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EPT Disclosure

4th Jul 2008 10:25

RNS Number : 3409Y
Societe Generale London Branch(EPT)
04 July 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

03 July 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 

-2,848,629  -0.13

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-2,539,207 -0.11

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

-2,848,629   -0.13

-2,539,207 -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)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale

Number of Securities

Price per Unit (GBP)

Purchase

30000

16.99

Purchase

30000

16.99

Purchase

98

17.00

Purchase

225

17.02

Purchase

154

17.03

Purchase

70

17.06

Purchase

763

17.09

Purchase

482

17.10

Purchase

70

17.12

Purchase

143

17.13

Purchase

142

17.14

Purchase

50281

17.15

Purchase

498

17.16

Purchase

698

17.18

Purchase

3900

17.18

Purchase

386

17.19

Purchase

211

17.20

Purchase

300

17.20

Purchase

300

17.20

Purchase

910

17.21

Purchase

3900

17.22

Purchase

538

17.22

Purchase

419

17.24

Purchase

6206

17.25

Purchase

912

17.25

Purchase

273

17.26

Purchase

143

17.27

Purchase

159

17.32

Purchase

110

17.33

Purchase

408

17.34

Purchase

152

17.37

Purchase

73

17.38

Purchase

436

17.40

Purchase

159

17.41

Purchase

369

17.43

Purchase

351

17.44

Purchase

244

17.46

Purchase

157

17.49

Purchase

72

17.52

Total Purchase

134712

 

Sale

10000

16.90

Sale

5000

16.95

Sale

2000

16.96

Sale

28

16.97

Sale

1361

16.98

Sale

30000

16.99

Sale

9018

16.99

Sale

16728

17.00

Sale

676

17.01

Sale

1440

17.02

Sale

728

17.03

Sale

350

17.04

Sale

350

17.05

Sale

879

17.06

Sale

9

17.07

Sale

713

17.08

Sale

1015

17.09

Sale

785

17.10

Sale

1056

17.11

Sale

2146

17.12

Sale

437

17.13

Sale

1120

17.14

Sale

1033

17.15

Sale

2552

17.16

Sale

2431

17.17

Sale

3660

17.18

Sale

3900

17.18

Sale

2177

17.19

Sale

3900

17.20

Sale

716

17.20

Sale

300

17.20

Sale

1039

17.21

Sale

3900

17.22

Sale

1057

17.22

Sale

698

17.23

Sale

359

17.24

Sale

6206

17.25

Sale

347

17.25

Sale

6206

17.25

Sale

1050

17.26

Sale

2467

17.27

Sale

1017

17.28

Sale

1741

17.29

Sale

12

17.30

Sale

2448

17.31

Sale

684

17.32

Sale

699

17.33

Sale

1286

17.34

Sale

756

17.35

Sale

757

17.36

Sale

833

17.37

Sale

388

17.38

Sale

1154

17.39

Sale

380

17.40

Sale

350

17.41

Sale

711

17.42

Sale

911

17.43

Sale

351

17.44

Sale

349

17.45

Sale

7

17.46

Sale

26

17.48

Sale

15

17.49

Total Sale

144712

 

(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)

CFD

Long

10000

16.90 (GBP)

(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

04 July 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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