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EPT Disclosure

18th Nov 2008 08:52

RNS Number : 3598I
SG Option Europe
18 November 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

17 November 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 

9,406,337    0.4

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

9,406,337 0.4

(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

463

8.62

Purchase

440

8.63

Purchase

700

8.64

Purchase

1156

8.66

Purchase

1156

8.66

Purchase

3472

8.68

Purchase

1180

8.68

Purchase

1180

8.69

Purchase

700

8.70

Purchase

2312

8.70

Purchase

84810

8.72

Purchase

1097

8.73

Purchase

2432

8.74

Purchase

19056

8.74

Purchase

1269

8.74

Purchase

400

8.75

Purchase

1197

8.75

Purchase

39803

8.76

Purchase

643

8.76

Purchase

33777

8.77

Purchase

1148

8.78

Purchase

500

8.80

Purchase

52

8.81

Purchase

36578

8.81

Purchase

1112

8.82

Purchase

420

8.83

Purchase

1169

8.84

Purchase

455083

8.85

Purchase

2416

8.86

Purchase

64942

8.86

Purchase

400

8.86

Purchase

52

8.87

Purchase

1191

8.87

Purchase

1319

8.88

Purchase

4982

8.89

Purchase

3526

8.89

Purchase

5962

8.90

Purchase

1327

8.90

Purchase

113974

8.90

Purchase

2675

8.91

Purchase

7082

8.91

Purchase

7231

8.92

Purchase

736

8.92

Purchase

1194

8.92

Purchase

2700

8.93

Purchase

558

8.93

Purchase

4396

8.93

Purchase

4180

8.94

Purchase

142991

8.94

Purchase

3615

8.94

Purchase

1204

8.95

Purchase

5125

8.95

Purchase

14371

8.95

Purchase

3486

8.96

Purchase

6811

8.96

Purchase

3617

8.97

Purchase

760

8.98

Purchase

16169

8.98

Purchase

21

9.00

Purchase

15495

9.08

Purchase

29

9.13

Purchase

43

9.16

Purchase

1641

9.16

Purchase

46311

135.96 (ZAR)

Total Purchase

1185837

 

Sale

2501

8.57

Sale

71

8.61

Sale

1317

8.64

Sale

2366

8.68

Sale

139957

8.68

Sale

2596

8.69

Sale

2332

8.69

Sale

2329

8.70

Sale

1877

8.70

Sale

38295

8.71

Sale

2558

8.71

Sale

16150

8.72

Sale

156757

8.72

Sale

71

8.75

Sale

34919

8.75

Sale

440

8.76

Sale

46

8.77

Sale

299161

8.79

Sale

100531

8.81

Sale

40329

8.81

Sale

332741

8.81

Sale

6858

8.81

Sale

3231

8.85

Sale

1937

8.87

Sale

26033

8.88

Sale

2123

8.88

Sale

3211

8.89

Sale

5624

8.89

Sale

1057

8.89

Sale

4462

8.90

Sale

6627

8.90

Sale

3628

8.91

Sale

2688

8.91

Sale

2160

8.92

Sale

168

8.93

Sale

700

8.93

Sale

130738

8.94

Sale

760

8.96

Sale

3000

8.96

Sale

59

9.08

Sale

59

9.10

Sale

8230

9.12

Total Sale

1390697

 

(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

18 November 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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