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EPT Disclosure

19th May 2008 12:54

RNS Number : 7716U
Newedge Group
19 May 2008
 

FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader NEWEDGE GROUP (UK BRANCH) Company dealt in BHP BILLITON Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) ORDINARY SHARES Date of dealing 16TH MAY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

 
(a) Purchases and sales
 

Total number of securities purchased
 
Highest price paid (Note 3)
Lowest price paid (Note 3)
 122435
 
21.82188 
21.82188 
 
 

Total number of securities sold
 
Highest price received (Note 3)
Lowest price received (Note 3)
 144018
 
21.80326 
21.96676 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
 

Product name,
e.g. CFD
Long/short (Note 4)
Number of securities (Note 5)
Price per unit (Note 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(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 5)
Exercise
price
Type, e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry
date
Option money
paid/received per unit (Note 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(ii) Exercising
 

Product name, e.g. call option
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit (Note 3)
 
 
 
 
 

3. 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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Date of disclosure
 19TH MAY 2008
Contact name
 LEIGH ELLIS
Telephone number
 020 7676 8728
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected
 RIO TINTO
Nature of connection (Note 6)
 AFFILIATE OF SG, ADVISER TO OFFEREE
 
 
Notes
 
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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
 
END
 
 
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