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EPT Disclosure

17th Oct 2008 10:36

RNS Number : 0933G
SG Option Europe
17 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

16 October 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 

2,988,910  0.13

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

2,988,910 0.13

(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

1441

7.92

Purchase

941

7.95

Purchase

1623

7.96

Purchase

200

7.96

Purchase

37

8.05

Purchase

1581

8.06

Purchase

941

8.06

Purchase

343217

8.11

Purchase

941

8.13

Purchase

75000

8.14

Purchase

850

8.18

Purchase

49306

8.20

Purchase

625

8.23

Purchase

1181

8.24

Purchase

941

8.24

Purchase

57

8.31

Purchase

941

8.37

Purchase

9521

8.37

Purchase

19361

8.40

Purchase

625

8.46

Purchase

856

8.47

Purchase

102

8.47

Purchase

1790

8.49

Purchase

390

8.49

Purchase

2824

8.50

Purchase

1190

8.51

Purchase

196700

8.53

Purchase

9229

8.55

Purchase

83

8.57

Purchase

941

8.65

Purchase

1113220

8.67

Purchase

1198

8.68

Purchase

941

8.76

Purchase

941

8.78

Purchase

941

8.79

Purchase

81

8.80

Purchase

941

8.80

Purchase

941

8.81

Purchase

941

8.82

Purchase

562

8.82

Purchase

2900

8.84

Purchase

30437

8.85

Purchase

941

8.85

Purchase

941

8.86

Purchase

941

8.87

Purchase

366822

8.87

Purchase

869

8.88

Purchase

104

8.90

Purchase

1598

8.90

Purchase

941

8.95

Purchase

688

8.95

Purchase

2052

8.98

Purchase

33

9.01

Purchase

700

9.01

Purchase

2003

9.02

Purchase

400

9.03

Purchase

3748

9.04

Purchase

14416

9.04

Purchase

2651

9.05

Purchase

2517

9.07

Purchase

4984

9.07

Purchase

3767

9.08

Purchase

2413

9.08

Purchase

2824

9.11

Purchase

1300

9.13

Purchase

214

9.23

Purchase

23

9.29

Purchase

40971

160.65

Total Purchase

2336340

 

Sale

73

7.93

Sale

67

7.96

Sale

67

8.08

Sale

165546

8.11

Sale

1535

8.12

Sale

5149

8.13

Sale

41677

8.13

Sale

400

8.16

Sale

5496

8.17

Sale

18

8.18

Sale

48200

8.30

Sale

2719

8.31

Sale

1050

8.31

Sale

46614

8.35

Sale

1874

8.41

Sale

2096

8.41

Sale

116512

8.48

Sale

35

8.56

Sale

57

8.58

Sale

97

8.61

Sale

60000

8.62

Sale

1091

8.69

Sale

941

8.70

Sale

941

8.72

Sale

1256666

8.72

Sale

381118

8.72

Sale

39

8.73

Sale

700

8.74

Sale

941

8.75

Sale

941

8.76

Sale

171926

8.76

Sale

1973

8.77

Sale

2019

8.77

Sale

3912

8.78

Sale

550

8.79

Sale

941

8.81

Sale

4059

8.82

Sale

3235

8.82

Sale

941

8.83

Sale

2261

8.84

Sale

85

8.85

Sale

93

8.86

Sale

856

8.86

Sale

856

8.87

Sale

1882

8.87

Sale

1

8.89

Sale

79

8.90

Sale

2767

8.90

Sale

99

8.92

Sale

941

8.93

Sale

941

8.94

Sale

941

8.95

Sale

1996

8.96

Sale

941

8.97

Sale

3346

8.98

Sale

3

9.00

Sale

4129

9.00

Sale

941

9.04

Sale

941

9.04

Sale

1882

9.05

Sale

385

9.06

Sale

941

9.06

Sale

941

9.07

Sale

21

9.09

Sale

2137

9.12

Sale

224

9.15

Sale

1494

9.19

Sale

500

9.21

Total Sale

2364840

 

(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

17 October 2008

Contact name

Gemma Mathieson

Telephone number

0207 676 6280

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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