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EPT Disclosure

29th Jul 2008 12:19

RNS Number : 1174A
Macquarie Group Limited
29 July 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

Macquarie Capital Securities (Australia) Limited

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton Limited

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4

Date of dealing

28 July 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) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

 0 0

0 0

 

(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

 

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:

Details

Ordinary shares 

ISIN: AU000000BHP4

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 4)

See Annexure A

(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) YES/NO

Date of disclosure

29 July 2008

Contact name

Johanna Uy

Telephone number

+44 (0) 2030374339

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Rio Tinto Plc

Nature of connection (Note 9)

Connected principal trader

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

Annexure A:

BHP

Purchase

2000

37.9022

BHP

Sale

22

37.74

BHP

Sale

20

37.71

BHP

Sale

20

37.73

BHP

Sale

23

37.73

BHP

Sale

19

37.67

BHP

Sale

19

37.69

BHP

Sale

21

37.71

BHP

Sale

19

37.7

BHP

Sale

21

37.73

BHP

Sale

24

37.74

BHP

Sale

18

37.71

BHP

Sale

22

37.78

BHP

Sale

26

37.8

BHP

Sale

29

37.8

BHP

Sale

36

37.83

BHP

Sale

29

37.87

BHP

Sale

38

37.89

BHP

Sale

44

37.86

BHP

Sale

41

37.89

BHP

Sale

37

37.81

BHP

Sale

45

37.91

BHP

Sale

41

37.99

BHP

Sale

58

38

BHP

Sale

40

38.03

BHP

Sale

43

37.98

BHP

Sale

58

37.96

BHP

Sale

46

37.94

BHP

Sale

55

37.95

BHP

Sale

61

37.92

BHP

Sale

59

37.75

BHP

Sale

17

37.76

BHP

Sale

37

37.76

BHP

Sale

62

37.78

BHP

Sale

56

37.81

BHP

Sale

71

37.94

BHP

Sale

80

37.91

BHP

Sale

88

37.9

BHP

Sale

86

37.85

BHP

Sale

105

37.95

BHP

Sale

364

38

2000

This information is provided by RNS
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