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EPT Disclosure Replacement

12th May 2008 13:29

RNS Number : 2103U
SG Option Europe
12 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)

INCLUDES LATE SECURITIES TRADES ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXCHANGE PREVIOUSLY OMITTED BY SGOE.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THESE OMITTED TRADES AFFECT OUR POSITIONAL INFORMATION FROM 7TH FEBRUARY 2008.

THE PANEL IS AWARE OF THIS MISSED TRADING.

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

09 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 

1,932,403 0.09

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

1,932,403 0.09

(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

6287

19.60

Purchase

6948

19.73

Purchase

66862

19.75

Purchase

34737

19.75

Purchase

104784

19.77

Purchase

5000

19.78

Purchase

19064

19.79

Purchase

166185

19.80

Purchase

40012

19.86

Purchase

46339

19.97

Total Purchase

496218

 

Sale

309

19.46

Sale

106

19.47

Sale

216

19.61

Sale

166

19.64

Sale

7931

19.66

Sale

112052

19.71

Sale

328

19.72

Sale

9421

19.74

Sale

953

19.75

Sale

26600

19.77

Sale

12400

19.79

Sale

92143

19.80

Sale

2405

19.87

Sale

2960

19.93

Sale

4710

19.94

Sale

1884

19.97

Total Sale

274584

 

(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

12 May 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

Below are details of missed trading in relation to BHP Billiton plc in South African listed stock and subsequent adjusted positions which occurred between 7 February to 8 May 2008 undertaken by SG Option Europe.

Trade Date

Way

Total

Price

Close of Business Figure

07/02/08

Buy

30515

221.96

187,134

 

 

 

 

 

08/02/08

Sell

3997

223.43

219,146

 

 

 

 

 

11/02/08

Sell

5000

224.24

180,745

 

 

 

 

 

12/02/08

Sell

41983

233.83

195,253

 

 

 

 

 

13/02/08

Sell

68739

233.00

779,010

 

 

 

 

 

14/02/08

Sell

8970

237.76

593,860

 

 

 

 

 

15/02/08

Buy

909

208.78

600,155

 

 

 

 

 

19/02/08

Sell

65947

245.38

288,899

 

 

 

 

 

20/02/08

Buy

2098

240.90

512,373

 

 

 

 

 

21/02/08

Sell

1059

253.33

543,686

 

 

 

 

 

22/02/08

Sell

5588

248.80

223,138

 

 

 

 

 

25/02/08

Sell

1395

242.56

786,307

 

 

 

 

 

26/02/08

Sell

76561

243.31

1,336,409

 

 

 

 

 

27/02/08

Buy

10962

243.59

1,673,201

 

 

 

 

 

29/02/08

Buy

517

191.92

833,978

 

 

 

 

 

03/03/08

Buy

28182

249.71

781,928

 

 

 

 

 

04/03/08

Sell

2443

253.42

819,842

 

 

 

 

 

05/03/08

Buy

17381

253.85

1,225,230

 

 

 

 

 

06/03/08

Sell

146

318.07

911,021

 

 

 

 

 

07/03/08

Buy

11531

260.21

905,630

 

 

 

 

 

10/03/08

Buy

4008

242.07

-119,285

 

 

 

 

 

11/03/08

Buy

23769

239.20

-199,857

 

 

 

 

 

12/03/08

Sell

2076

246.19

139,018

 

 

 

 

 

13/03/08

Sell

6734

246.97

822,303

 

 

 

 

 

14/03/08

Sell

31156

254.66

581,639

 

 

 

 

 

17/03/08

Sell

2456

241.21

1,385,838

 

 

 

 

 

18/03/08

Buy

1242

243.08

1,518,703

 

 

 

 

 

19/03/08

Sell

11873

241.37

1,280,324

 

 

 

 

 

20/03/08

Buy

5490

225.63

1,876,151

 

 

 

 

 

25/03/08

Buy

1703

227.85

3,118,645

 

 

 

 

 

26/03/08

Sell

14347

230.16

2,646,085

 

 

 

 

 

27/03/08

Sell

877

233.98

2,657,958

 

 

 

 

 

28/03/08

Sell

16494

239.44

2,719,136

 

 

 

 

 

31/03/08

Sell

4000

239.99

2,691,158

 

 

 

 

 

01/04/08

Sell

25843

233.97

2,983,579

 

 

 

 

 

02/04/08

Sell

11511

239.48

3,083,690

 

 

 

 

 

03/04/08

Sell

16312

240.20

3,310,591

 

 

 

 

 

04/04/08

Sell

36145

247.68

3,434,121

 

 

 

 

 

07/04/08

Sell

25812

259.18

2,991,574

 

 

 

 

 

08/04/08

Sell

19988

252.15

2,473,251

 

 

 

 

 

09/04/08

Sell

13328

271.13

1,569,537

 

 

 

 

 

10/04/08

Sell

22455

270.55

1,059,392

 

 

 

 

 

11/04/08

Sell

20000

271.42

826,578

 

 

 

 

 

14/04/08

Buy

580

267.73

698,094

 

 

 

 

 

15/04/08

Sell

1218

275.61

884,769

 

 

 

 

 

16/04/08

Buy

20958

284.89

858,884

 

 

 

 

 

17/04/08

Sell

19822

285.92

1,174,476

 

 

 

 

 

18/04/08

Sell

15183

275.30

1,739,962

 

 

 

 

 

21/04/08

Sell

759

281.89

1,741,959

 

 

 

 

 

22/04/08

Sell

14785

284.26

1,471,428

 

 

 

 

 

23/04/08

Sell

23866

285.87

2,013,245

 

 

 

 

 

24/04/08

Sell

180901

280.83

2,499,770

 

 

 

 

 

25/04/08

Buy

9995

279.74

2,624,301

 

 

 

 

 

29/04/08

Sell

58538

272.06

2,644,471

 

 

 

 

 

30/04/08

Sell

26272

269.79

2,695,872

 

 

 

 

 

05/05/08

Sell

1276

281.42

3,116,145

 

 

 

 

 

06/05/08

Buy

9730

288.19

2,672,802

 

 

 

 

 

07/05/08

Buy

34

286.08

2,350,078

 

 

 

 

 

08/05/08

Sell

20336

296.6

1,710,769

 

 

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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