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EPT Disclosure

5th Sep 2008 10:21

RNS Number : 8239C
SG Option Europe
05 September 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

04 September 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 

3,511,355  0.16

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

3,511,355 0.16

(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

213683

14.86

Purchase

97768

15.09

Purchase

13400

15.23

Purchase

2593

15.26

Purchase

3136

15.28

Purchase

113862

15.32

Purchase

2400

15.35

Purchase

765

15.35

Purchase

1801

15.38

Purchase

2859

15.39

Purchase

545365

15.40

Purchase

897

15.40

Purchase

6290

15.40

Purchase

3004

15.41

Purchase

1059

15.42

Purchase

3762

15.43

Purchase

2619

15.44

Purchase

1142

15.45

Purchase

12453

15.47

Purchase

7803

15.55

Purchase

3420

15.56

Purchase

1059

15.58

Purchase

10662

15.58

Purchase

400

15.59

Purchase

1059

15.60

Purchase

2114

15.64

Purchase

796

15.65

Purchase

1608

15.65

Purchase

1059

15.66

Purchase

2400

15.68

Purchase

1650

15.72

Purchase

1606

15.73

Purchase

3713

15.74

Total Purchase

1068207

 

Sale

78387

14.86

Sale

400

14.89

Sale

2103

14.91

Sale

1617

14.96

Sale

36803

14.99

Sale

602

15.01

Sale

1621

15.02

Sale

2091

15.03

Sale

3986

15.04

Sale

3861

15.05

Sale

2319

15.06

Sale

1706

15.07

Sale

1861

15.08

Sale

718

15.09

Sale

3256

15.11

Sale

11200

15.14

Sale

29439

15.16

Sale

39

15.20

Sale

1551

15.22

Sale

1545

15.24

Sale

2179

15.25

Sale

1569

15.27

Sale

2040

15.28

Sale

1308

15.29

Sale

1472

15.30

Sale

1581

15.33

Sale

36800

15.33

Sale

719

15.34

Sale

549621

15.35

Sale

3404

15.35

Sale

28750

15.35

Sale

840

15.36

Sale

1996

15.37

Sale

1445

15.37

Sale

1341

15.38

Sale

12305

15.38

Sale

3286

15.39

Sale

705

15.40

Sale

3038

15.41

Sale

1476

15.42

Sale

173049

15.42

Sale

5661

15.43

Sale

590

15.44

Sale

2835

15.45

Sale

566

15.46

Sale

2383

15.47

Sale

2329

15.49

Sale

4514

15.50

Sale

3317

15.51

Sale

2486

15.53

Sale

1490

15.54

Sale

1494

15.55

Sale

1788

15.58

Sale

1580

15.63

Sale

1790

15.65

Sale

781

15.67

Sale

4400

15.68

Sale

863

15.69

Sale

2661

15.70

Sale

1573

15.72

Sale

2116

15.74

Sale

1059

15.77

Sale

1414

15.79

Sale

25669

215.38 (ZAR)

Total Sale

1087388

 

(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

05 September 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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