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EPT Disclosure

9th Oct 2008 08:28

RNS Number : 4566F
UBS South Africa (PTY) Limited
09 October 2008
 



 

DEALINGS BY CONNECTEEXEMPT 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

UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

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

8th October 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 

1,522,461    0.07%

525,797       0.02%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-

-

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

-

-

Total

1,522,461    0.07%

525,797      0.02%

 

(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

-

-

 

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

N/A

-

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

 

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 4)

B

1,000

16527

B

3,500

16550

B

2,699

16559

B

2,711

16565

B

1,264

16597

B

6,000

16597

B

2,711

16598

B

1,264

16598

B

3,000

16599

B

1,264

16599

B

1,900

16599

B

2,042

16599

B

5,000

16700

B

196

16770

B

182

16800

B

7

15851

B

5,229

15901

B

3,071

15901

B

8,300

15902

B

908

15908

B

2,000

15908

B

5,392

15908

B

530

15941

B

1,429

15941

B

6,341

15941

B

8,293

15941

B

8,300

16001

B

2,608

16101

B

3,692

16101

B

2,000

16101

B

200

16101

B

8,100

16101

B

8,300

16114

B

8

16160

B

8,292

16160

B

3,300

16179

B

5,000

16179

B

8,300

16201

B

4,000

16230

B

4,000

16230

B

300

16230

B

6,000

16252

B

2,300

16252

B

3,300

16267

B

4,407

16267

B

593

16267

B

1,850

16298

B

1,850

16298

B

4,600

16298

B

5,000

16429

B

3,300

16429

B

5,118

16441

B

2,182

16441

B

1,000

16441

B

8,300

16496

B

8,300

16628

B

700

16678

B

5,000

16678

B

2,600

16678

B

200

16776

B

8,100

16776

B

3,207

16802

B

5,093

16802

B

3,702

17500

B

4,598

17500

B

1,000

17156

S

1,000

17156

S

100,000

16600

S

6,673

17200

S

100

17200

S

3,227

17200

 

 

 

Total Purchases

234,933

Total Sales

111,000

(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.

N/A

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO

Date of disclosure

9th October  2008

Contact name

MICHAEL SOLARIN

Telephone number

0027 11 322 7860

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP BILLITON PLC AND BHP BILLITON LIMITED

Nature of connection (Note 9)

CONNECTED 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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