29th Feb 2008 11:45
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)29 February 2008 FORM 38.5 (b) 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 Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28-Feb-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 282,934 0.008 1,813,765 0.054(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 282,934 0.008 1,813,765 0.054 (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(1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 91,100 39.57Purchase 1,500 39.60Purchase 9,990 39.60Purchase 87 39.60Purchase 2,057 39.60Purchase 100 39.60Purchase 15,722 39.60Purchase 100 39.58Purchase 2,636 39.50Purchase 4,800 39.52Purchase 100 39.52Purchase 100 39.52Purchase 5,000 39.52Purchase 320 39.43Purchase 125 39.43Purchase 13 39.43Purchase 5,000 39.41Purchase 1,000 39.40Purchase 250 39.40Purchase 291 39.40Purchase 2,659 39.45Purchase 663 39.45Purchase 106 39.45Purchase 1,572 39.45Purchase 628 39.45Purchase 1 39.45Purchase 97 39.45Purchase 36 39.45Purchase 37 39.45Purchase 580 39.45Purchase 86 39.45Purchase 3,535 39.45Purchase 3,000 39.46Purchase 2,937 39.44Purchase 36 39.44Purchase 27 39.44Purchase 7,000 39.45Purchase 454 39.45Purchase 1,193 39.45Purchase 1,193 39.45Purchase 1,700 39.45Purchase 2 39.45Purchase 350 39.45Purchase 65 39.45Purchase 43 39.45Purchase 658 39.43Purchase 10 39.43Purchase 10 39.43Purchase 1,322 39.43Purchase 3,965 39.44Purchase 178 39.44Purchase 130 39.44Purchase 125 39.44Purchase 600 39.43Purchase 2 39.43Purchase 4,000 39.41Purchase 5,765 39.41Purchase 235 39.41Purchase 860 39.41Purchase 1,196 39.41Purchase 430 39.41Purchase 1,028 39.41Purchase 1,301 39.41Purchase 120 39.41Purchase 200 39.41Purchase 351 39.41Purchase 272 39.43Purchase 728 39.43Purchase 174 39.39Purchase 3,000 39.39Purchase 10,000 39.40Purchase 37 39.39Purchase 6,789 39.39Purchase 631 39.42Purchase 150 39.42Purchase 160 39.42Purchase 36 39.42Purchase 4 39.42Purchase 1,919 39.42Purchase 100 39.42Purchase 344 39.57Purchase 3 39.57Purchase 41 39.57Purchase 17 39.57Purchase 95 39.57Purchase 200 39.51Purchase 2,514 39.41Purchase 3,073 39.43Sale -3,196 39.50Sale 8 39.54Sale -8 39.54Sale 2,657 39.52Sale -2,657 39.52Sale 1,910 39.46Sale -1,910 39.46Sale -3,111 39.51Sale 1,507 39.45Sale -1,507 39.45Sale 3,215 39.37Sale -3,215 39.37Sale -16 39.37Sale -58 39.40Sale -81 39.42Sale 3,073 39.43Sale -3,073 39.43Sale 2,514 39.41Sale -2,514 39.41Sale -200 39.41Sale -87,072 39.41Sale 87,062 870.72Sale -87,062 870.72Sale -127 39.41Sale -19,825 39.60Sale -4,014 39.53Sale -995 39.54Sale -4,280 39.50Sale -5,136 39.50Sale -2,442 39.54Sale -4,132 39.53Sale -549 39.54Sale -6,848 39.54Sale -441 39.53Sale -22 39.53Sale -1,270 39.53Sale -2,975 39.53Sale -265 39.56Sale -306 39.56Sale -985 39.56Sale -2,917 39.56Sale -3,819 39.62Sale -134 39.66Sale -1,200 39.66Sale -11 39.66Sale -16 39.66Sale -1,619 39.68Sale -1,300 39.68Sale -3,233 39.66Sale -3,539 39.64Sale -1,876 39.56Sale -1,056 39.55Sale -1,715 39.54Sale -1,310 39.54Sale -73 39.59Sale -284 39.59Sale -3,799 39.62Sale -3,048 39.58Sale -1,073 39.58Sale -556 39.56Sale -3,254 39.50Sale -3,179 39.55Sale -1,034 39.57Sale -6 39.52Sale -124 39.52Sale -128 39.48Sale -250 39.48Sale -2,000 39.48Sale -608 39.48Sale -130 39.46Sale -2,599 39.46Sale -1,966 39.45Sale -1,622 39.46Sale -36 39.37Sale -52 39.37Sale -49 39.38Sale -598 39.38Sale -252 39.38Sale -250 39.38Sale -240 39.38Sale -4,048 39.34Sale -714 39.34Sale -250 39.34Sale -409 39.37Sale -3 39.37Sale -140 39.37Sale -437 39.36Sale -3,843 39.36Sale -345 39.21Sale -3,043 39.21Sale -102 39.21Sale -1,218 39.21Sale -5 39.21Sale -2,975 39.21Sale -1,300 39.21Sale -4,280 39.26Sale -1,436 39.28Sale -2,844 39.28Sale -4,280 39.25Sale -2,710 39.26Sale -2,000 39.26Sale -1,340 39.26Sale -1,654 39.26Sale -3 39.36Sale -1,316 39.36Sale -710 39.36Sale -1,753 39.40Sale -628 39.40Sale -1,899 39.40Sale -4,222 39.40Sale -253 39.41Sale -478 39.41Sale -1,300 39.41Sale -220 39.41Sale -3,742 39.41Sale -538 39.41Sale -2,329 39.41Sale -1,451 39.41Sale -500 39.41Sale -2,368 39.42Sale -45 39.42Sale -341 39.42Sale -1,320 39.42Sale -552 39.42Sale -4,280 39.42Sale -4,157 39.42Sale -123 39.42Sale -1,313 39.43Sale -130 39.43Sale -521 39.43Sale -1,383 39.43Sale -1 39.45Sale -4,708 39.45Sale -5,730 39.44Sale -262 39.44Sale -416 39.41Sale -1,350 39.41Sale -2,994 39.42Sale -17 39.42Sale -499 39.42Sale -770 39.42Sale -3,490 39.39Sale -200 39.39Sale -590 39.39Sale -5,136 39.39Sale -2,846 39.39Sale -1,434 39.39Sale -1,399 39.39Sale -516 39.39Sale -1,865 39.39Sale -500 39.39Sale -4,280 39.40Sale -4,708 39.40Sale -17,746 39.42Sale -529 39.40Sale -471 39.40Sale -4,136 39.40Sale -264 39.41Sale -5,601 39.41Sale -5,564 39.41Sale -10 39.42Sale -2,104 39.42Sale -999 39.42Sale -2,065 39.45Sale -110 39.45Sale -939 39.45Sale -862 39.47Sale -4,708 39.47Sale -1,131 39.50Sale -120 39.50Sale -22 39.50Sale -5,419 39.52Sale -1,429 39.54Sale -4,708 39.54Sale -4,280 39.44Sale -44 39.47Sale -1,223 39.47Sale -1,642 39.50Sale -358 39.50Sale -4,280 39.52Sale -5,085 39.57Sale -2,619 39.57Sale -5,848 39.61Sale -96 39.61Sale -48 39.61Sale -4,280 39.51Sale -3,852 39.52Sale -428 39.52Sale -410 39.55Sale -2,000 39.55Sale -93 39.55Sale -114 39.57Sale -2,155 39.57Sale -104 39.57Sale -220 39.57Sale -40 39.57Sale -4,708 39.59Sale -720 39.59Sale -500 39.59Sale -110 39.59Sale -1,369 39.59Sale -150 39.59Sale -1,431 39.59Sale -4,708 39.59Sale -4,280 39.59Sale -4,581 39.59Sale -127 39.59Sale -315 39.62Sale -43 39.62Sale -4,280 39.59Sale -5,564 39.59Sale -4,280 39.59Sale -241 39.62Sale -104 39.62Sale -220 39.62Sale -3,357 39.62Sale -4,003 39.59Sale -300 39.59Sale -767 39.59Sale -950 39.59Sale -36 39.59Sale -1,884 39.59Sale -1,410 39.59Sale -408 39.60Sale -103 39.60Sale -218 39.60Sale -38 39.60Sale -1,500 39.60Sale -1,223 39.60Sale -4,280 39.60Sale -4,811 39.55Sale -25 39.55Sale -164 39.56Sale -820 39.62Sale -1,260 39.62Sale -200 39.62Sale -2,514 39.41Sale -3,073 39.43Sale -3,215 39.37Sale -1,507 39.45Sale -1,910 39.46Sale -2,657 39.52Sale -8 39.54TOTAL BUYS:221064 TOTAL SELLS:498791 (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 varyingProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) ExercisingProduct 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 :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONSAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 29-Feb-2008 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 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 http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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