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EPT Disclosure

2nd Jul 2008 09:48

RNS Number : 1092Y
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
02 July 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

Societe Generale London Branch

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

01 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 

-2,838,629  -0.13

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,529,207 -0.11

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,838,629   -0.13

-2,529,207 -0.11

(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

17924

18.4100

Purchase

30000

18.4754

Purchase

3500

18.6515

Purchase

3500

18.6564

Purchase

3500

18.6664

Purchase

18109

18.7375

Purchase

44000

18.9605

Purchase

44000

18.9757

Total Purchase

164533

 

Sale

74

18.3900

Sale

18203

18.4100

Sale

12456

18.4600

Sale

5912

18.4700

Sale

1476

18.4800

Sale

6040

18.4900

Sale

4070

18.5000

Sale

95

18.5100

Sale

498

18.5200

Sale

487

18.5400

Sale

245

18.5700

Sale

139

18.5800

Sale

83

18.5900

Sale

152

18.6100

Sale

94

18.6200

Sale

156

18.6300

Sale

3500

18.6564

Sale

3500

18.6664

Sale

65

18.6700

Sale

74

18.6900

Sale

68

18.7100

Sale

10031

18.7300

Sale

4193

18.7400

Sale

2384

18.7500

Sale

1652

18.7600

Sale

90

18.7900

Sale

88

18.8600

Sale

68

18.9100

Sale

68

18.9200

Sale

5000

18.9500

Sale

5000

18.9600

Sale

19018

18.9700

Sale

44000

18.9757

Sale

65

18.9800

Sale

5191

18.9900

Sale

10000

19.0000

Sale

66

19.0100

Sale

38

19.0200

Sale

2

19.0300

Sale

63

19.0800

Sale

65

19.1000

Sale

64

19.1200

Total Sale

164533

 

(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

02 July 2008

Contact name

Patrick Overmeer

Telephone number

020 7676 6885

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Rio Tinto plc

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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