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EPT Disclosure

16th Oct 2008 09:14

RNS Number : 9811F
SG Option Europe
16 October 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

15 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 

3.017,410  0.14

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

3,017,410 0.14

(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

3407

9.04

Purchase

6811

9.07

Purchase

3227

9.10

Purchase

83

9.16

Purchase

49472

9.16

Purchase

3

9.17

Purchase

57523

9.20

Purchase

149303

9.21

Purchase

81

9.22

Purchase

621

9.24

Purchase

65

9.28

Purchase

212794

9.28

Purchase

62059

9.32

Purchase

611298

9.32

Purchase

89

9.35

Purchase

803

9.36

Purchase

650

9.38

Purchase

13

9.39

Purchase

1603

9.44

Purchase

2409

9.45

Purchase

47

9.46

Purchase

803

9.47

Purchase

803

9.48

Purchase

608953

9.48

Purchase

803

9.49

Purchase

640

9.50

Purchase

2032

9.51

Purchase

803

9.52

Purchase

660347

9.53

Purchase

11

9.54

Purchase

1422

9.58

Purchase

100

9.62

Purchase

1265

9.65

Purchase

200

9.65

Purchase

640

9.67

Purchase

2409

9.70

Purchase

1832

9.71

Purchase

803

9.71

Purchase

760

9.72

Purchase

2409

9.72

Purchase

794

9.75

Purchase

879

9.76

Purchase

3885

9.76

Purchase

930

9.77

Purchase

803

9.82

Purchase

15

9.83

Purchase

803

9.86

Purchase

30349

9.86

Purchase

2409

9.87

Purchase

25000

9.96

Purchase

803

10.00

Purchase

1853

10.06

Purchase

66904

10.55

Purchase

28073

161.00 (ZAR)

Total Purchase

2612896

 

Sale

237

8.99

Sale

171

9.07

Sale

21

9.08

Sale

9233

9.09

Sale

3025

9.09

Sale

49738

9.12

Sale

268355

9.16

Sale

46550

9.18

Sale

117237

9.23

Sale

39340

9.26

Sale

61

9.32

Sale

590137

9.37

Sale

13

9.39

Sale

8206

9.41

Sale

5

9.41

Sale

6836

9.41

Sale

1162

9.43

Sale

455

9.48

Sale

500

9.50

Sale

15

9.51

Sale

2149

9.54

Sale

705527

9.60

Sale

803

9.63

Sale

803

9.66

Sale

1631

9.68

Sale

1244

9.69

Sale

803

9.70

Sale

803

9.70

Sale

450

9.72

Sale

565

9.72

Sale

803

9.74

Sale

760

9.75

Sale

860

9.76

Sale

803

9.76

Sale

803

9.77

Sale

803

9.77

Sale

803

9.78

Sale

25000

9.78

Sale

600

9.78

Sale

803

9.80

Sale

803

9.82

Sale

1063

9.83

Sale

1987

9.84

Sale

1093

9.86

Sale

803

9.88

Sale

803

9.95

Sale

1101

10.02

Total Sale

1895766

 

(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

16 October 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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