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EPT Disclosure

12th May 2008 10:13

RNS Number : 1752U
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
12 May 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

Societe Generale London Branch

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

09 May 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 

-1,216,129  -0.05

 

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

 

-1,306,707 -0.06

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 

 

Total

-1,216,129   -0.05

-1,306,707 -0.06

(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

Purchase

400

19.45

Purchase

1147

19.46

Purchase

586

19.47

Purchase

1698

19.48

Purchase

1334

19.50

Purchase

398

19.51

Purchase

1600

19.52

Purchase

1359

19.53

Purchase

1869

19.54

Purchase

1699

19.55

Purchase

2382

19.56

Purchase

2424

19.57

Purchase

1268

19.58

Purchase

799

19.59

Purchase

1053

19.60

Purchase

1120

19.61

Purchase

2889

19.62

Purchase

987

19.63

Purchase

1857

19.64

Purchase

1668

19.67

Purchase

3180

19.68

Purchase

6357

19.69

Purchase

3384

19.70

Purchase

3749

19.71

Purchase

3350

19.72

Purchase

1833

19.73

Purchase

6655

19.74

Purchase

1807

19.75

Purchase

6948

19.76

Purchase

3000

19.77

Purchase

1000

19.81

Purchase

1000

19.82

Total Purchase

70800

 

Sale

28000

19.57

Sale

25052

19.70

Sale

6948

19.73

Sale

10800

19.78

Total Sale

70800

 

(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

12 May 2008

Contact name

Patrick Overmeer

Telephone number

020 7676 6885

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Rio Tinto plc

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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