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EPT Disclosure

2nd Jul 2008 09:43

RNS Number : 1088Y
SG Option Europe
02 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

01 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 

4,395,402   0.20

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

4,395,402 0.20

(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

131759

18.41

Purchase

516

18.42

Purchase

635

18.45

Purchase

1855

18.46

Purchase

886

18.49

Purchase

2447

18.50

Purchase

1389

18.51

Purchase

58107

18.51

Purchase

1463

18.52

Purchase

2340

18.53

Purchase

3336

18.55

Purchase

805

18.56

Purchase

163110

18.56

Purchase

2984

18.57

Purchase

1478

18.58

Purchase

190746

18.58

Purchase

20

18.59

Purchase

828

18.60

Purchase

45400

18.61

Purchase

823

18.62

Purchase

1558

18.63

Purchase

823

18.64

Purchase

818

18.65

Purchase

1774

18.71

Purchase

9476

18.73

Purchase

1597

18.75

Purchase

2295

18.76

Purchase

1528

18.91

Purchase

1835

18.95

Purchase

1321

18.96

Total Purchase

633952

 

Sale

1170

18.41

Sale

300

18.43

Sale

1669

18.44

Sale

829

18.45

Sale

81729

18.46

Sale

5027

18.46

Sale

2517

18.47

Sale

2621

18.48

Sale

2956

18.49

Sale

2494

18.50

Sale

3492

18.51

Sale

62280

18.52

Sale

3338

18.52

Sale

1999

18.53

Sale

4969

18.54

Sale

4529

18.55

Sale

4881

18.56

Sale

3073

18.57

Sale

2066

18.58

Sale

8729

18.59

Sale

53360

18.60

Sale

6670

18.60

Sale

5038

18.61

Sale

475

18.62

Sale

23200

18.62

Sale

949

18.63

Sale

363764

18.64

Sale

75

18.64

Sale

3712

18.65

Sale

3500

18.65

Sale

2337

18.66

Sale

1598

18.67

Sale

452401

18.67

Sale

3375

18.68

Sale

3504

18.69

Sale

3972

18.70

Sale

1442

18.71

Sale

3195

18.72

Sale

3092

18.73

Sale

5676

18.74

Sale

2114

18.75

Sale

1723

18.76

Sale

4826

18.77

Sale

600

18.78

Sale

668

18.89

Sale

747

18.90

Sale

2000

18.94

Sale

735

18.98

Sale

808

18.99

Sale

600

19.00

Sale

300

19.01

Sale

1344

19.02

Sale

17690

292.66 (ZAR)

Total Sale

1176158

 

(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

02 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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