Become a Member
  • Track your favourite stocks
  • Create & monitor portfolios
  • Daily portfolio value
Sign Up
Quickpicks
Add shares to your
quickpicks to
display them here!

EPT Disclosure

10th Oct 2008 10:14

RNS Number : 5658F
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
10 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

Societe Generale London Branch

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

09 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 

-2,160,072  -0.10

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,316,707 -0.11

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,160,072   -0.10

-2,316,707 -0.11

(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)

Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (GBP)

Purchase

2532

10.26

Purchase

1

10.33

Purchase

2

10.34

Purchase

29425

10.35

Purchase

29425

10.35

Purchase

29425

10.35

Purchase

110740

10.36

Purchase

108969

10.36

Purchase

158

10.37

Purchase

413

10.39

Purchase

384

10.40

Purchase

817

10.41

Purchase

162

10.43

Purchase

913

10.44

Purchase

158

10.45

Purchase

147

10.46

Purchase

171

10.47

Purchase

189

10.48

Purchase

2180

10.49

Purchase

841

10.50

Purchase

161

10.51

Purchase

967

10.52

Purchase

10521

10.53

Purchase

4998

10.54

Purchase

12678

10.54

Purchase

12678

10.54

Purchase

45000

10.55

Purchase

21044

10.55

Purchase

8170

10.56

Purchase

1357

10.57

Purchase

363

10.60

Purchase

181

10.61

Purchase

210

10.62

Purchase

459

10.63

Purchase

201

10.64

Purchase

199

10.65

Purchase

148

10.66

Purchase

300

10.67

Purchase

588

10.69

Purchase

586

10.72

Purchase

170

10.77

Purchase

822

10.79

Total Purchase

438853

 

Sale

2532

10.26

Sale

3540

10.30

Sale

1274

10.31

Sale

1906

10.32

Sale

6014

10.33

Sale

2315

10.34

Sale

3092

10.35

Sale

29425

10.35

Sale

29425

10.35

Sale

179709

10.36

Sale

40000

10.37

Sale

2670

10.37

Sale

2721

10.38

Sale

919

10.40

Sale

1151

10.41

Sale

2853

10.42

Sale

973

10.44

Sale

12678

10.54

Sale

12678

10.54

Sale

12678

10.54

Sale

45000

10.55

Sale

45000

10.58

Sale

300

10.67

Total Sale

438853

 

(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

10 October 2008

Contact name

Patrick Overmeer

Telephone number

020 7676 6885

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Rio Tinto plc

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
 
END
 
 
EMMIIFLAISLILIT

Related Shares:

BHP Group
FTSE 100 Latest
Value8,596.35
Change99.55