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EPT Disclosure - Amendment

2nd Jul 2008 11:29

RNS Number : 1308Y
GoldmanSachs International
02 July 2008
 

Amendment - due to the cancellation of an equity transaction the disclosure made on 27 June 2008 for dealings on 25 June 2008 is being updated. The original trade sales disclosed 2,745,890 shares have been amended to total sales 2,732,987 shares. Dealings 2 (a) has been updated.

FORM 38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

Company dealt in

BHP BILLITON PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary Shares

Date of dealing

25 June 2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

1411975 

18.93 GBP 

18.40 GBP 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3)

2732987 

18.93 GBP 

18.4033 GBP 

 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3)

CFD

Long

28865

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

13946

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

202866

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

19548

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

51741

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

9673

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

5664

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

2071

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

426

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

14736

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

4446

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

4410

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

418

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

1134

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

9415

18.5344 GBP

CFD

Long

1000000

18.5478 GBP

CFD

Long

37

18.5727 GBP

CFD

Long

10000

18.5727 GBP

CFD

Long

1230

18.6054 GBP

CFD

Long

2500

18.8962 GBP

CFD

Short

250

18.4785 GBP

CFD

Long

643

18.6053 GBP

CFD

Long

123542

18.5482 GBP

CFD

Long

170000

18.7105 GBP

CFD

Long

12903

18.5107 GBP

CFD

Short

12903

18.5775 GBP

CFD

Long

97

18.5107 GBP

CFD

Short

97

18.5893 GBP

CFD

Long

8056

18.4984 GBP

CFD

Short

8056

18.4845 GBP

(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 5)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 3)

Call Option

B

78600

0.00 GBP

European

18/09/08

1.00 GBP

Call Option

S

78600

0.00 GBP

European

18/09/08

1.00 GBP

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

3. 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.

Date of disclosure

02 July 2008

Contact name

Peter Highton

Telephone number

+44-207-774-1935

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP BILLITON PLC

Nature of connection (Note 6)

Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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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