Become a Member

Track your favourite stocks
Create & monitor portfolios
Daily portfolio value

Company	Chg	Chg %
Quickpicks
£	%
Add shares to your quickpicks to display them here!

EPT Disclosure

15th Sep 2008 12:19

RNS Number : 4376D

Credit Suisse Sydney Branch

15 September 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 Sydney branch
Company dealt in	BHP Billiton Limited
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	12-09-2008

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			406133	0.012
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell			1474000	0.044
Total			1880133	0.056

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares	Long	Short
(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase	38,000	35.50
Purchase	12,000	35.50
Purchase	12,000	35.50
Purchase	11,000	35.50
Purchase	2,000	35.50
Purchase	52	35.41
Purchase	89	35.41
Purchase	10	35.41
Purchase	264	35.41
Purchase	767	35.45
Purchase	378	35.44
Purchase	77	35.44
Purchase	273	35.44
Purchase	1,496	35.37
Purchase	635	35.46
Purchase	56	35.47
Purchase	56	35.48
Purchase	1,246	35.49
Purchase	349	35.50
Purchase	482	35.48
Purchase	1,939	35.45
Purchase	719	35.45
Purchase	957	35.36
Purchase	722	35.36
Purchase	695	35.36
Purchase	689	35.33
Purchase	16	35.34
Purchase	128	35.32
Purchase	42	35.33
Purchase	340	35.33
Purchase	169	35.34
Purchase	256	35.35
Purchase	463	35.36
Purchase	682	35.36
Purchase	1,363	35.45
Purchase	590	35.40
Purchase	1,143	35.35
Purchase	1,000	35.32
Purchase	1,043	35.27
Purchase	330	35.20
Purchase	1,234	35.20
Purchase	657	35.13
Purchase	345	35.14
Purchase	514	35.15
Purchase	238	35.14
Purchase	263	35.16
Purchase	195	35.16
Purchase	5	35.16
Purchase	58	35.16
Purchase	181	35.15
Purchase	389	35.15
Purchase	683	35.16
Purchase	350	35.16
Purchase	516	35.14
Purchase	223	35.15
Purchase	90	35.15
Purchase	406	35.16
Purchase	479	35.17
Purchase	452	35.21
Purchase	148	35.21
Purchase	123	35.22
Purchase	31	35.22
Purchase	67	35.25
Purchase	634	35.24
Purchase	127	35.24
Purchase	66	35.24
Purchase	273	35.24
Purchase	24	35.25
Purchase	8	35.25
Purchase	5	35.25
Purchase	158	35.25
Purchase	51	35.25
Purchase	245	35.25
Purchase	320	35.25
Purchase	283	35.26
Purchase	253	35.26
Purchase	1,637	35.26
Purchase	262	35.26
Purchase	14	35.27
Purchase	1,126	35.26
Purchase	171	35.26
Purchase	8	35.26
Purchase	103	35.26
Purchase	300	35.26
Purchase	878	35.26
Purchase	21	35.28
Purchase	256	35.26
Purchase	672	35.27
Purchase	485	35.27
Purchase	237	35.27
Purchase	280	35.28
Purchase	900	35.28
Purchase	507	35.28
Purchase	559	35.30
Purchase	380	35.29
Purchase	50	35.30
Purchase	240	35.29
Purchase	978	35.30
Purchase	327	35.26
Purchase	124	35.27
Purchase	148	35.25
Purchase	363	35.25
Purchase	425	35.25
Purchase	170	35.25
Purchase	269	35.25
Sale	-2,125	35.81
Sale	-47	36.00
Sale	-576	36.00
Sale	-1,241	36.00
Sale	-2,844	36.00
Sale	-3,000	36.00
Sale	-100	36.00
Sale	-164	36.00
Sale	-280	36.00
Sale	-1,748	36.00
Sale	-9,511	35.81
Sale	-2,654	35.81
Sale	-710	35.81

TOTAL BUYS: 116500

TOTAL SELLS: 25000

(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)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4)
PUT OPTION	Buying	300000	32	American	30.10.2008	0.92

(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

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) yes

Date of disclosure	15-09-2008
Contact name	Simon Crawley
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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Product Description	Written/Purchased	No. of Securities	Exercise Price	Type	Expiry Date
Call Option	PURCHASED	200,000	32.00	American	Jan 29 2009
Call Option	PURCHASED	25,000	38.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	28,000	40.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	9,000	41.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	44,000	42.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	31,000	43.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	10,000	43.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	200,000	44.00	American	Mar 25 2010
Call Option	PURCHASED	27,000	44.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	100,000	45.00	American	Mar 25 2010
Call Option	PURCHASED	27,000	45.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	39,000	46.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	15,000	46.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	54,000	47.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	7,000	47.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	2,000	48.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	50,000	50.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	25,000	55.00	American	Jun 25 2009
Call Option	PURCHASED	50,000	56.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	10,000	60.00	American	Jan 29 2009
Call Option	PURCHASED	7,000	42.50	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	22,000	49.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	10,000	52.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	50,000	57.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	18,000	58.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	2,000	45.50	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	1,248,000	0.01	American	Dec 18 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	55,000	39.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	3,000	39.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	14,000	44.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	170,000	46.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	300,000	50.00	American	Jun 25 2009
Call Option	WRITTEN	52,000	50.00	American	Mar 25 2010
Put Option	PURCHASED	1,000	30.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	250,000	32.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	300,000	32.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	2,000	34.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	5,000	34.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	1,000	34.00	American	Nov 27 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	75,000	35.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	1,000	36.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	34,000	38.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	88,000	39.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	27,000	39.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	40,000	40.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	100,000	45.00	American	Mar 25 2010
Put Option	PURCHASED	50,000	50.00	American	Jun 25 2009
Put Option	PURCHASED	100,000	50.00	American	Mar 26 2009
Put Option	PURCHASED	4,000	40.50	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	20,000	31.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	100,000	35.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	144,000	37.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	4,000	38.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	22,000	39.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	39,000	40.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	50,000	41.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	5,000	43.00	American	Sep 25 2008

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

EMMILFLLARIELIT

Related Shares:

FTSE 100 Latest

Value8,596.35

Change99.55