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EPT Disclosure

7th Oct 2008 10:33

RNS Number : 2459F
SG Option Europe
07 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

06 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 

1,729,802  0.08

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

1,729,802 0.08

(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

866

10.11

Purchase

1392

10.21

Purchase

157800

10.57

Purchase

122107

10.59

Purchase

125918

10.61

Purchase

345500

10.63

Purchase

159

10.63

Purchase

18504

10.68

Purchase

1341

10.68

Purchase

88863

10.70

Purchase

1486

10.71

Purchase

3479

10.73

Purchase

7183

10.74

Purchase

2753

10.75

Purchase

1220470

10.75

Purchase

2566

10.76

Purchase

11052

10.77

Purchase

2514

10.78

Purchase

68597

10.78

Purchase

85366

10.79

Purchase

5932

10.79

Purchase

10259

10.80

Purchase

33007

10.80

Purchase

5485

10.81

Purchase

1333

10.82

Purchase

129

10.82

Purchase

3021

10.83

Purchase

1272

10.84

Purchase

2343

10.86

Purchase

3816

10.87

Purchase

464

10.88

Purchase

1270

10.88

Purchase

760

10.89

Purchase

3264

10.90

Purchase

1140

10.91

Purchase

2949

10.92

Purchase

4463

10.93

Purchase

2869

10.94

Purchase

1031

10.96

Purchase

4311

10.97

Purchase

3999

10.98

Purchase

1913

10.99

Purchase

5231

11.00

Purchase

4355

11.01

Total Purchase

2372532

 

Sale

19900

10.38

Sale

2264

10.61

Sale

369

10.64

Sale

879

10.65

Sale

24626

10.68

Sale

1748

10.68

Sale

621272

10.70

Sale

125476

10.70

Sale

113934

10.71

Sale

20491

10.72

Sale

1087

10.72

Sale

1778

10.73

Sale

2996

10.74

Sale

2759

10.75

Sale

7291

10.75

Sale

50000

10.76

Sale

12723

10.76

Sale

116427

10.77

Sale

2731

10.77

Sale

4251

10.78

Sale

6724

10.79

Sale

1353344

10.79

Sale

13883

10.80

Sale

3673

10.81

Sale

1000

10.82

Sale

1349

10.82

Sale

137419

10.83

Sale

7762

10.83

Sale

1460

10.84

Sale

8791

10.86

Sale

4087

10.87

Sale

5859

10.88

Sale

6023

10.89

Sale

2362

10.90

Sale

2623

10.91

Sale

1831

10.92

Sale

8077

10.93

Sale

3190

10.94

Sale

4168

10.95

Sale

5619

10.96

Sale

1380

10.97

Sale

4864

10.98

Sale

1033

10.99

Sale

5851

11.00

Sale

1087

11.02

Sale

2902

11.03

Sale

1557

11.04

Sale

857

11.05

Sale

85006

167.21 (ZAR)

Total Sale

2816783

 

(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

07 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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