14th Apr 2008 11:09
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)14 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 11-04-2008 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 173,138 0.0052 8,837,285 0.263 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 173,138 0.0052 8,837,285 0.263 (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 535 42.17Purchase 7 42.21Purchase 441 42.21Purchase 468 42.11Purchase 443 41.96Purchase 378 41.87Purchase 422 41.81Purchase 361 41.86Purchase 353 41.82Purchase 315 41.85Purchase 13 41.85Purchase 337 41.80Purchase 47 41.81Purchase 376 41.75Purchase 3,102 41.80Purchase 849 41.80Purchase 49 41.80Purchase 294 41.83Purchase 333 41.77Purchase 34,000 41.70Purchase 288 41.69Purchase 325 41.71Purchase 313 41.69Purchase 17 41.65Purchase 10 41.65Purchase 254 41.65Purchase 276 41.59Purchase 224 41.63Purchase 57 41.53Purchase 1 41.53Purchase 1 41.53Purchase 50 41.53Purchase 139 41.53Purchase 206 41.52Purchase 196 41.54Purchase 183 41.52Purchase 144 41.56Purchase 21 41.57Purchase 130 41.57Purchase 6 41.56Purchase 10 41.56Purchase 100 41.56Purchase 29 41.56Purchase 142 41.56Purchase 1 41.52Purchase 140 41.52Purchase 143 41.51Purchase 129 41.49Purchase 91 41.51Purchase 78 41.52Purchase 84 41.51Purchase 200 41.52Sale -941 42.33Sale -212 41.43Sale -190 41.47Sale -2,500 42.35Sale -1,000 42.38Sale -3,071 42.32Sale -216 42.32Sale -4,000 42.32Sale -1,000 42.32Sale -624 42.32Sale -59 42.32Sale -28 42.33Sale -300 42.33Sale -300 42.33Sale -372 42.33Sale -206 42.30Sale -94 42.30Sale -1,000 42.23Sale -300 41.95Sale -4,000 41.91Sale -4,000 41.80Sale -7,268 41.80Sale -2,732 41.80Sale -7,268 41.80Sale -2,732 41.80Sale -3,922 41.80Sale -500 41.80Sale -9,578 41.80Sale -200 41.80Sale -104 41.48Sale -158 41.48Sale -176 41.57Sale -184 41.58Sale -183 41.54Sale -177 41.50Sale -2 41.55Sale -188 41.59Sale -182 41.54Sale -182 41.56Sale -205 41.50Sale -212 41.43Sale -238 41.47Sale -215 41.54Sale -209 41.57Sale -215 41.60Sale -241 41.60Sale -162 41.65Sale -109 41.65Sale -27 41.65Sale -124 41.65Sale -154 41.68Sale -52 41.71Sale -600 41.60Sale -600 41.65Sale -200 41.71TOTAL BUYS:47111 TOTAL SELLS:63712 (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 14-04-2008 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