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EPT Disclosure

19th May 2008 10:49

RNS Number : 7509U
SG Option Europe
19 May 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

SG Option Europe

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

16 May 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 

1,508,554  0.05

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

1,508,584  0.05

(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

Purchase

1801

21.38

Purchase

14112

21.58

Purchase

57653

21.68

Purchase

24783

21.74

Purchase

18800

21.79

Purchase

96825

21.79

Purchase

33697

21.82

Purchase

93320

21.85

Purchase

19722

21.86

Purchase

83521

21.86

Purchase

7765

21.89

Purchase

93320

21.93

Purchase

60120

21.94

Purchase

186639

21.99

Purchase

247294

22

Purchase

441402

22.01

Total Purchase

1480774

 

Sale

10600

21.67

Sale

5391

21.68

Sale

184791

21.77

Sale

111948

21.8

Sale

206233

21.82

Sale

19962

21.83

Sale

26216

21.84

Sale

238

21.85

Sale

1000

21.91

Sale

83978

21.92

Sale

1421

21.97

Sale

566

21.98

Sale

371102

21.99

Sale

123169

22

Sale

4

316.98 (ZAR)

Total Sale

1146619

 

(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

19 May 2008

Contact name

Gemma Mathieson

Telephone number

0207 676 6489

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Rio Tinto

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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