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EPT Disclosure

13th May 2008 09:57

RNS Number : 2941U
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
13 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)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

Societe Generale London Branch

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

12 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 

-1,216,129  -0.05

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-1,306,707 -0.06

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-1,216,129   -0.05

-1,306,707 -0.06

(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

540

19.58

Purchase

300

19.68

Purchase

1260

19.69

Purchase

300

19.70

Purchase

348

19.71

Purchase

840

19.72

Purchase

109

19.73

Purchase

217

19.74

Purchase

420

19.75

Purchase

2300

19.75

Purchase

300

19.78

Purchase

660

19.86

Purchase

300

19.91

Purchase

420

19.93

Purchase

420

19.96

Purchase

138

20.11

Total Purchase

8872

 

Sale

128

19.60

Sale

106

19.62

Sale

128

19.63

Sale

205

19.64

Sale

102

19.67

Sale

94

19.69

Sale

95

19.70

Sale

59

19.72

Sale

6000

19.72

Sale

269

19.73

Sale

434

19.73

Sale

26

19.74

Sale

114

19.75

Sale

88

19.80

Sale

60

19.81

Sale

40

19.86

Sale

292

19.87

Sale

102

19.90

Sale

102

19.91

Sale

273

19.93

Sale

16

19.95

Sale

1

20.03

Sale

138

20.11

Total Sale

8872

 

(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

13 May 2008

Contact name

Patrick Overmeer

Telephone number

020 7676 6885

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Rio Tinto plc

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
 
END
 
 
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