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EPT Disclosure

20th May 2008 11:31

RNS Number : 8645U
GoldmanSachs International
20 May 2008
 

FORM 38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

Company dealt in

BHP BILLITON PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary Shares

Date of dealing

19 May 2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

1385048 3600 

21.96 GBP  84.8967 USD 

21.38 GBP  84.8967 USD 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3)

18979  1524744 3600 

317.08 ZAR  21.96 GBP  84.8967 USD 

317.08 ZAR  21.39 GBP  84.8967 USD 

 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3)

CFD

Long

225600

42.7627 USD

CFD

Long

24400

42.7627 USD

CFD

Short

3042

21.5989 GBP

CFD

Short

1588

21.7054 GBP

CFD

Short

8469

21.5989 GBP

CFD

Short

7999

21.7054 GBP

CFD

Short

30000

21.62 GBP

CFD

Short

979

21.7054 GBP

CFD

Long

8400

21.5367 GBP

CFD

Short

10700

21.5325 GBP

CFD

Short

156000

42.7162 USD

CFD

Long

20400

21.641 GBP

(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 5)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 3)

Put Option

B

600000

21.58 GBP

European

19/06/08

1.0599 GBP

Call Option

S

600000

21.58 GBP

European

19/06/08

1.1628 GBP

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

3. 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.

Date of disclosure

20 May 2008

Contact name

Peter Highton

Telephone number

+44-207-774-1935

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP BILLITON PLC

Nature of connection (Note 6)

Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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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