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EPT Disclosure

1st Jul 2008 10:33

RNS Number : 9923X
SG Option Europe
01 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

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

30 June 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 

4,937,608   0.22

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

4,937,608 0.22

(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

1050

18.97

Purchase

1520

18.98

Purchase

3449

18.99

Purchase

800

19.00

Purchase

2421

19.01

Purchase

1858

19.02

Purchase

832

19.03

Purchase

4650

19.04

Purchase

14561

19.05

Purchase

5498

19.05

Purchase

1511

19.06

Purchase

1843

19.07

Purchase

7717

19.08

Purchase

288903

19.09

Purchase

5480

19.09

Purchase

162455

19.09

Purchase

6755

19.10

Purchase

5452

19.11

Purchase

1327

19.12

Purchase

3978

19.13

Purchase

16800

19.13

Purchase

2813

19.14

Purchase

11963

19.15

Purchase

4242

19.16

Purchase

3992

19.17

Purchase

2245

19.18

Purchase

3585

19.18

Purchase

8399

19.19

Purchase

2169

19.19

Purchase

173851

19.20

Purchase

965

19.21

Purchase

28000

19.21

Purchase

3231

19.22

Purchase

3238

19.23

Purchase

892

300.37 (ZAR)

Total Purchase

788445

 

Sale

600

19.00

Sale

900

19.01

Sale

88229

19.05

Sale

780

19.07

Sale

214525

19.09

Sale

790

19.09

Sale

957

19.10

Sale

900

19.11

Sale

4444

19.12

Sale

110710

19.12

Sale

11846

19.12

Sale

1629

19.13

Sale

4429

19.13

Sale

1677

19.14

Sale

12800

19.15

Sale

4569

19.16

Sale

4348

19.17

Sale

500

19.18

Sale

128

19.19

Sale

15070

19.20

Sale

73610

19.20

Sale

3134

19.21

Sale

5474

19.22

Sale

2274

19.23

Sale

2340

19.24

Sale

28600

19.25

Sale

8936

19.26

Total Sale

604199

 

(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 July 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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