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EPT Disclosure

4th Jul 2008 10:23

RNS Number : 3403Y
SG Option Europe
04 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

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

03 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 

4,091,054     0.20

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

4,091,054 0.20

(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

933

17.00

Purchase

81579

17.04

Purchase

4582

17.05

Purchase

545807

17.14

Purchase

58970

17.15

Purchase

20880

17.16

Purchase

17059

17.17

Purchase

229

17.18

Purchase

6

17.19

Purchase

3900

17.20

Purchase

452876

17.22

Purchase

1489

17.23

Purchase

26534

17.23

Purchase

6

17.23

Purchase

635

17.25

Purchase

6

17.27

Purchase

5935

17.28

Purchase

12

17.30

Purchase

305

17.32

Purchase

6

17.34

Purchase

6

17.48

Purchase

226906

17.49

Total Purchase

1448661

 

Purchase

21666

17.07

Purchase

62

17.10

Purchase

3855

17.10

Purchase

2132

17.11

Purchase

185

17.15

Purchase

60409

17.17

Purchase

606

17.19

Purchase

20612

17.19

Purchase

2439

17.22

Purchase

1499

17.23

Purchase

247608

17.25

Purchase

6149

17.26

Purchase

216894

17.32

Purchase

162841

17.49

Purchase

1761

244.75 (ZAR)

Total Purchase

748718

 

(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

0July 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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