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EPT Disclosure

21st Jul 2008 11:09

RNS Number : 4981Z
GoldmanSachs International
21 July 2008
 

FORM 38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

 

Company dealt in

RIO TINTO LIMITED

 

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

 

Ordinary Shares

Date of dealing

18 July 2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

46472 

116.1591 AUD 

115.5921 AUD 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3)

146472 

116.168 AUD 

115.546 AUD 

 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3)

SWAP

Long

50000

115.7222 AUD

SWAP

Long

50000

115.7222 AUD

(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 5)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 3)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

3. 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.

Date of disclosure

21 July 2008

 

Contact name

Peter Highton

 

Telephone number

+44-207-774-1935

 

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP BILLITON PLC

 

Nature of connection (Note 6)

Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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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