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EPT Disclosure

21st May 2008 12:06

RNS Number : 9706U
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
21 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

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

20 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 

-1,752,129  -0.07

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-1,170,707 -0.06

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-1,752,129   -0.07

-1,170,707 -0.06

(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

10000

20.53

Purchase

397

20.23

Purchase

86

20.33

Purchase

81

20.34

Purchase

81

20.42

Purchase

75

20.44

Purchase

228

20.48

Purchase

291

20.49

Purchase

243

20.5

Purchase

14

20.51

Purchase

58000

20.51

Purchase

10190

20.52

Purchase

184

20.53

Purchase

163

20.54

Purchase

140

20.55

Purchase

163

20.56

Purchase

247

20.57

Purchase

162

20.6

Purchase

438

20.61

Purchase

90

20.62

Purchase

438

20.63

Purchase

17

20.64

Purchase

355

20.71

Purchase

356

20.74

Purchase

355

20.95

Purchase

355

21.23

Purchase

355

21.25

Purchase

355

21.51

Purchase

41

21.55

Total purchase

83900

 

Sale

17095

20.5

Sale

11031

20.51

Sale

13123

20.52

Sale

12328

20.53

Sale

10000

20.53

Sale

4423

20.54

Sale

5900

20.65

Total sale

73900

 

(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)

CFD

Short

10,000

20.53

(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

21 May 2008

Contact name

Gemma Mathieson

Telephone number

020 7676 6489

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
 
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