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EPT Disclosure

19th Sep 2008 10:12

RNS Number : 8370D
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
19 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

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

18 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 

-2,129,434  -0.13

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,300,707 -0.11

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,129,434   -0.13

-2,300,707 -0.11

(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)

Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale

Number of Securities

Price per unit (GBP)

Purchase

30000

12.85

Purchase

166

13.00

Purchase

4440

13.06

Purchase

33

13.09

Purchase

43

13.11

Purchase

40

13.13

Purchase

77

13.15

Purchase

20424

13.17

Purchase

11902

13.18

Purchase

2000

13.20

Purchase

71

13.21

Purchase

56

13.22

Purchase

4000

13.24

Purchase

166

13.25

Purchase

166

13.26

Purchase

1857

13.26

Purchase

1857

13.26

Purchase

10065

13.27

Purchase

10065

13.27

Purchase

168

13.28

Purchase

14900

13.35

Purchase

14900

13.35

Purchase

220

13.37

Purchase

33

13.38

Purchase

56

13.41

Purchase

73

13.42

Purchase

44

13.43

Purchase

62

13.46

Purchase

17215

13.49

Purchase

17215

13.49

Purchase

88

13.54

Purchase

39

13.58

Total Purchase

162441

 

Sale

7972

12.84

Sale

16414

12.85

Sale

5338

12.86

Sale

276

12.88

Sale

38

12.91

Sale

36

12.93

Sale

39

12.97

Sale

36

12.98

Sale

36

12.99

Sale

4486

13.06

Sale

119

13.08

Sale

36

13.09

Sale

41

13.11

Sale

36

13.12

Sale

1

13.13

Sale

73

13.15

Sale

22053

13.17

Sale

5951

13.18

Sale

4337

13.18

Sale

85

13.21

Sale

36

13.22

Sale

4000

13.24

Sale

74

13.24

Sale

10065

13.25

Sale

108

13.25

Sale

10

13.26

Sale

1857

13.26

Sale

1857

13.26

Sale

10065

13.27

Sale

1857

13.27

Sale

149

13.27

Sale

48

13.28

Sale

72

13.29

Sale

2

13.30

Sale

108

13.31

Sale

14910

13.32

Sale

10

13.33

Sale

4

13.34

Sale

36

13.35

Sale

14900

13.35

Sale

29

13.36

Sale

12

13.37

Sale

59

13.38

Sale

2

13.39

Sale

16

13.40

Sale

46

13.41

Sale

36

13.42

Sale

36

13.43

Sale

11

13.44

Sale

17261

13.46

Sale

3

13.47

Sale

36

13.48

Sale

17215

13.49

Sale

36

13.52

Sale

36

13.53

Sale

36

13.56

Total Sale

162441

 

(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

19 September 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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