8th Feb 2008 11:33
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)08 February 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 7-Feb-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 180,023 0.005 1,380,090 0.041(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 180,023 0.005 1,380,090 0.041 (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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 500 36.92Purchase 19950 36.99Purchase 112 36.98Purchase 5 36.95Purchase 320 36.9Purchase 4231 36.95Purchase 44 36.95Purchase 3725 36.94Purchase 12 36.9Purchase 11 36.9Purchase 5000 36.9Purchase 4580 36.9Purchase 5 36.85Purchase 7539 36.85Purchase 382 36.73Purchase 11961 36.73Purchase 123 36.72Purchase 14 36.45Purchase 201 36.45Purchase 100 36.46Purchase 1280 36.48Purchase 274 36.46Purchase 4 36.38Purchase 169 36.59Purchase 41 36.59Purchase 1040 36.59Purchase 436 36.59Purchase 8762 36.59Purchase 9994 36.53Purchase 6 36.53Purchase 220 36.48Purchase 129 36.58Purchase 5000 36.58Purchase 5000 36.58Purchase 11 36.58Purchase 1000 36.58Purchase 5 36.58Purchase 1000 36.58Purchase 12 36.55Purchase 4449 36.89Purchase 227 36.89Purchase 5 36.89Purchase 5 36.89Purchase 12 36.89Purchase 710 36.89Purchase 4592 36.89Purchase 15308 36.89Purchase 19800 36.9Purchase 200 36.9Purchase 3600 36.89Purchase 546 36.89Purchase 546 36.88Purchase 8872 36.9Purchase 986 36.9Purchase 100 36.88Purchase 42 36.88Purchase 20000 36.6Purchase 100 36.15Purchase 507 36.1Purchase 900 36.1Purchase 599 36.1Purchase 720 36.1Purchase 9581 36.16Purchase 419 36.16Purchase 12268 36.17Purchase 1029 36.17Purchase 1633 36.17Purchase 9 36.17Purchase 61 36.17Purchase 2075 36.18Purchase 1090 36.18Purchase 1090 36.18Purchase 745 36.18Purchase 2589 36.18Purchase 270 36.18Purchase 1058 36.18Purchase 228 36.18Purchase 28 36.18Purchase 827 36.18Purchase 894 36.17Purchase 2062 36.17Purchase 2044 36.17Purchase 3823 36.17Purchase 1177 36.17Purchase 25000 36.14Purchase 483 36.16Purchase 1464 36.16Purchase 170 36.16Purchase 34 36.16Purchase 15000 36.16Purchase 153 36.16Purchase 442 36.16Purchase 7737 36.16Purchase 5381 36.14Purchase 100 36.14Purchase 100 36.14Purchase 100 36.14Purchase 7232 36.14Purchase 3000 36.17Purchase 59 36.17Purchase 122 36.17Purchase 9 36.21Purchase 1904 36.21Purchase 819 36.21Purchase 1020 36.21Purchase 1090 36.21Purchase 370 36.21Purchase 28 36.21Purchase 233 36.21Purchase 9527 36.21Purchase 6000 36.17Purchase 3593 36.3Purchase 13035 36.3Purchase 10000 36.3Purchase 834 36.3Purchase 834 36.3Purchase 2500 36.3Purchase 10000 36.3Purchase 429 36.26Purchase 4499 36.3Purchase 5157 36.32Purchase 49 36.4Purchase 86 36.4Purchase 980 36.4Purchase 2322 36.4Purchase 5701 36.38Purchase 462 36.38Purchase 1837 36.38Purchase 5763 36.38Purchase 410 36.38Purchase 1010 36.38Purchase 595 36.38Purchase 110 36.38Purchase 108 36.38Purchase 7226 36.38Purchase 28 36.38Purchase 4750 36.38Purchase 4800 36.45Purchase 200 36.45Purchase 6489 36.45Purchase 28 36.45Purchase 780 36.45Purchase 1102 36.45Purchase 5000 36.45Purchase 800 36.45Purchase 801 36.45Purchase 10568 36.43Purchase 1000 36.43Purchase 1030 36.43Purchase 12402 36.43Purchase 878 36.4Purchase 1224 36.4Purchase 4724 36.41Purchase 475 36.41Purchase 300 36.41Purchase 2385 36.41Purchase 261 36.41Purchase 3229 36.41Purchase 1025 36.41Purchase 220 36.41Purchase 