12th Nov 2007 18:27
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd12 November 2007 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 Shares(GB0000566504)disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 08-Nov-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)9021458 18.8 (GBP) 16.45 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received Lowest price received (Note 3) (Note 3)8250831 18.89055 (GBP) 16.45 (GBP) (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) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, selling, Number of securities to which Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. purchasing, varying the option relates (Note 5) price American, date received per unit call etc. European (Note 3)option etc. (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) Product name, e.g. CFD Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD -8000 17.0656CFD -24000 17.0055CFD -4800 17.0055CFD -40000 17.0656CFD 200 16.7216CFD 1000 16.7216CFD -58000 16.577577CFD 135000 17.553836CFD 604700 17.415892CFD 145000 16.919645CFD -50000 17.181938CFD 138634 17.0951CFD 204037 17.0951CFD 117909 17.0951CFD -33727 17.313354CFD 20050 17.0951CFD 11586 17.0951CFD 13624 17.0951CFD 54472 17.44037928CFD 399435 16.72118087CFD -230000 16.9641913CFD -52278 16.95520678CFD -20050 17.7846CFD -11586 17.7846CFD -13624 17.7846CFD 368800 16.93305CFD 31200 16.93305CFD -50000 16.89CFD -119552 17.7846CFD -140567 17.7846CFD -206881 17.7846CFD -100000 17.5097CFD -200000 18.110736CFD -100000 17.72007CFD 18611 18.4908CFD 10000 18.89055CFD -60125 18.5864CFD -4875 18.5864CFD -41358 16.987659CFD -64460 16.987659CFD -22003 16.987659CFD -92179 16.987659 CFD 15039 17.876492CFD 23440 17.876492CFD 8001 17.876492CFD 33520 17.876492CFD 59930 17.1043CFD 5070 17.1043 3. 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Date of disclosure 12-Nov-2007 04:11:55 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