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EPT Disclosure

30th Jul 2008 09:23

RNS Number : 1834A
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
30 July 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

29 July 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 

-2,254,234  -0.13

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,400,707 -0.11

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,254,234   -0.13

-2,400,707 -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)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale

Number of Securities

Price per Unit (GBP)

Purchase

87

16.19

Purchase

44

16.21

Purchase

41

16.22

Purchase

15

16.25

Purchase

26

16.29

Purchase

176

16.31

Purchase

106

16.33

Purchase

448

16.39

Purchase

3031

16.40

Purchase

15000

16.42

Purchase

211

16.42

Purchase

87

16.45

Purchase

87

16.46

Purchase

29000

16.47

Purchase

88

16.47

Purchase

88

16.48

Purchase

87

16.53

Purchase

534

16.55

Purchase

439

16.56

Purchase

5800

16.56

Purchase

5800

16.57

Purchase

438

16.57

Purchase

21

16.58

Purchase

306

16.60

Purchase

44

16.61

Purchase

56

16.62

Purchase

441

16.64

Purchase

54764

16.67

Purchase

54764

16.69

Purchase

103

16.72

Purchase

140

16.73

Purchase

230

16.74

Purchase

110

16.75

Purchase

92

16.76

Purchase

105

16.77

Purchase

234

16.79

Purchase

445

16.84

Total Purchase

173488

 

Sale

1000

16.30

Sale

1000

16.32

Sale

2000

16.33

Sale

1000

16.34

Sale

1000

16.36

Sale

2000

16.37

Sale

1000

16.38

Sale

1000

16.39

Sale

2560

16.40

Sale

5804

16.41

Sale

8641

16.42

Sale

3555

16.43

Sale

2000

16.45

Sale

25000

16.50

Sale

701

16.51

Sale

2688

16.52

Sale

353

16.53

Sale

2500

16.54

Sale

2500

16.55

Sale

5800

16.56

Sale

5800

16.57

Sale

2500

16.57

Sale

2500

16.58

Sale

5800

16.58

Sale

2000

16.63

Sale

2000

16.64

Sale

54764

16.69

Sale

29764

16.85

Total Sale

177230

 

(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

30 July 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
 
END
 
 
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