17th Dec 2007 10:30
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)17 December 2007 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 14-Dec-2007 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 1,008,182 0.03 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,008,182 0.03 (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/sell Total (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 500 41.85Purchase 950 42Purchase 50 42Purchase 189 42.27Purchase 800 42.6Purchase 48 42.71Purchase 2190 42.71Purchase 1 42.71Purchase 64 42.71Purchase 200 42.71Purchase 716 42.71Purchase 1058 42.71Purchase 4277 42.71Purchase 3705 42.64Purchase 1000 42.59Purchase 1101 42.61Purchase 128 42.61Purchase 58 42.61Purchase 348 42.61Purchase 198 42.61Purchase 860 42.61Purchase 1584 42.61Purchase 850 42.68Purchase 66 42.1785Sale -9265 41.84Sale -2000 41.84Sale -300 41.84Sale -2000 41.84Sale -10 41.84Sale -52 41.84Sale -461 41.84Sale -39 41.84Sale -4907 41.84Sale -372 41.84Sale -124 41.84Sale -171 41.84Sale -78 41.84Sale -54 41.84Sale -30 41.84Sale -137 41.84Sale -1500 41.8Sale -5133 41.8Sale -2202 41.77Sale -750 41.77Sale -750 41.77Sale -470 41.77Sale -1389 41.77Sale -9756 41.61Sale -244 41.62Sale -3537 41.83Sale -2282 41.89Sale -1200 41.89Sale -500 41.89Sale -171 41.89Sale -124 41.89Sale -210 41.87Sale -1000 41.87Sale -1000 41.87Sale -1000 41.87Sale -1067 41.87Sale -400 41.92Sale -4263 41.9Sale -14 41.9Sale -100 41.92Sale -240 41.92Sale -10000 42Sale -12481 42Sale -195 42Sale -115 42Sale -250 42Sale -100 42Sale -190 42Sale -115 42Sale -16 42Sale -1000 42Sale -408 42Sale -1000 42.01Sale -1743 42.01Sale -69 42.02Sale -256 42.02Sale -105 42.02Sale -202 42.02Sale -23 42.02Sale -985 42.02Sale -5 42.02Sale -190 42.02Sale -10 42.02Sale -542 42.02Sale -6005 42.08Sale -200 42.08Sale -195 42.08Sale -16 42.08Sale -3982 42.08Sale -171 42.08Sale -124 42.08Sale -212 42.16Sale -66 42.16Sale -1000 41.98Sale -3721 41.93Sale -556 41.93Sale -854 42Sale -32 42Sale -114 42Sale -291 42.64Sale -73 42.64Sale -1266 42.64Sale -206 42.65Sale -171 42.65Sale -321 42.65Sale -27 42.65Sale -3424 42.65Sale -4221 42.65Sale -189 42.58Sale -850 42.68 TOTAL BUYS:20941 TOTAL SELLS:117589 (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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 17-Dec-2007 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