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EPT Disclosure

24th Sep 2008 10:40

RNS Number : 1755E
SG Option Europe
24 September 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

23 September 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 

1,343,013  0.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

1,343,013 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 (GBP)

Purchase

4713

13.90

Purchase

2278

13.91

Purchase

1400

13.92

Purchase

1870

13.95

Purchase

1687

13.98

Purchase

2156

14.01

Purchase

3017

14.02

Purchase

1924

14.03

Purchase

1381

14.06

Purchase

3402

14.07

Purchase

2979

14.09

Purchase

1723

14.11

Purchase

1567

14.12

Purchase

3623

14.13

Purchase

1891

14.14

Purchase

943

14.15

Purchase

3952

14.16

Purchase

618

14.17

Purchase

638

14.18

Purchase

5067

14.20

Purchase

3716

14.21

Purchase

26800

14.21

Purchase

8623

14.22

Purchase

10430

14.23

Purchase

424294

14.24

Purchase

2323

14.24

Purchase

2898

14.25

Purchase

1846

14.26

Purchase

109792

14.27

Purchase

6117

14.28

Purchase

1805

14.29

Purchase

3227

14.29

Purchase

449331

14.30

Purchase

4734

14.30

Purchase

10134

14.31

Purchase

4364

14.32

Purchase

3274

14.33

Purchase

3207

14.34

Purchase

178916

14.35

Purchase

1190

14.36

Purchase

2490

14.37

Purchase

74665

14.40

Purchase

711

14.40

Purchase

5135

14.41

Purchase

5994

14.42

Purchase

22599

14.43

Purchase

2166

14.44

Purchase

1384

14.45

Purchase

2361

14.46

Purchase

1094

14.47

Purchase

612

14.48

Purchase

2301

14.49

Purchase

1025

14.50

Purchase

2123

14.51

Purchase

3663

14.52

Purchase

5330

14.53

Purchase

998

14.54

Purchase

5421

14.55

Purchase

2188

14.58

Purchase

7

14.60

Total purchase

1446117

 

Sale

2188

13.99

Sale

1094

14.03

Sale

4356

14.07

Sale

3283

14.08

Sale

2057

14.09

Sale

13769

14.10

Sale

2697

14.11

Sale

6264

14.12

Sale

1865

14.13

Sale

1094

14.15

Sale

6350

14.16

Sale

61

14.18

Sale

3041

14.19

Sale

3031

14.20

Sale

1626

14.24

Sale

459332

14.25

Sale

5465

14.25

Sale

3999

14.25

Sale

38400

14.26

Sale

4377

14.26

Sale

11072

14.26

Sale

5520

14.27

Sale

4680

14.28

Sale

250

14.28

Sale

5051

14.29

Sale

2071

14.29

Sale

1000

14.30

Sale

4387

14.31

Sale

2800

14.32

Sale

2958

14.33

Sale

4273

14.34

Sale

471251

14.35

Sale

359658

14.35

Sale

99525

14.36

Sale

276

14.36

Sale

2864

14.41

Sale

741

14.42

Sale

1630

14.44

Sale

1094

14.45

Sale

1094

14.46

Sale

3693

14.48

Sale

908

14.55

Sale

723

14.56

Sale

1859

14.57

Sale

1260

211.44 (ZAR)

Total sale

1554987

 

(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

24 September 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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