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EPT Disclosure - Amendment

13th May 2008 11:05

RNS Number : 3101U
GoldmanSachs International
13 May 2008
 



Amendment - due to the cancellation of an equity transaction the disclosure made on 09 May 2008 for dealings on 07 May 2008 is being amended. The original trade purchases disclosed 180 & 2,552,474 shares have been amended to total purchases 180 & 1,959,514 shares. Dealings 2 (a) have 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

07 May 2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

180  1959514 

76.11 USD  19.60 GBP 

76.11 USD  19.27 GBP 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3)

180  2252948 

76.11 USD  19.62 GBP 

76.11 USD  19.28 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

Short

1305

19.4358 GBP

CFD

Long

8000

19.2804 GBP

CFD

Short

8000

19.4497 GBP

CFD

Long

40200

19.5367 GBP

CFD

Short

40200

19.4219 GBP

CFD

Long

399

19.4151 GBP

CFD

Long

2160

19.4677 GBP

CFD

Short

2160

19.4157 GBP

CFD

Long

2454

19.4677 GBP

CFD

Long

14396

19.4333 GBP

CFD

Short

15966

19.3987 GBP

CFD

Short

650

19.3987 GBP

CFD

Short

500

19.4344 GBP

CFD

Long

6594

19.3087 GBP

CFD

Long

2524

19.3087 GBP

CFD

Long

2607

19.3087 GBP

CFD

Long

20155

19.3463 GBP

CFD

Long

13610

19.3463 GBP

CFD

Long

16235

19.3463 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

80000

0.00 GBP

European

19/06/08

1.00 GBP

Call Option

B

115745

22.98 GBP

European

19/09/08

0.673 GBP

Call Option

S

80000

0.00 GBP

European

19/06/08

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

13 May 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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