10th Apr 2008 10:20
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)10 April 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 9-04-2008 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 186,278 0.0055 8,268,183 0.246(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 186,278 0.0055 8,268,183 0.246 (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 47,100 41.99Purchase 4,235 41.95Purchase 17 41.94Purchase 5,102 41.95Purchase 2,504 41.92Purchase 198 41.92Purchase 4,161 41.94Purchase 1,792 41.94Purchase 1,000 41.97Purchase 649 42.00Purchase 3,400 42.00Purchase 61 42.00Purchase 142 42.00Purchase 138 42.20Purchase 1 42.20Purchase 113 42.20Purchase 832 42.20Purchase 480 42.20Purchase 966 42.20Purchase 220 42.19Purchase 250 42.18Purchase 93 42.14Purchase -2,397 42.14Purchase 2,397 42.14Purchase 1,393 42.34Purchase 1,107 42.34Purchase 4,000 42.25Purchase 1,762 42.14Purchase 2,397 42.14Purchase 2,400 41.92Sale -902 41.72Sale -227 41.90Sale -161 41.90Sale 581 41.80Sale -581 41.80Sale 61 41.81Sale -61 41.81Sale 536 42.08Sale -536 42.08Sale 696 42.11Sale -696 42.11Sale -1,744 42.12Sale -2,062 41.91Sale -2,850 41.91Sale -770 41.94Sale -855 41.95Sale -915 41.88Sale -320 41.88Sale -1,226 41.80Sale -174 41.72Sale -931 41.68Sale -995 41.72Sale -638 41.81Sale -336 41.81Sale -14 41.84Sale -832 41.84Sale -753 41.95Sale -687 41.92Sale -48 41.93Sale -503 41.93Sale -777 41.90Sale -327 41.83Sale -824 41.93Sale -803 41.89Sale -785 41.98Sale -761 41.93Sale -649 41.88Sale -219 41.77Sale -350 41.77Sale -127 41.77Sale -173 41.74Sale -406 41.77Sale -478 41.78Sale -484 41.61Sale -28 41.71Sale -432 41.72Sale -385 41.62Sale -392 41.64Sale -266 41.67Sale -74 41.67Sale -338 41.80Sale -348 41.78Sale -349 41.81Sale -339 41.87Sale -310 41.85Sale -253 41.86Sale -71 41.90Sale -17 41.96Sale -242 41.96Sale -305 41.94Sale -318 41.92Sale -307 42.08Sale -328 41.99Sale -352 42.00Sale -385 41.95Sale -438 41.87Sale -5 41.91Sale -200 41.91Sale -190 41.91Sale -1,901 41.91Sale -292 41.92Sale -307 41.92Sale -483 41.88Sale -2,692 41.91Sale -198 41.92Sale -1,000 41.92Sale -1,110 41.92Sale -98 41.99Sale -391 41.99Sale -496 42.03Sale -213 42.18Sale -608 42.22Sale -511 42.20Sale -233 42.24Sale -424 42.24Sale -636 42.24Sale -633 42.25Sale -613 42.19Sale -672 42.15Sale -416 42.16Sale -70 42.16Sale -105 42.16Sale -672 42.22Sale -735 42.24Sale -687 42.23Sale -675 42.18Sale -289 42.16Sale -453 42.16Sale -221 42.18Sale -49 42.22Sale -619 42.22Sale -797 42.12Sale -72 42.12Sale -2,000 42.11Sale -200 42.12Sale -500 42.12Sale -14 42.12Sale -324 42.12Sale -1,390 42.12Sale -82 42.12Sale -674 42.12Sale -895 42.22Sale -833 42.25Sale -578 42.24Sale -18 42.24Sale -212 42.24Sale -288 42.24Sale -552 42.33Sale -517 42.26Sale -1,500 42.19Sale -2,800 42.07Sale -2,200 42.09Sale -1,523 42.08Sale -477 42.08Sale -375 42.13Sale -595 42.13Sale -30 42.16Sale -5,000 42.17Sale -76 42.34Sale -15,000 42.28Sale -124 42.34Sale -200 42.35Sale -696 42.11Sale -536 42.08Sale -61 41.81Sale -581 41.80TOTAL BUYS:86513 TOTAL SELLS:92000 (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 : Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 10-04-2008 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:
BHP Group