21st Apr 2008 11:58
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)21 April 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 BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD OrdinaryDate of dealing 18 April 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities -916,049 -0.04(2) Derivatives (other than options) -946,707 -0.04(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total -916,049 -946,707 -0.04 -0.04 (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 (c) 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 331 17.90 Purchase 5700 17.90 Purchase 5700 17.90 Purchase 4995 17.94 Purchase 11754 17.95 Purchase 70 17.96 Purchase 5299 17.97 Purchase 4229 17.98 Purchase 194 18.00 Purchase 197 18.04 Purchase 1300 18.05 Purchase 1103 18.05 Total Purchase 40872 Sale 408 17.59 Sale 400 17.67 Sale 396 17.68 Sale 403 17.69 Sale 397 17.81 Sale 498 17.88 Sale 332 17.90 Sale 5700 17.90 Sale 153215 17.91 Sale 10 17.93 Sale 256 17.94 Sale 26872 17.96 Sale 1300 18.05 Sale 1300 18.05 Sale 838 18.06 Sale 570 18.08 Sale 106 18.09 Sale 124 18.10 Sale 101 18.11 Sale 18 18.12 Sale 110 18.13 Sale 131 18.14 Sale 27 18.15 Sale 36 18.20 Sale 100 18.22 Sale 40 18.26 Total Sale 193688 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD CFD short 152,816 17.91 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 21 April 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 020 7676 6885Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto plcNature of connection (Note 9) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group