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EPT Disclosure - Amendment

21st May 2008 13:19

RNS Number : 9793U
GoldmanSachs International
21 May 2008
 

Amendment - due to a late booked OTC Option the disclosure made on 13 May 2008 for dealings on 09 May 2008 is being amended. Dealings 2 (c(i) 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

09 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)

1169800  400 

19.98 GBP  78.65 USD 

19.46 GBP  78.65 USD 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3)

1526745  400 

19.97 GBP  78.65 USD 

19.50 GBP  78.65 USD 

 (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

40000

19.7415 GBP

CFD

Long

70636

19.7044 GBP

CFD

Long

14364

19.7044 GBP

CFD

Long

40000

19.8121 GBP

CFD

Short

5000

19.98 GBP

CFD

Short

15000

19.6948 GBP

CFD

Short

15000

19.6071 GBP

CFD

Short

25000

19.5298 GBP

CFD

Long

3600

19.6102 GBP

CFD

Short

3600

19.6071 GBP

CFD

Long

50000

19.8377 GBP

CFD

Long

10000

19.8121 GBP

CFD

Short

80000

19.6764 GBP

CFD

Long

4720

19.772 GBP

CFD

Long

200

19.7361 GBP

CFD

Long

12000

19.816 GBP

CFD

Long

9231

19.7999 GBP

CFD

Short

500

19.6697 GBP

CFD

Long

5400

19.7158 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)

Put Option

B

1000000

16.00

European

20/06/2008

0.00 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

21 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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