27th Feb 2008 10:31
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 26-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 320,128 0.009 1,408,381 0.041(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 320,128 0.009 1,408,381 0.041 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 2,358 39.07Purchase 13 39.07Purchase 2,337 39.07Purchase 4,626 39.05Purchase 82 39.05Purchase 1,574 39.03Purchase 3,780 39.08Purchase 500 39.08Purchase 3,374 39.09Purchase 906 39.06Purchase 1,094 39.06Purchase 980 39.06Purchase 150 39.06Purchase 499 39.06Purchase 57 39.06Purchase 500 39.06Purchase 1,000 39.06Purchase 521 39.07Purchase 4,615 39.06Purchase 4,671 39.06Purchase 35 39.06Purchase 430 39.06Purchase 4,280 39.15Purchase 8,132 39.15Purchase 4,280 39.15Purchase 4,280 39.10Purchase 3,319 39.19Purchase 1,389 39.19Purchase 1,229 39.25Purchase 3,051 39.25Purchase 1,090 39.19Purchase 3,000 39.19Purchase 3,538 39.20Purchase 1,170 39.20Purchase 190 39.19Purchase 2,599 39.20Purchase 405 39.20Purchase 1,276 39.19Purchase 600 39.33Purchase 10 39.33Purchase 9 39.33Purchase 681 39.33Purchase 3,578 39.20Purchase 4,280 39.23Purchase 1,558 39.20Purchase 487 39.24Purchase 4,513 39.24Purchase 10,000 39.25Purchase 196,177 39.02Purchase 12,097 39.02Purchase 43,943 38.80Sale -537 38.80Sale -2,162 39.11Sale -4,513 39.24Sale -1,188 38.77Sale -2,889 38.70Sale -3,856 38.72Sale -3,079 38.79Sale -178 38.76Sale -536 38.76Sale -4,061 38.60Sale -3,345 38.60Sale -3,180 38.60Sale -3,237 38.62Sale -2,156 38.68Sale -133 38.68Sale -1,926 38.80Sale -1,133 38.80Sale -2,862 38.75Sale -2,864 38.74Sale -385 38.83Sale -1,550 38.83Sale -827 38.85Sale -2,575 38.76Sale -2,774 38.85Sale -2,498 38.80Sale -1,686 38.85Sale -495 38.86Sale -146 38.71Sale -2,417 38.75Sale -985 38.78Sale -2,186 38.75Sale -244 38.63Sale -1,939 38.67Sale -1,670 38.75Sale -1,582 38.80Sale -1,357 38.88Sale -1,821 38.98Sale -1,517 38.97Sale -1,173 38.97Sale -1,451 39.10Sale -270 39.05Sale -878 39.05Sale -408 39.04Sale -636 39.04Sale -160 39.04Sale -101 39.04Sale -893 39.04Sale -119 39.05Sale -675 39.05Sale -354 39.05Sale -1,127 39.06Sale -1,165 39.05Sale -29 39.04Sale -1,109 39.04Sale -1,268 38.99Sale -1,166 38.99Sale -127 38.99Sale -770 38.99Sale -50 38.99Sale -38 38.99Sale -326 38.99Sale -1,290 38.96Sale -348 38.99Sale -1,000 38.99Sale -1,636 38.99Sale -641 38.99Sale -740 38.99Sale -1,634 38.99Sale -1,567 39.05Sale -1,663 39.01Sale -1,917 39.00Sale -1,956 39.02Sale -1,703 39.02Sale -425 39.02Sale -24 39.02Sale -2,183 39.08Sale -2,517 39.09Sale -2,186 39.07Sale -2,374 39.07Sale -2,534 39.07Sale -2,158 39.15Sale -2,375 39.13Sale -439 39.11Sale -2,097 39.11Sale -2,514 39.10Sale -228 39.10Sale -2,505 39.05Sale -2,575 39.00Sale -1,146 39.00Sale -2,612 39.09Sale -60 39.09Sale -211 39.09Sale -2 39.11Sale -14 39.11Sale -387 39.11Sale -736 39.08Sale -1,000 39.08Sale -132 39.08Sale -1,677 39.08Sale -1,255 39.19Sale -50 39.19Sale -505 39.19Sale -13 39.19Sale -81 39.19Sale -8,540 39.33Sale -500 39.33Sale -680 39.33Sale -2,825 39.33Sale -263 39.33Sale -2,517 39.21Sale -680 39.21Sale -2,518 39.21Sale -3,938 39.21Sale -5 39.21Sale -680 39.21Sale -1 39.21Sale -986 39.21Sale -2,197 39.21Sale -680 39.21Sale -77 39.21Sale -241 39.23Sale -2,088 39.23Sale -11,100 39.24Sale -1,574 39.24Sale -374 39.25Sale -8,561 39.25Sale -2,000 39.25Sale -3,707 39.25Sale -6,523 39.09Sale -5,000 39.09Sale -127 39.09Sale -1,574 39.47Sale -43,943 38.77TOTAL BUYS:355263 TOTAL SELLS:253791 (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 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) 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 :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONS Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 27-Feb-2008 Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone 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:
BHP Group