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EPT Disclosure

23rd Oct 2008 09:32

RNS Number : 5159G
SG Option Europe
23 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

22 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 

2,769,985    0.12

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

2,769,985 0.12

(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

960

8.66

Purchase

960

8.68

Purchase

316

8.69

Purchase

811

8.71

Purchase

960

8.71

Purchase

53

8.74

Purchase

31

8.75

Purchase

124

8.76

Purchase

760

8.77

Purchase

13

8.78

Purchase

62

8.78

Purchase

960

8.79

Purchase

94285

8.79

Purchase

67

8.80

Purchase

7167

8.80

Purchase

69

8.81

Purchase

277500

8.81

Purchase

138506

8.82

Purchase

1697

8.83

Purchase

2011

8.83

Purchase

1529

8.84

Purchase

129701

8.85

Purchase

518008

8.86

Purchase

1920

8.86

Purchase

960

8.87

Purchase

38632

8.87

Purchase

91

8.88

Purchase

779

8.88

Purchase

56441

8.88

Purchase

960

8.89

Purchase

1160

8.90

Purchase

69111

8.90

Purchase

960

8.91

Purchase

3676

8.91

Purchase

2962

8.92

Purchase

10887

8.92

Purchase

960

8.94

Purchase

960

8.94

Purchase

1920

8.95

Purchase

4653

8.95

Purchase

3095

8.96

Purchase

2173

8.96

Purchase

960

8.97

Purchase

1723

8.97

Purchase

2028

8.98

Purchase

960

8.98

Purchase

960

8.99

Purchase

2093

8.99

Purchase

5488

9.00

Purchase

1288

9.00

Purchase

2727

9.00

Purchase

2065

9.01

Purchase

1920

9.02

Purchase

12643

9.02

Purchase

3840

9.02

Purchase

960

9.03

Purchase

4108

9.05

Purchase

2386

9.08

Purchase

18636

9.20

Purchase

15751

157.24 (ZAR)

Total Purchase

1459386

 

Sale

206

8.72

Sale

2944

8.73

Sale

150

8.76

Sale

1443

8.76

Sale

3

8.77

Sale

113659

8.78

Sale

2075

8.78

Sale

1329

8.79

Sale

114853

8.79

Sale

84

8.79

Sale

3647

8.80

Sale

242764

8.80

Sale

30136

8.80

Sale

23

8.81

Sale

2048

8.81

Sale

193814

8.81

Sale

233

8.83

Sale

4070

8.85

Sale

41617

8.88

Sale

960

8.90

Sale

509680

8.92

Sale

2740

8.93

Sale

960

8.93

Sale

960

8.94

Sale

960

8.95

Sale

1632

8.95

Sale

15

8.96

Sale

960

8.96

Sale

141

8.97

Sale

4255

8.97

Sale

2924

8.98

Sale

4258

8.98

Sale

3063

8.99

Sale

14048

8.99

Sale

2496

8.99

Sale

980

9.00

Sale

7578

9.00

Sale

1496

9.01

Sale

924

9.01

Sale

960

9.02

Sale

960

9.02

Sale

1020

9.03

Sale

1920

9.04

Sale

841

9.05

Sale

1920

9.05

Sale

1920

9.07

Sale

3000

9.07

Sale

1920

9.07

Sale

1269

9.08

Sale

960

9.12

Sale

76929

9.16

Total Sale

1409747

 

(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

23 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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