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EPT Disclosure

17th Jul 2008 11:10

RNS Number : 2836Z
SG Option Europe
17 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

16 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 

4,587,883      0.21

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

4,587,883 0.21

(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

5829

15.91

Purchase

1600

15.96

Purchase

708

15.99

Purchase

42802

15.99

Purchase

25964

16.02

Purchase

200

16.05

Purchase

417

16.06

Purchase

349

16.07

Purchase

58210

16.09

Purchase

282

16.10

Purchase

50000

16.11

Purchase

10175

16.14

Purchase

88435

16.20

Purchase

23762

16.23

Purchase

260877

16.33

Purchase

540363

16.41

Purchase

27576

16.46

Total Purchase

1137549

 

Sale

250

15.85

Sale

50000

15.88

Sale

16800

15.97

Sale

92804

15.98

Sale

55682

16.00

Sale

34353

16.02

Sale

232010

16.03

Sale

79900

16.04

Sale

478

16.04

Sale

10208

16.05

Sale

4923

16.06

Sale

741304

16.08

Sale

104681

16.09

Sale

16170

16.09

Sale

203431

16.15

Sale

3500

16.15

Sale

6496

16.34

Sale

732

16.63

Sale

22469

16.81

Sale

588

16.97

Sale

8202

245.13

Total Sale

1684981

 

(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

17 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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