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EPT Disclosure

8th Jul 2008 11:24

RNS Number : 5622Y
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited
08 July 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

7th 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 

106,818   0.00%

464,964       0.02%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-

-

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

-

-

Total

106,818    0.00%

464,964     0.02%

(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)

Purchase

1333.00

26070.00

Purchase

2030.00

26070.00

Purchase

8350.00

26076.00

Purchase

2118.00

26233.00

Purchase

6232.00

26233.00

Purchase

106.00

26279.00

Purchase

6449.00

26301.00

Purchase

1500.00

26301.00

Purchase

401.00

26301.00

Purchase

4850.00

26306.00

Purchase

3500.00

26306.00

Purchase

2350.00

26371.00

Purchase

4000.00

26371.00

Purchase

2000.00

26371.00

Purchase

3368.00

26376.00

Purchase

1000.00

26376.00

Purchase

1744.00

26376.00

Purchase

2238.00

26376.00

Purchase

5736.00

26431.00

Purchase

510.00

26432.00

Purchase

1000.00

26440.00

Purchase

8350.00

26450.00

Purchase

990.00

26450.00

Purchase

645.00

26450.00

Purchase

4379.00

26450.00

Purchase

2336.00

26450.00

Purchase

483.00

26454.00

Purchase

300.00

26454.00

Purchase

321.00

26454.00

Purchase

3000.00

26501.00

Purchase

5350.00

26501.00

Purchase

2100.00

26501.00

Purchase

300.00

26501.00

Purchase

1000.00

26501.00

Purchase

1000.00

26501.00

Purchase

2541.00

26501.00

Purchase

418.00

26501.00

Purchase

789.00

26501.00

Purchase

202.00

26501.00

Purchase

400.00

26605.00

Purchase

1218.00

26605.00

Purchase

4000.00

26605.00

Purchase

2000.00

26605.00

Purchase

732.00

26605.00

Purchase

8000.00

26631.00

Purchase

350.00

26631.00

Purchase

2881.00

26700.00

Purchase

1650.00

26700.00

Purchase

2100.00

26700.00

Purchase

686.00

26700.00

Purchase

469.00

26700.00

Purchase

1531.00

26700.00

Purchase

1237.00

26700.00

Purchase

8350.00

26700.00

Purchase

5000.00

26700.00

Purchase

1027.00

26700.00

Purchase

5000.00

26700.00

Sale

533.00

26700.00

Sale

100000.00

26712.00

 

 

 

Total Purchases

141,950

Total Sales

100,533

(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

8th July  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
 
END
 
 
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