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EPT Disclosure

12th Nov 2008 09:25

RNS Number : 9844H
SG Option Europe
12 November 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

1November 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 

9,299,741    0.4

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

9,299,741 0.4

(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

13535

10.19

Purchase

279

10.20

Purchase

760

10.21

Purchase

20117

10.25

Purchase

82173

10.25

Purchase

672

10.26

Purchase

1843

10.27

Purchase

301131

10.28

Purchase

276177

10.28

Purchase

1650

10.29

Purchase

2222

10.30

Purchase

31000

10.30

Purchase

3904

10.31

Purchase

10303

10.32

Purchase

9268

10.33

Purchase

4211

10.34

Purchase

7001

10.35

Purchase

8519

10.36

Purchase

94330

10.37

Purchase

16804

10.38

Purchase

6104

10.38

Purchase

4203

10.39

Purchase

7832

10.40

Purchase

2744

10.41

Purchase

1723

10.42

Purchase

2103

10.43

Purchase

4700

10.44

Purchase

7155

10.44

Purchase

76102

10.44

Purchase

5294

10.47

Purchase

4517

10.49

Purchase

673

10.50

Purchase

30504

10.50

Purchase

392816

10.51

Purchase

3231

10.51

Purchase

2647

10.52

Purchase

1824

10.59

Purchase

1520

10.60

Purchase

2014

10.61

Purchase

2705

10.62

Purchase

3206

10.64

Purchase

468

10.65

Purchase

1860

10.66

Purchase

3928

10.67

Purchase

2794

10.68

Purchase

6556

10.69

Purchase

4426

10.70

Purchase

3312

10.71

Purchase

4479

10.74

Purchase

2480

10.75

Purchase

86

10.76

Purchase

1400

10.78

Purchase

18681

10.79

Purchase

7596

10.79

Purchase

3687

10.80

Purchase

4316

10.80

Purchase

497

10.81

Purchase

1622

10.82

Purchase

1885

10.84

Purchase

20510

10.85

Purchase

4140

10.86

Purchase

1423

10.87

Purchase

3989

10.88

Purchase

675

10.89

Purchase

2621

10.90

Purchase

752

10.91

Purchase

719

10.97

Purchase

3325

166.79 (ZAR)

Total Sale

1557743

 

Sale

2160

10.08

Sale

2350

10.09

Sale

1750

10.12

Sale

3063

10.14

Sale

156103

10.19

Sale

575

10.21

Sale

3704

10.22

Sale

48632

10.23

Sale

2047

10.23

Sale

1033

10.25

Sale

1023

10.26

Sale

3166

10.27

Sale

8868

10.28

Sale

1916

10.29

Sale

2726

10.30

Sale

1104

10.31

Sale

34400

10.32

Sale

955

10.32

Sale

2567

10.33

Sale

7589

10.34

Sale

1281

10.35

Sale

16374

10.36

Sale

6036

10.37

Sale

130053

10.38

Sale

733

10.38

Sale

4464

10.39

Sale

17394

10.42

Sale

678559

10.44

Sale

2470

10.52

Sale

10030

10.59

Sale

3431

10.60

Sale

1902

10.62

Sale

4700

10.62

Sale

1881

10.63

Sale

3717

10.64

Sale

2263

10.65

Sale

3064

10.66

Sale

1802

10.69

Sale

2383

10.70

Sale

5013

10.71

Sale

7324

10.72

Sale

1814

10.72

Sale

3647

10.73

Sale

2890

10.74

Sale

1776

10.75

Sale

2047

10.76

Sale

1750

10.77

Sale

1380

10.80

Sale

1461

10.81

Sale

420

10.82

Sale

1126

10.83

Sale

7891

10.84

Sale

130

10.88

Sale

1520

10.89

Total Sale

1218457

 

(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

12 November 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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