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EPT Disclosure

6th Nov 2008 09:43

RNS Number : 5839H
SG Option Europe
06 November 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

05 November 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 

6,460,825    0.3

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

6,460,825 0.3

(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 pr unit (GBP)

Purchase

586

11.13

Purchase

466

11.23

Purchase

1203

11.25

Purchase

400

11.28

Purchase

18123

11.30

Purchase

3901

11.34

Purchase

25140

11.35

Purchase

703

11.37

Purchase

65561

11.38

Purchase

1900

11.38

Purchase

7103

11.39

Purchase

23923

11.40

Purchase

209125

11.40

Purchase

848

11.42

Purchase

1015

11.43

Purchase

603724

11.44

Purchase

1050

11.44

Purchase

700

11.45

Purchase

98800

11.46

Purchase

24960

11.47

Purchase

4050

11.48

Purchase

32400

11.49

Purchase

400

11.49

Purchase

33169

11.49

Purchase

1932

11.51

Purchase

29610

11.52

Purchase

1468

11.55

Purchase

637

11.56

Purchase

5922

11.57

Purchase

700

11.62

Purchase

701

11.66

Purchase

760

11.70

Purchase

5416

11.72

Purchase

868

11.75

Purchase

400

11.76

Purchase

47

11.79

Purchase

59165

175.41 (ZAR)

Total Purchase

1266876

 

Sale

550

11.03

Sale

750

11.09

Sale

6605

11.16

Sale

1316

11.17

Sale

1000

11.21

Sale

12500

11.25

Sale

1899

11.26

Sale

2004

11.27

Sale

34562

11.27

Sale

4092

11.29

Sale

48744

11.31

Sale

1100

11.33

Sale

1650

11.34

Sale

15706

11.35

Sale

34165

11.35

Sale

2831

11.36

Sale

4386

11.37

Sale

665

11.39

Sale

2200

11.39

Sale

60330

11.40

Sale

25678

11.40

Sale

615565

11.40

Sale

400

11.41

Sale

15920

11.41

Sale

50000

11.42

Sale

460

11.42

Sale

3500

11.43

Sale

1729

11.45

Sale

3407

11.52

Sale

1000

11.54

Sale

500

11.58

Sale

3375

11.59

Sale

1930

11.60

Sale

900

11.61

Sale

1400

11.63

Sale

1104

11.65

Sale

5367

11.67

Sale

16014

11.69

Sale

437

11.72

Sale

817

11.78

Total Sale

986558

 

(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

06 November 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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