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EPT Disclosure

11th Nov 2008 09:19

RNS Number : 8889H
SG Option Europe
11 November 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

10 November 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 

8,960,455    0.4

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

8,960,455 0.4

(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

1259

11.03

Purchase

608

11.07

Purchase

2667

11.12

Purchase

500

11.18

Purchase

3366

11.20

Purchase

713

11.21

Purchase

186078

11.23

Purchase

689680

11.26

Purchase

248415

11.27

Purchase

46982

11.29

Purchase

102381

11.29

Purchase

2384

11.30

Purchase

4371

11.31

Purchase

23948

11.33

Purchase

3957

11.33

Purchase

10468

11.34

Purchase

1737

11.35

Purchase

3253

11.36

Purchase

258426

11.37

Purchase

12980

11.37

Purchase

76

11.37

Purchase

3865

11.38

Purchase

6336

11.38

Purchase

2637

11.39

Purchase

770

11.40

Purchase

12500

11.41

Purchase

1476

11.41

Purchase

1502

11.42

Purchase

392

11.46

Purchase

2945

11.48

Purchase

31644

11.54

Purchase

3223

11.63

Purchase

9105

11.66

Purchase

1790

11.68

Purchase

1588

11.69

Purchase

5465

11.70

Purchase

1832

11.71

Total Purchase

1691319

 

Sale

19419

10.94

Sale

1412

10.95

Sale

700

10.99

Sale

469

11.11

Sale

6896

11.23

Sale

14021

11.23

Sale

532

11.24

Sale

1644

11.25

Sale

917

11.26

Sale

3038

11.27

Sale

1759

11.30

Sale

4985

11.31

Sale

12644

11.32

Sale

3042

11.32

Sale

796

11.33

Sale

1894

11.34

Sale

6101

11.34

Sale

12460

11.34

Sale

21600

11.34

Sale

381498

11.35

Sale

121713

11.35

Sale

5908

11.35

Sale

2081

11.35

Sale

716

11.36

Sale

17306

11.37

Sale

1448

11.37

Sale

5319

11.38

Sale

4196

11.39

Sale

5227

11.41

Sale

2351

11.42

Sale

2576

11.43

Sale

5161

11.43

Sale

97791

11.45

Sale

302393

11.53

Sale

7974

11.56

Sale

9890

11.58

Sale

12500

11.61

Sale

1011

11.67

Sale

20045

177.30 (ZAR)

Total Sale

1121433

 

(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

11 November 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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