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EPT Disclosure

31st Oct 2008 10:45

RNS Number : 1356H
SG Option Europe
31 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

30 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 

3,867,796    0.18

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

3,867,796 0.18

(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

849

9.71

Purchase

3201

9.72

Purchase

760

9.77

Purchase

1260

9.78

Purchase

799

9.85

Purchase

23

9.87

Purchase

9690

9.87

Purchase

2960

9.88

Purchase

649

9.90

Purchase

1050

9.91

Purchase

57

9.92

Purchase

760

9.94

Purchase

4312

9.94

Purchase

103245

9.94

Purchase

1200

9.95

Purchase

2327

9.96

Purchase

754

9.96

Purchase

241089

10.00

Purchase

91463

10.02

Purchase

1180

10.05

Purchase

91463

10.06

Purchase

58828

10.07

Purchase

58463

10.08

Purchase

940471

10.10

Purchase

91463

10.10

Purchase

59016

10.10

Purchase

2536

10.11

Purchase

760

10.15

Purchase

9591

10.16

Purchase

37702

10.17

Purchase

400

10.17

Purchase

1686

10.18

Purchase

2270

10.19

Purchase

13000

10.19

Purchase

313169

10.20

Purchase

33775

10.21

Purchase

1810

10.21

Purchase

23000

10.22

Purchase

1304

10.22

Purchase

5129

10.23

Purchase

1156

10.23

Purchase

400

10.26

Purchase

400

10.27

Purchase

1017

10.28

Purchase

1334

10.29

Purchase

2117

10.30

Purchase

1011

10.31

Purchase

188628

10.32

Purchase

1493

10.33

Purchase

3354

10.33

Purchase

1400

10.34

Purchase

3310

10.36

Purchase

400

10.37

Purchase

1288

10.38

Purchase

1140

10.42

Purchase

1420

10.44

Purchase

1271

10.48

Purchase

73630

169.99 (ZAR)

Total Purchase

2498233

 

Sale

1100

9.79

Sale

2950

9.79

Sale

1900

9.81

Sale

1650

9.83

Sale

1488

9.84

Sale

700

9.84

Sale

400

9.86

Sale

472

9.87

Sale

1660

9.89

Sale

760

9.96

Sale

700

9.98

Sale

3588

10.00

Sale

1649

10.01

Sale

1231

10.03

Sale

5460

10.05

Sale

2641

10.07

Sale

208387

10.08

Sale

46587

10.08

Sale

159610

10.08

Sale

2090

10.09

Sale

5530

10.10

Sale

2280

10.11

Sale

1589

10.12

Sale

1833

10.14

Sale

46475

10.14

Sale

2150

10.15

Sale

5748

10.17

Sale

4024

10.18

Sale

3013

10.19

Sale

288813

10.19

Sale

447660

10.20

Sale

3125

10.20

Sale

5845

10.21

Sale

2772

10.22

Sale

455

10.22

Sale

5579

10.23

Sale

263990

10.23

Sale

480

10.24

Sale

1450

10.25

Sale

12500

10.25

Sale

935

10.26

Sale

4618

10.27

Sale

5329

10.28

Sale

4718

10.29

Sale

86436

10.29

Sale

3114

10.33

Sale

919

10.36

Sale

118241

10.36

Sale

400

10.39

Sale

599

10.41

Sale

3406

10.44

Sale

860

10.47

Total Sale

1779909

 

(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

31 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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