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EPT Disclosure

15th May 2008 10:13

RNS Number : 5216U
SG Option Europe
15 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

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

14 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 

1,424,976  0.07

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

1,424,976 0.07

(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

5441

20.66

Purchase

587

20.67

Purchase

282632

20.73

Purchase

1513

20.77

Purchase

9420

20.83

Purchase

8077

20.92

Purchase

1410

20.95

Purchase

18671

20.96

Purchase

142811

21.00

Purchase

13800

21.11

Purchase

64984

21.17

Purchase

109435

21.18

Total Purchase

658781

 

Sale

207729

20.83

Sale

77087

20.89

Sale

1138

20.89

Sale

182936

20.94

Sale

826

20.96

Sale

3570

20.99

Sale

964

21.04

Sale

25906

21.10

Sale

2284

21.15

Sale

107069

21.18

Sale

150000

21.20

Sale

4800

21.20

Sale

75702

21.22

Sale

97

314.41 ZAR

Total Sale

840108

 

(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

15 May 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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