12900

S

3,000

12900

S

6,547

12900

S

3,700

12900

S

3,000

12900

S

2,000

12900

S

4,800

12900

S

5,000

12900

S

3,000

12900

S

7,000

12900

S

1,000

12900

S

753

12900

S

200

12910

S

5,000

12910

 

 

 

Total Purchases

143,254

Total Sales

175,000

(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.

N/A

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure

24th November  2008

 

Contact name

MICHAEL SOLARIN

 

Telephone number

0027 11 322 7860

 

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITED

 

Nature of connection (Note 9)

CONNECTED 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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