21st Feb 2008 11:19
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 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 20-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 297,772 0.008 1,230,131 0.036(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 297,772 0.008 1,230,131 0.036 (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 27,000 38.95Purchase 6,081 39.60Purchase 444 39.60Purchase 533 39.60Purchase 303 39.60Purchase 431 39.60Purchase 79 39.60Purchase 640 39.60Purchase 430 39.60Purchase 431 39.60Purchase 628 39.60Purchase 100,000 39.45Purchase 300 39.39Purchase 27,000 39.32Purchase 250 39.60Purchase 27,000 39.67Purchase 120 39.68Purchase 80 39.68Purchase 2,807 39.85Purchase 1,860 39.85Purchase 4,906 39.85Purchase 40 39.85Purchase 11 39.85Purchase 376 39.85Sale -2,122 39.25Sale -4,280 39.25Sale -5,992 39.25Sale -6,806 39.34Sale -10,000 39.34Sale -329 39.34Sale -5,564 39.48Sale -2,754 39.48Sale -20 39.45Sale -193 39.37Sale -2,168 39.37Sale -2,250 39.37Sale -494 39.67Sale -896 39.68Sale -27,000 39.67Sale -4,639 38.74Sale -1,000 38.74Sale -1,002 38.74Sale -4,280 38.78Sale -7 38.79Sale -1,424 38.79Sale -488 38.79Sale -3,712 38.87Sale -568 38.87Sale -4,708 38.93Sale -4,280 38.95Sale -4,280 38.67Sale -4,280 38.75Sale -6,046 38.76Sale -1,000 38.76Sale -46 38.76Sale -9,908 38.76Sale -5,000 38.95Sale -5,000 38.95Sale -5,292 39.00Sale -500 39.00Sale -1,000 39.00Sale -10,000 39.00Sale -100 39.00Sale -2,000 39.00Sale -200 39.00Sale -1,944 39.00Sale -883 39.12Sale -400 39.18Sale -46 39.15Sale -5,090 39.15Sale -50 39.18Sale -21 39.18Sale -9 39.18Sale -4 39.18Sale -1,137 39.18Sale -467 39.17Sale -2,500 39.17Sale -150 39.17Sale -1,266 39.15Sale -2,000 39.15Sale -335 39.15Sale -679 39.15Sale -153 39.15Sale -144 39.15Sale -3,983 39.15Sale -2,019 39.17Sale -4,012 39.21Sale -696 39.21Sale -2,278 39.27Sale -2,000 39.27Sale -2 39.27Sale -4,280 39.25Sale -1,490 39.25Sale -334 39.25Sale -334 39.25Sale -899 39.25Sale -1,696 39.25Sale -2,541 39.25Sale -841 39.34Sale -4,280 39.34Sale -6,117 39.38Sale -303 39.38Sale -2,651 39.40Sale -1,629 39.40Sale -231 39.46Sale -2,157 39.46Sale -100 39.47Sale -1,792 39.47Sale -3,583 39.51Sale -697 39.51Sale -1,394 39.56Sale -132 39.56Sale -10,693 39.45Sale -49 39.45Sale -186 39.45Sale -12,071 39.45Sale -3,551 39.45Sale -9,000 39.45Sale -378 39.45Sale -12,461 39.45Sale -10,000 39.45Sale -2,539 39.45Sale -2,461 39.45Sale -2,000 39.45Sale -1,942 39.43Sale -2,000 39.43Sale -380 39.43Sale -2,500 39.43Sale -25 39.43Sale -6,030 39.43Sale -4,629 39.43Sale -334 39.43Sale -2,160 39.43Sale -488 39.45Sale -5,000 39.45Sale -31 39.45Sale -126 39.46Sale -1 39.46Sale -260 39.46Sale -14 39.46Sale -8,571 39.46Sale -100 39.47Sale -216 39.35Sale -2,000 39.35Sale -259 39.38Sale -7,488 39.40Sale -37 39.41Sale -49 39.37Sale -150 39.37Sale -150 39.37Sale -2 39.37Sale -38 39.37Sale -1,129 39.35Sale -473 39.35Sale -1,398 39.36Sale -2,000 39.35Sale -1,000 39.34Sale -2,941 39.33Sale -59 39.33Sale -571 39.34Sale -4,429 39.34Sale -8,000 39.31Sale -1,329 39.44Sale -2,664 39.62Sale -849 39.64Sale -140 39.64Sale -1,771 39.67Sale -1,401 39.57Sale -250 39.57Sale -200 39.57Sale -1,540 39.57Sale -72 39.57Sale -1,637 39.57TOTAL BUYS:201750 TOTAL SELLS:365599 (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 21-Feb-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