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EPT Disclosure

10th Nov 2008 11:11

RNS Number : 8045H

Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)

10 November 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 disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary Shares

Date of dealing

07-11-2008

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			9722019	0.303
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total			9722019	0.303

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares	Long	Short
(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase	240	27.57
Purchase	1	27.13
Purchase	140	26.77
Purchase	100	26.77
Purchase	313	26.90
Purchase	98	26.90
Purchase	100	26.90
Purchase	10	26.90
Purchase	234,000	26.45
Sale	-459	27.93
Sale	-6,843	27.93
Sale	-34,379	27.93
Sale	-12	27.23
Sale	-12	27.15
Sale	-135	27.00
Sale	-1,702	27.93
Sale	-20,611	27.93
Sale	-200	27.60
Sale	-20	27.60
Sale	-2,000	27.60
Sale	-4,569	27.60
Sale	-950	27.60
Sale	-3,000	27.60
Sale	-126	27.60
Sale	-180	27.60
Sale	-10,000	27.60
Sale	-500	27.60
Sale	-55	27.60
Sale	-124	27.60
Sale	-8,300	27.60
Sale	-2,500	27.60
Sale	-351	27.60
Sale	-293	27.60
Sale	-2,321	27.60
Sale	-200	27.60
Sale	-3,203	27.60
Sale	-1,600	27.60
Sale	-150	27.60
Sale	-180	27.60
Sale	-5,000	27.60
Sale	-321	27.60
Sale	-300	27.61
Sale	-1,000	27.61
Sale	-855	27.61
Sale	-2,761	27.80
Sale	-126	27.80
Sale	-17,629	27.80
Sale	-200	27.80
Sale	-2,083	27.80
Sale	-5,000	27.80
Sale	-1,938	27.80
Sale	-200	27.80
Sale	-5,066	27.80
Sale	-5,574	27.80
Sale	-2,964	27.80
Sale	-100	27.80
Sale	-5,000	27.80
Sale	-1,000	27.80
Sale	-359	27.80
Sale	-150	27.90
Sale	-1,184	27.55
Sale	-500	27.55
Sale	-200	27.55
Sale	-1,800	27.55
Sale	-50	27.55
Sale	-20	27.55
Sale	-300	27.55
Sale	-1,000	27.55
Sale	-5,000	27.55
Sale	-5,000	27.55
Sale	-10,000	27.55
Sale	-500	27.55
Sale	-11,629	27.55
Sale	-2,500	27.55
Sale	-5,000	27.55
Sale	-865	27.55
Sale	-850	27.55
Sale	-500	27.55
Sale	-3,014	27.58
Sale	-88	27.59
Sale	-15,661	27.20
Sale	-200	27.20
Sale	-1,000	27.20
Sale	-5,000	27.20
Sale	-85	27.20
Sale	-37	27.20
Sale	-18	27.20
Sale	-20	27.20
Sale	-5,000	27.20
Sale	-10,000	27.20
Sale	-182	27.20
Sale	-115	27.20
Sale	-482	27.20
Sale	-500	27.20
Sale	-1,000	27.20
Sale	-526	27.20
Sale	-1,599	27.20
Sale	-3,000	27.20
Sale	-500	27.20
Sale	-23	27.20
Sale	-20	27.20
Sale	-50	27.20
Sale	-50	27.21
Sale	-94	27.22
Sale	-200	27.22
Sale	-4,304	27.23
Sale	-322	27.23
Sale	-1,363	27.16
Sale	-22	27.16
Sale	-2,916	27.16
Sale	-3,956	27.17
Sale	-1,000	27.17
Sale	-743	27.17
Sale	-2,166	27.15
Sale	-3,258	27.15
Sale	-50	27.15
Sale	-373	27.15
Sale	-4,153	27.15
Sale	-1,040	27.14
Sale	-8,960	27.14
Sale	-242	27.13
Sale	-9,628	27.13
Sale	-130	27.13
Sale	-2,210	27.10
Sale	-4,387	27.10
Sale	-7,909	27.10
Sale	-2,620	27.10
Sale	-2,380	27.10
Sale	-100	27.10
Sale	-100	27.10
Sale	-370	27.10
Sale	-300	27.10
Sale	-3,000	27.10
Sale	-54	27.10
Sale	-700	27.10
Sale	-340	27.10
Sale	-679	27.10
Sale	-200	27.10
Sale	-1,530	27.10
Sale	-100	27.10
Sale	-368	27.10
Sale	-411	27.10
Sale	-8,318	27.10
Sale	-477	27.10
Sale	-150	27.10
Sale	-1,250	27.10
Sale	-100	27.10
Sale	-1,000	27.10
Sale	-1,107	27.10
Sale	-30	27.10
Sale	-109	27.10
Sale	-1,000	27.11
Sale	-150	27.11
Sale	-220	27.11
Sale	-20	27.11
Sale	-109	27.12
Sale	-180	27.12
Sale	-228	27.12
Sale	-350	27.12
Sale	-50	27.12
