24th Apr 2008 11:02
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)24 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 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 23-04-2008 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 97640 0.003 8151417 0.243(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 97640 0.003 8151417 0.243 (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) (AUD)Purchase 667 44.95Purchase 1,500 44.95Purchase 850 44.95Purchase 500 44.95Purchase 732 44.95Purchase 700 44.86Purchase 500 44.86Purchase 1,196 44.79Purchase 6,364 44.79Purchase 12 44.79Purchase 1,313 44.75Purchase 633 44.75Purchase 3,742 44.79Purchase 62 44.79Purchase 445 44.79Purchase 3,545 44.78Purchase 704 44.78Purchase 3,028 44.73Purchase 1,092 44.73Purchase 129 44.73Purchase 4,674 44.74Purchase 6,765 44.72Purchase 883 44.72Purchase 3,249 44.71Purchase 500 44.71Purchase 500 44.71Purchase 299 44.68Purchase 35 44.68Purchase 592 44.68Purchase 1,839 44.45Purchase 8,800 44.45Purchase 9,361 44.45Purchase 3,000 44.48Purchase 124 44.41Purchase 2,376 44.41Purchase 2,500 44.00Purchase 1,200 44.03Purchase 74 43.95Purchase 130 43.95Purchase 1,000 43.95Purchase 400 43.94Purchase 896 43.94Purchase 1,640 43.94Purchase 500 43.94Purchase 78 43.89Purchase 282 43.89Purchase 2,500 43.65Sale -2,243 45.02Sale -7,757 45.02Sale -7 44.80Sale -3,886 44.74Sale -100 44.74Sale -750 44.74Sale -133 44.76Sale -46 44.76Sale -47 44.77Sale -34 44.77Sale -4 44.77Sale -573 44.80Sale -4,420 44.80Sale -269 44.70Sale -4 44.70Sale -27 44.70Sale -300 44.47Sale -300 44.36Sale -244 44.31Sale -12 44.31Sale -44 44.31TOTAL BUYS:81911 TOTAL SELLS:21200 (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 :Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 24-04-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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