29th Apr 2008 10:42
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)29 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 28-04-2008 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 98,688 0.003 8,268,918 0.246(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 98,688 0.003 8,268,918 0.246 (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 565 43.71Purchase 100 43.71Purchase 30 43.71Purchase 47 43.71Purchase 1,136 43.71Purchase 500 43.71Purchase 122 43.71Purchase 1,927 43.34Purchase 6 43.34Purchase 75 43.34Purchase 492 43.34Purchase 164 43.27Purchase 750 43.27Purchase 105 43.27Purchase 450 43.27Purchase 161 43.27Purchase 504 43.27Purchase 366 43.27Purchase 2,000 43.55Purchase 1,261 43.59Purchase 2 43.59Purchase 131 43.59Purchase 440 43.59Purchase 2 43.59Purchase 664 43.59Purchase 115 43.57Purchase 240 43.70Purchase 240 43.65Purchase 300 43.68Purchase 316 44.03Purchase 17 44.03Purchase 300 44.39Sale -75 43.31Sale -57 43.55Sale -483 43.71Sale -517 43.31Sale -3,547 43.31Sale -25 43.31Sale -249 43.31Sale -100 43.32Sale -996 43.32Sale -1,050 43.32Sale -400 43.32Sale -2,500 43.32Sale -2,000 43.36Sale -220 43.36Sale -220 43.36Sale -373 43.39Sale -200 43.39Sale -242 43.39Sale -4,181 43.51Sale -57 43.51Sale -5,086 43.51Sale -4,238 43.55Sale -378 43.55Sale -1,000 43.55Sale -132 43.55Sale -101 43.55Sale -900 43.55Sale -288 43.55Sale -1,012 43.55Sale -412 43.55Sale -96 43.55Sale -331 43.55Sale -803 43.55Sale -145 43.59Sale -12 43.59Sale -973 43.59Sale -1,000 43.59Sale -150 43.59Sale -1,958 43.59Sale -4,238 43.56Sale -775 43.90Sale -1,000 43.90Sale -225 44.20Sale -800 44.05Sale -835 44.05Sale -4,088 44.05Sale -654 44.05Sale -4 44.05Sale -1,500 44.07Sale -1,000 44.07Sale -34 44.08Sale -52 44.08Sale -330 44.44Sale -300 45.12Sale -1,000 45.12TOTAL BUYS:13528 TOTAL SELLS:53342 (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 29-04-2008Contact 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