Sale	-500	27.12
Sale	-4,000	27.12
Sale	-20	27.12
Sale	-200	27.15
Sale	-19	27.15
Sale	-131	27.15
Sale	-1,050	27.15
Sale	-1,378	27.15
Sale	-370	27.18
Sale	-50	27.18
Sale	-193	27.18
Sale	-611	27.20
Sale	-3,254	27.15
Sale	-5,000	27.15
Sale	-493	27.15
Sale	-350	27.15
Sale	-500	27.15
Sale	-480	27.15
Sale	-1,767	27.15
Sale	-10,000	27.15
Sale	-75	27.15
Sale	-357	27.15
Sale	-36	27.15
Sale	-2,688	27.15
Sale	-6,991	27.15
Sale	-618	27.15
Sale	-833	27.15
Sale	-5,525	27.15
Sale	-185	27.15
Sale	-200	27.15
Sale	-20	27.15
Sale	-10,000	27.15
Sale	-424	27.15
Sale	-204	27.15
Sale	-49	27.23
Sale	-2,000	27.23
Sale	-15,000	27.22
Sale	-100	27.23
Sale	-2,851	27.23
Sale	-2,149	27.23
Sale	-3,620	27.20
Sale	-20	27.20
Sale	-10,000	27.20
Sale	-1,000	27.20
Sale	-360	27.20
Sale	-904	27.23
Sale	-1,000	27.23
Sale	-180	27.23
Sale	-10,000	27.23
Sale	-150	27.23
Sale	-617	27.23
Sale	-7,745	27.20
Sale	-3,129	27.20
Sale	-10,000	27.20
Sale	-500	27.20
Sale	-147	27.20
Sale	-2,000	27.20
Sale	-150	27.20
Sale	-400	27.20
Sale	-6,870	27.20
Sale	-10,000	27.20
Sale	-4,482	27.20
Sale	-82	27.20
Sale	-366	27.20
Sale	-79	27.21
Sale	-100	27.21
Sale	-3,595	27.23
Sale	-325	27.23
Sale	-30	27.23
Sale	-11,703	27.10
Sale	-636	27.10
Sale	-10,000	27.10
Sale	-184	27.10
Sale	-422	27.10
Sale	-40	27.10
Sale	-1,000	27.10
Sale	-500	27.10
Sale	-1,700	27.10
Sale	-4,000	27.10
Sale	-20	27.10
Sale	-5,829	27.12
Sale	-5,210	27.12
Sale	-79	27.12
Sale	-200	27.12
Sale	-900	27.12
Sale	-2,577	27.13
Sale	-5,000	27.13
Sale	-5	27.19
Sale	-774	27.00
Sale	-613	27.00
Sale	-10,000	27.00
Sale	-10,000	27.00
Sale	-10,000	27.00
Sale	-500	27.00
Sale	-5,000	27.00
Sale	-2,000	27.00
Sale	-500	27.00
Sale	-92	27.00
Sale	-10	27.00
Sale	-900	27.00
Sale	-100	27.00
Sale	-369	27.00
Sale	-652	27.00
Sale	-250	27.00
Sale	-329	27.00
Sale	-400	27.00
Sale	-44	27.00
Sale	-1,800	27.00
Sale	-220	27.00
Sale	-36	27.00
Sale	-19	27.00
Sale	-88	27.00
Sale	-200	27.00
Sale	-50	27.00
Sale	-150	27.00
Sale	-1,500	27.00
Sale	-3,269	27.00
Sale	-1,681	27.10
Sale	-385	27.10
Sale	-5,321	27.10
Sale	-728	27.10
Sale	-250	27.10
Sale	-200	27.10
Sale	-295	27.10
Sale	-11,711	27.15
Sale	-250	27.15
Sale	-350	27.15
Sale	-2,154	27.15
Sale	-3,650	27.15
Sale	-2,910	27.15
Sale	-15,000	27.15
Sale	-1,400	27.15
Sale	-500	27.15
Sale	-659	27.16
Sale	-9,200	27.16
Sale	-15	27.17
Sale	-2,201	27.17
Sale	-435	27.00
Sale	-1,000	27.00
Sale	-2,000	27.00
Sale	-100	27.00
Sale	-1,000	27.00
Sale	-200	27.00
Sale	-740	27.00
Sale	-100	27.00
Sale	-200	27.00
Sale	-2,000	27.00
Sale	-800	27.02
Sale	-100	27.02
Sale	-25,500	26.87
Sale	-1,148	26.87
Sale	-352	26.87
Sale	-500	26.87
Sale	-500	26.87
Sale	-500	26.87
Sale	-500	26.87
Sale	-5,000	26.87
Sale	-4,500	26.72
Sale	-500	26.73
Sale	-226	26.75
Sale	-2,000	26.75
Sale	-200	26.75
Sale	-750	26.75
Sale	-187	26.75
Sale	-637	26.75
Sale	-50,000	29.37
Sale	-200,000	27.04

TOTAL BUYS:235002

TOTAL SELLS:964122

(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)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (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

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No

Date of disclosure

10-11-2008

Contact name

Carolyn Collins; Philipp Abelbeck

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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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