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EPT Disclosure

1st Aug 2008 10:28

RNS Number : 4452A
SG Option Europe
01 August 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

31 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 

3,489,975 0.16

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

3,489,975 0.16

(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

2526

16.79

Purchase

21000

16.79

Purchase

5500

16.85

Purchase

649

16.89

Purchase

2928

16.91

Purchase

400

16.92

Purchase

340

16.93

Purchase

19734

16.94

Purchase

2689

16.94

Purchase

2561

16.95

Purchase

2499

16.96

Purchase

253125

16.96

Purchase

1855

16.99

Purchase

1938

17.00

Purchase

946

17.03

Purchase

452930

17.04

Purchase

2806

17.08

Purchase

119860

17.09

Purchase

531

17.09

Purchase

2700

17.10

Purchase

1775

17.11

Purchase

5502

17.12

Purchase

429

17.13

Purchase

2094

17.15

Purchase

1913

17.16

Purchase

259

17.17

Purchase

1672

17.18

Purchase

1184

17.21

Purchase

846

17.22

Purchase

5454

17.23

Purchase

219

17.24

Purchase

4866

17.25

Purchase

2683

17.26

Purchase

3765

17.29

Purchase

1200

17.31

Purchase

566

17.37

Purchase

1525

17.39

Total Purchase

933469

 

Sale

758

16.84

Sale

20000

16.87

Sale

117519

16.93

Sale

32907

16.93

Sale

2332

16.94

Sale

1428

16.95

Sale

13200

16.95

Sale

11302

16.98

Sale

4565

17.00

Sale

106899

17.02

Sale

17899

17.07

Sale

294250

17.08

Sale

36

17.13

Sale

3013

17.14

Sale

1089

17.15

Sale

4044

17.16

Sale

1310

17.17

Sale

1512

17.18

Sale

2648

17.19

Sale

2623

17.21

Sale

937

17.22

Sale

5346

17.23

Sale

6105

17.24

Total Sale

651722

 

(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

01 August 2008

Contact name

Patrick Overmeer

Telephone number

0207 676 6885

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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