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EPT Disclosure

22nd Oct 2008 09:18

RNS Number : 4108G
SG Option Europe
22 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

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

21 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 

2,720,346  0.12

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

2,720,346 0.12

(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

1

9.40

Purchase

960

9.41

Purchase

7

9.44

Purchase

78

9.48

Purchase

256

9.52

Purchase

900

9.57

Purchase

2346

9.59

Purchase

960

9.60

Purchase

1535

9.62

Purchase

5

9.66

Purchase

9782

9.66

Purchase

75305

9.66

Purchase

4679

9.67

Purchase

61961

9.74

Purchase

119162

9.75

Purchase

191

9.76

Purchase

989

9.78

Purchase

960

9.78

Purchase

999

9.79

Purchase

178357

9.79

Purchase

1

9.80

Purchase

605

9.80

Purchase

2791

9.81

Purchase

489120

9.82

Purchase

155

9.83

Purchase

2626

9.85

Purchase

960

9.86

Purchase

56

9.87

Purchase

15

9.88

Purchase

1835

9.88

Purchase

1243

9.89

Purchase

1314

9.89

Purchase

1112

9.90

Purchase

2008

9.90

Purchase

1589

9.92

Purchase

960

9.94

Purchase

2859

9.94

Purchase

2880

9.95

Purchase

680

9.95

Purchase

960

9.96

Purchase

3444

9.96

Purchase

1869

9.96

Purchase

95

9.97

Purchase

960

9.97

Purchase

1262

9.98

Purchase

960

9.98

Purchase

960

9.99

Purchase

1920

10.00

Purchase

7689

10.01

Purchase

2880

10.01

Purchase

4721

10.02

Purchase

1920

10.03

Purchase

2880

10.04

Purchase

960

10.05

Purchase

3280

10.06

Purchase

1920

10.07

Purchase

3248

10.09

Purchase

7846

10.10

Purchase

10560

10.11

Purchase

8488

10.12

Purchase

6415

10.14

Purchase

960

10.15

Purchase

960

10.17

Purchase

3044

10.19

Purchase

58891

171.08 (ZAR)

Total Purchase

1111334

 

Sale

110

9.44

Sale

10945

9.52

Sale

134

9.54

Sale

1409

9.61

Sale

100106

9.62

Sale

79

9.64

Sale

807

9.66

Sale

16681

9.67

Sale

9232

9.70

Sale

23

9.73

Sale

132757

9.73

Sale

960

9.74

Sale

57890

9.76

Sale

25

9.76

Sale

1114

9.77

Sale

561

9.78

Sale

41

9.79

Sale

960

9.81

Sale

544

9.82

Sale

491910

9.82

Sale

960

9.84

Sale

262

9.85

Sale

1324

9.86

Sale

2368

9.87

Sale

966

9.87

Sale

960

9.88

Sale

1418

9.89

Sale

1381

9.89

Sale

300441

9.90

Sale

1053

9.90

Sale

960

9.91

Sale

1920

9.92

Sale

2177

9.93

Sale

1281

9.94

Sale

2371

9.94

Sale

960

9.95

Sale

2009

9.95

Sale

461

9.96

Sale

1843

9.96

Sale

960

9.97

Sale

1007

9.97

Sale

1298

9.98

Sale

1146

9.99

Sale

1

9.99

Sale

210000

10.00

Sale

8074

10.01

Sale

2121

10.02

Sale

21540

10.02

Sale

12500

10.02

Sale

6236

10.04

Sale

1803

10.05

Sale

17540

10.06

Sale

4559

10.07

Sale

7283

10.08

Sale

3841

10.09

Sale

2184

10.09

Sale

3301

10.10

Sale

4100

10.11

Sale

2084

10.12

Sale

12362

10.13

Sale

6959

10.14

Sale

1920

10.15

Sale

1920

10.18

Sale

18222

10.20

Total Sale

1504364

 

(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

22 October 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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