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EPT Disclosure

3rd Oct 2008 10:35

RNS Number : 0314F
SG Option Europe
03 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

02 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 

2,645,671  0.12

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

2,645,671 0.12

(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 (GBP)

Purchase

421476

11.21

Purchase

3367

11.34

Purchase

44

11.35

Purchase

69786

11.52

Purchase

1742

11.61

Purchase

53028

11.64

Purchase

50000

11.67

Purchase

448652

11.78

Purchase

747439

11.83

Purchase

4147

11.87

Purchase

1924

11.94

Purchase

2858

11.95

Purchase

2261

12.01

Purchase

2283

12.03

Purchase

7007

12.04

Purchase

1817

12.05

Purchase

1342

12.06

Purchase

3074

12.12

Purchase

4202

12.13

Purchase

1752

12.14

Purchase

1596

12.15

Purchase

1342

12.17

Purchase

6957

12.17

Purchase

1843

12.18

Purchase

2800

12.19

Purchase

2627

12.19

Purchase

2213

12.20

Purchase

1342

12.21

Purchase

1342

12.25

Purchase

2684

12.27

Purchase

2218

12.30

Purchase

1342

12.33

Purchase

908

12.35

Purchase

2910

12.36

Purchase

9623

12.37

Purchase

4789

12.38

Purchase

6572

12.39

Purchase

1342

12.40

Purchase

1049

12.43

Purchase

2684

12.44

Purchase

2218

12.45

Purchase

2684

12.46

Purchase

1342

12.47

Purchase

1342

12.49

Purchase

1342

12.50

Purchase

2684

12.51

Purchase

1342

12.59

Purchase

1405

12.61

Purchase

1342

12.62

Purchase

1342

12.63

Purchase

1342

12.65

Purchase

2684

12.67

Purchase

1342

12.68

Total purchase

1908795

 

Sale

3878

11.17

Sale

763

11.20

Sale

159369

11.21

Sale

100

11.22

Sale

7380

11.23

Sale

3896

11.27

Sale

3146

11.30

Sale

2010

11.31

Sale

1977

11.33

Sale

2193

11.35

Sale

3918

11.37

Sale

4022

11.43

Sale

2382

11.44

Sale

383581

11.48

Sale

69666

11.51

Sale

35655

11.54

Sale

6924

11.59

Sale

4300

11.63

Sale

1344

11.68

Sale

231836

11.70

Sale

629952

11.90

Sale

760

11.93

Sale

5291

11.94

Sale

3155

12.00

Sale

1622

12.02

Sale

3108

12.03

Sale

2631

12.05

Sale

900

12.07

Sale

792

12.10

Sale

1778

12.11

Sale

814

12.12

Sale

252

12.16

Sale

4836

12.19

Sale

6857

12.20

Sale

1857

12.23

Sale

2446

12.24

Sale

1023

12.31

Sale

5544

12.35

Sale

2787

12.37

Sale

2385

12.39

Sale

32

12.43

Sale

5209

12.45

Sale

6311

12.46

Sale

3995

12.47

Sale

700

12.48

Sale

1710

12.51

Sale

2900

12.54

Sale

2178

12.62

Sale

1826

12.63

Sale

362

12.65

Sale

5520

12.67

Sale

92062

173.29 (ZAR)

Total sale

1729935

 

(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

03 October 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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