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EPT Disclosure

28th Aug 2008 10:10

RNS Number : 1901C
SG Option Europe
28 August 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

27 August 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 

3,774,320  0.18

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

3,774,320 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

832

16.62

Purchase

1835

16.64

Purchase

1953

16.67

Purchase

5414

16.70

Purchase

658

16.71

Purchase

840

16.72

Purchase

2606

16.73

Purchase

516

16.74

Purchase

3709

16.75

Purchase

1192

16.77

Purchase

1816

16.78

Purchase

1534

16.80

Purchase

329

16.80

Purchase

3117

16.85

Purchase

4306

16.85

Purchase

113162

16.85

Purchase

3190

16.86

Purchase

151852

16.87

Purchase

2293

16.87

Purchase

2124

16.88

Purchase

14690

16.90

Purchase

13825

16.96

Purchase

1519

16.96

Purchase

29173

16.98

Purchase

2100

17.02

Purchase

553

17.04

Purchase

936

17.06

Purchase

5000

248.81 (ZAR)

Total Purchase

371074

 

Sale

1616

16.60

Sale

5559

16.61

Sale

1173

16.62

Sale

715

16.63

Sale

2413

16.64

Sale

2375

16.65

Sale

2608

16.66

Sale

1214

16.67

Sale

306

16.68

Sale

2543

16.72

Sale

1288

16.74

Sale

2297

16.75

Sale

2167

16.76

Sale

691

16.79

Sale

8596

16.82

Sale

4658

16.83

Sale

191084

16.83

Sale

3439

16.84

Sale

222248

16.84

Sale

700

16.85

Sale

2132

16.86

Sale

38105

16.87

Sale

6110

16.87

Sale

4363

16.88

Sale

2507

16.89

Sale

4308

16.90

Sale

2313

16.91

Sale

741

16.91

Sale

1217

16.92

Sale

18480

16.92

Sale

416

16.93

Sale

1222

16.94

Sale

7424

16.95

Sale

548

16.96

Sale

931

16.97

Sale

22120

16.98

Sale

1192

16.99

Total Sale

571819

 

(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

28 August 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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