7381 36.41Purchase 990 36.42Purchase 990 36.42Purchase 3598 36.42Purchase 26212 36.46Purchase 512 36.46Purchase 1070 36.46Purchase 11 36.46Purchase 11 36.46Purchase 93 36.46Purchase 1701 36.46Purchase 390 36.46Purchase 28 36.44Purchase 99 36.44Purchase 360 36.44Purchase 1160 36.44Purchase 1160 36.44Purchase 1657 36.44Purchase 596 36.47Purchase 4542 36.51Purchase 2088 36.38Purchase 2040 36.4Purchase 100 36.39Purchase 250 36.5Purchase 2668 36.14Purchase 2009 36.14Purchase 2589 36.58Purchase 4552 36.59Sale -710 36.89Sale -100 36.88Sale -13 36.62Sale -16 36.2Sale -19 36.12Sale -4 36.26Sale -22 36.26Sale -2500 36.3Sale 3837 36.14Sale -3837 36.14Sale -4750 36.38Sale -29 36.45Sale -30708 36.7Sale -8000 36.7Sale -5000 36.7Sale -110 36.7Sale -4515 36.7Sale -1 36.71Sale -1666 36.71Sale -19 36.65Sale -33 36.6Sale -56 36.52Sale -46 36.39Sale -46 36.42Sale -45 36.38Sale -39 36.33Sale -6 36.37Sale -44 36.37Sale -39 36.43Sale -38 36.65Sale -42 36.76Sale -36 36.59Sale -13934 36.47Sale -4000 36.47Sale -1343 36.47Sale -2437 36.47Sale -500 36.47Sale -986 36.47Sale -1800 36.47Sale -37 36.49Sale -39 36.65Sale -50 36.65Sale -165 36.65Sale -10000 36.65Sale -500 36.65Sale -4031 36.65Sale -32 36.75Sale -33 36.91Sale -31 37.1Sale -30 37Sale -26 36.96Sale -26 36.95Sale -25 36.92Sale -18017 36.95Sale -135 36.95Sale -1848 36.95Sale -2101 36.95Sale -785 36.95Sale -723 36.95Sale -500 36.95Sale -14414 36.95Sale -324 36.9Sale -600 36.9Sale -1000 36.9Sale -900 36.9Sale -2000 36.9Sale -300 36.9Sale -10000 36.9Sale -4876 36.9Sale -106 36.95Sale -1000 36.95Sale -250 36.95Sale -121 36.96Sale -20 37Sale -21 36.8Sale -16 36.72Sale -16 36.67Sale -9923 36.6Sale -5077 36.6Sale -18 36.56Sale -4222 36.62Sale -778 36.62Sale -3487 36.62Sale -200 36.62Sale -300 36.62Sale -1000 36.63Sale -6 36.72Sale -975 36.72Sale -17 36.7Sale -500 36.76Sale -18 36.6Sale -19 36.48Sale -16 36.39Sale -5438 36.36Sale -119 36.36Sale -20 36.32Sale -18 36.33Sale -7 36.31Sale -404 36.32Sale -460 36.42Sale -19 36.34Sale -5000 36.32Sale -1767 36.26Sale -23 36.22Sale -13 36.22Sale -13 36.18Sale -13 36.18Sale -5129 36.18Sale -321 36.2Sale -3937 36.2Sale -287 36.18Sale -6125 36.18Sale -1623 36.2Sale -107 36.2Sale -106 36.2Sale -532 36.2Sale -531 36.2Sale -1375 36.2Sale -38 36.15Sale -51 36.15Sale -1000 36.15Sale -818 36.15Sale -11039 36.09Sale -4274 36.08Sale -5129 36.08Sale -400 36.09Sale -4274 36.1Sale -170 36.11Sale -170 36.11Sale -4074 36.12Sale -200 36.12Sale -4000 36.16Sale -41 36.17Sale -106 36.17Sale -106 36.17Sale -532 36.17Sale -532 36.17Sale -1185 36.12Sale -672 36.12Sale -4274 36.08Sale -3000 36.08Sale -758 36.1Sale -300 36.1Sale -10000 36.1Sale -2000 36.1Sale -800 36.1Sale -100 36.1Sale -221 36.1Sale -665 36.1Sale -50 36.1Sale -600 36.1Sale -4506 36.1Sale -4 36.12Sale -4 36.12Sale -561 36.12Sale -4118 36.12Sale -3934 36.15Sale -340 36.15Sale -2515 36.16Sale -5000 36.16Sale -51 36.17Sale -106 36.17Sale -54 36.17Sale -5000 36.2Sale -4728 36.18Sale -3272 36.18Sale -7000 36.18Sale -19 36.16Sale -4981 36.16Sale -19 36.16Sale -2480 36.16Sale -364 36.16Sale -1636 36.16Sale -298 36.16Sale -2216 36.16Sale -1000 36.16Sale -1500 36.16Sale -20 36.16Sale -264 36.16Sale -1534 36.16Sale -1298 36.16Sale -4870 36.14Sale -5000 36.14Sale -10000 36.14Sale -4274 36.14Sale -8669 36.14Sale -1331 36.14Sale -2000 36.14Sale -4274 36.14Sale -2500 36.16Sale -650 36.14Sale -300 36.14Sale -326 36.14Sale -434 36.14Sale -500 36.14Sale -2064 36.14Sale -25 36.14Sale -2771 36.18Sale -10416 36.2Sale -2000 36.2Sale -2200 36.2Sale -384 36.2Sale -3825 36.19Sale -2895 36.12Sale -265 36.12Sale -1114 36.12Sale -3000 36.15Sale -11000 36.19Sale -175 36.19Sale -3 36.21Sale -1000 36.21Sale -1320 36.21Sale -309 36.2Sale -422 36.21Sale -429 36.22Sale -266 36.22Sale -3579 36.22Sale -13724 36.2Sale -200 36.21Sale -106 36.21Sale -106 36.21Sale -532 36.21Sale -532 36.21Sale -300 36.21Sale -500 36.21Sale -65 36.28Sale -10996 36.28Sale -4004 36.28Sale -792 36.28Sale -220 36.28Sale -10000 36.28Sale -2200 36.28Sale -52 36.28Sale -462 36.28Sale -106 36.28Sale -106 36.28Sale -532 36.28Sale -530 36.28Sale -1071 36.26Sale -65 36.26Sale -3838 36.28Sale -931 36.26Sale -6103 36.26Sale -900 36.26Sale -2066 36.26Sale -69 36.31Sale -431 36.31Sale -500 36.31Sale -260 36.31Sale -343 36.31Sale -532 36.31Sale -532 36.31Sale -500 36.31Sale -710 36.31Sale -484 36.32Sale -1639 36.32Sale -2500 36.25Sale -642 36.14Sale -143 36.14Sale -935 36.14Sale -579 36.33Sale -2200 36.33Sale -1047 36.33Sale -527 36.33Sale -146 36.33Sale -532 36.36Sale -300 36.36Sale -10000 36.36Sale -6456 36.36Sale -2200 36.37Sale -1000 36.39Sale -271 36.39Sale -532 36.39Sale -532 36.39Sale -53 36.39Sale -629 36.39Sale -250 36.38Sale -81 36.4Sale -50 36.4Sale -500 36.4Sale -1000 36.4Sale -400 36.4Sale -5000 36.4Sale -37 36.4Sale -10856 36.4Sale -200 36.41Sale -67 36.41Sale -100 36.41Sale -2020 36.41Sale -270 36.43Sale -60 36.43Sale -53 36.43Sale -53 36.43Sale -801 36.43Sale -7655 36.43Sale -575 36.45Sale -6858 36.45Sale -10000 36.45Sale -174 36.45Sale -4000 36.45Sale -500 36.45Sale -2200 36.45Sale -257 36.45Sale -407 36.45Sale -364 36.45Sale -100 36.45Sale -3934 36.45Sale -250 36.45Sale -250 36.45Sale -400 36.45Sale -275 36.45Sale -7052 36.42Sale -300 36.42Sale -680 36.42Sale -148 36.42Sale -172 36.42Sale -532 36.42Sale -532 36.42Sale -2200 36.42Sale -3384 36.42Sale -3481 36.41Sale -3400 36.41Sale -6796 36.41Sale -1000 36.42Sale -323 36.42Sale -2000 36.45Sale -139 36.45Sale -10000 36.48Sale -1943 36.48Sale -15000 36.48Sale -273 36.48Sale -1890 36.41Sale -110 36.41Sale -3000 36.41Sale -5000 36.39Sale -2000 36.41Sale -2013 36.36Sale -11 36.36Sale -875 36.36Sale -100 36.36Sale -1275 36.36Sale -2000 36.36Sale -1167 36.36Sale -59 36.36Sale -328 36.39Sale -500 36.39Sale -40 36.45Sale -1000 36.45Sale -5 36.45Sale -113 36.45Sale -1000 36.45Sale -600 36.45Sale -813 36.45Sale -303 36.45Sale -2412 36.45Sale -4000 36.46Sale -4702 36.44Sale -4274 36.44Sale -1724 36.46Sale -2500 36.46Sale -776 36.46Sale -338 36.5Sale -150 36.5Sale -27 36.5Sale -50 36.5Sale -435 36.5Sale -182 36.5Sale -300 36.5Sale -518 36.5Sale -3837 36.14Sale -2501 36.16Sale -2413 36.12Sale -2367 36.15Sale -31 37.04Sale -51 36.41Sale -2668 36.14Sale -2009 36.14TOTAL BUYS:519497 TOTAL SELLS:713766 (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 varyingProduct 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) ExercisingProduct 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 OPTIONSAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 8-Feb-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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:
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