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EPT Disclosure

14th Oct 2008 09:51

RNS Number : 7804F
SG Option Europe
14 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

1October 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 

3,155,052  0.14

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

3,155,052 0.14

(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

2169

9.93

Purchase

833

10.00

Purchase

914

10.04

Purchase

914

10.06

Purchase

914

10.08

Purchase

9654

10.10

Purchase

1095

10.10

Purchase

914

10.11

Purchase

5141

10.12

Purchase

67

10.13

Purchase

3785

10.15

Purchase

2714

10.16

Purchase

1650

10.17

Purchase

1020

10.19

Purchase

914

10.20

Purchase

1094

10.21

Purchase

3515

10.23

Purchase

1828

10.24

Purchase

2247

10.25

Purchase

3676

10.26

Purchase

4996

10.27

Purchase

615093

10.27

Purchase

2037

10.28

Purchase

5279

10.28

Purchase

1138687

10.29

Purchase

23659

10.29

Purchase

2787

10.30

Purchase

97708

10.31

Purchase

902

10.31

Purchase

3618

10.32

Purchase

878

10.32

Purchase

914

10.33

Purchase

53007

10.33

Purchase

19381

10.34

Purchase

914

10.35

Purchase

1304

10.36

Purchase

1280

10.37

Purchase

84037

10.38

Purchase

907

10.38

Purchase

1188

10.39

Purchase

384460

10.41

Purchase

3814

10.42

Purchase

1828

10.43

Purchase

2901

10.44

Purchase

914

10.47

Purchase

1900

10.48

Purchase

6007

10.49

Purchase

1614

10.50

Purchase

2607

10.51

Purchase

914

10.52

Purchase

1828

10.53

Purchase

3416

10.54

Purchase

207559

163.86 (ZAR)

Total Purchase

2723396

 

Sale

79

9.95

Sale

1440

10.01

Sale

1827

10.05

Sale

1834

10.07

Sale

3642

10.09

Sale

5451

10.10

Sale

4151

10.11

Sale

16683

10.12

Sale

1500

10.12

Sale

5558

10.13

Sale

23651

10.15

Sale

4564

10.15

Sale

3265

10.18

Sale

1010

10.19

Sale

5755

10.20

Sale

932

10.21

Sale

1360

10.23

Sale

126767

10.23

Sale

581731

10.24

Sale

1129

10.24

Sale

1997

10.25

Sale

124

10.26

Sale

340024

10.26

Sale

1541

10.28

Sale

2084

10.29

Sale

2542

10.30

Sale

4620

10.33

Sale

914

10.34

Sale

446

10.35

Sale

5387

10.36

Sale

892

10.37

Sale

1338

10.38

Sale

172400

10.39

Sale

162047

10.39

Sale

423133

10.41

Sale

23494

10.41

Sale

4556

10.44

Sale

914

10.52

Total Sale

1940782

 

(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

14 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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