4th Feb 2008 11:02
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd04 February 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 Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 1-Feb-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 20091073 16.81 15.7 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3) 21596911 16.725 15.5 (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) CFD LONG 500000 16.22CFD SHORT 220700 16.22CFD LONG 120000 16.22CFD LONG 100000 16.22CFD LONG 50000 16.22CFD LONG 3500 16.22CFD SHORT 50000 16.22CFD LONG 50000 16.22CFD LONG 1000000 16.22CFD LONG 400000 16.22CFD SHORT 100000 16.22CFD LONG 125797 16.22CFD SHORT 10000 16.22CFD SHORT 1551 16.22CFD LONG 1045 16.22CFD LONG 600000 16.22CFD SHORT 2311 16.22CFD LONG 600000 16.22CFD SHORT 243500 16.22CFD SHORT 1000000 16.22CFD LONG 5703 16.22CFD SHORT 200500 16.22CFD LONG 47000 16.22CFD LONG 9400 16.22 (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 5) European etc. (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 none Date of disclosure 04-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 6) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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