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EPT Disclosure

29th Sep 2008 09:40

RNS Number : 5290E
SG Option Europe
29 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

26 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 

1,969,637  0.09

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

1,969,637 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

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

661

13.67

Purchase

259227

13.69

Purchase

170044

13.83

Purchase

4264

13.85

Purchase

343113

13.85

Purchase

4023

13.86

Purchase

4615

13.88

Purchase

7240

13.88

Purchase

1667

13.89

Purchase

5903

13.90

Purchase

2005

13.91

Purchase

5575

13.92

Purchase

708467

13.93

Purchase

6236

13.93

Purchase

10579

13.94

Purchase

6603

13.95

Purchase

815

13.95

Purchase

25000

13.95

Purchase

4523

13.96

Purchase

4876

13.97

Purchase

1523

13.98

Purchase

1980

13.99

Purchase

11163

14.00

Purchase

9332

14.01

Purchase

2514

14.02

Purchase

276

14.03

Purchase

3172

14.04

Purchase

2099

14.05

Purchase

1416

14.06

Purchase

2560

14.07

Purchase

1090

14.08

Purchase

1322

14.11

Purchase

441

207.09

Total Purchase

1614324

 

Sale

13848

13.66

Sale

13848

13.67

Sale

156509

13.69

Sale

14418

13.69

Sale

964

13.70

Sale

10582

13.74

Sale

174843

13.76

Sale

256

13.81

Sale

3392

13.83

Sale

4041

13.83

Sale

1559

13.84

Sale

839

13.85

Sale

3047

13.86

Sale

3269

13.87

Sale

234

13.88

Sale

25

13.89

Sale

2451

13.90

Sale

460331

13.90

Sale

1347

13.91

Sale

1675

13.92

Sale

1170

13.93

Sale

976

13.94

Sale

2600

13.96

Sale

3825

13.98

Sale

6511

13.99

Sale

8271

14.00

Sale

1637

14.01

Sale

3572

14.02

Sale

4848

14.03

Sale

5187

14.04

Sale

2627

14.05

Sale

3693

14.06

Sale

2795

14.07

Sale

1548

14.08

Sale

1205

14.08

Sale

1126

14.09

Sale

499

14.11

Total Sale

919568

 

(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

29 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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