27th Nov 2007 14:00
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 November 2007 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 19-Nov-2007 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 3984520 0.119(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3984520 0.119 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 300 41.39Purchase 27000 41.32Purchase 493 41.76Purchase 6357 41.76Purchase 3358 41.88Purchase 461 41.88Purchase 109 41.88Purchase 2 41.88Purchase 112 41.88Purchase 1952 41.88Purchase 4710 41.89Purchase 649 41.88Purchase 4 41.88Purchase 4057 41.88Purchase 800 41.85Purchase 4648 41.85Purchase 124 41.85Purchase 161 41.85Purchase 3 41.85Purchase 202 41.85Purchase 298 41.83Purchase 761 41.83Purchase 3651 41.83Purchase 4281 41.83Purchase 5483 41.89Purchase 1367 41.89Purchase 1429 41.95Purchase 4281 41.99Purchase 673 42Purchase 140 42Purchase 2497 42Purchase 4281 41.99Purchase 9462 42Purchase 538 41.99Purchase 5138 42Purchase 2914 41.98Purchase 1000 41.98Purchase 2857 41.98Purchase 8 41.98Purchase 1000 41.98Purchase 1095 41.98Purchase 931 41.98Purchase 195 41.98Purchase 971 41.96Purchase 398 41.95Purchase 97 41.95Purchase 100 41.95Purchase 44 41.95Purchase 6192 41.95Purchase 419 41.89Purchase 400 41.89Purchase 572 41.89Purchase 213 41.89Purchase 735 41.89Purchase 461 41.89Purchase 109 41.89Purchase 7091 41.89Purchase 10000 41.93Purchase 289 41.93Purchase 5000 41.93Purchase 791 41.93Purchase 103 41.93Purchase 17 41.93Purchase 198 41.95Purchase 600 41.95Purchase 202 41.95Purchase 2253 41.92Purchase 240 41.92Purchase 2217 41.92Purchase 4281 41.98Purchase 5698 41.94Purchase 500 41.94Purchase 1193 41.94Purchase 268 41.94Purchase 1360 41.94Purchase 173 41.94Purchase 276 41.94Purchase 219 41.94Purchase 1361 41.91Purchase 6117 41.92Purchase 6 41.92Purchase 280 41.92Purchase 876 41.92Purchase 461 41.91Purchase 109 41.91Purchase 2644 41.91Purchase 563 41.91Purchase 265 41.87Purchase 1 41.87Purchase 322 41.86Purchase 1 41.86Purchase 4281 41.89Purchase 1000 41.88Purchase 2363 41.89Purchase 1325 41.89Purchase 1450 41.89Purchase 4281 41.85Purchase 5337 41.85Purchase 229 41.85Purchase 1303 41.87Purchase 2978 41.87Purchase 239 41.88Purchase 311 41.88Purchase 295 41.88Purchase 309 41.88Purchase 4281 41.88Purchase 255 41.87Purchase 294 41.87Purchase 2578 41.87Purchase 4281 41.85Purchase 4281 41.86Purchase 4710 41.86Purchase 1195 41.85Purchase 3515 41.85Purchase 5138 41.85Purchase 73 41.99Purchase 3628 41.99Purchase 653 41.99Purchase 4208 41.93Purchase 4281 41.98Purchase 31 41.97Purchase 627 41.97Purchase 350 41.97Purchase 93 41.91Purchase 700 41.91Purchase 2000 41.91Purchase 399 41.91Purchase 789 41.91Purchase 300 41.91Purchase 142 41.88Purchase 358 41.88Purchase 9555 41.85Purchase 5000 41.85Purchase 2499 41.85Purchase 1000 41.85Purchase 205 41.84Purchase 300 41.84Purchase 300 41.84Purchase 300 41.84Purchase 95 41.84Purchase 109 41.83Purchase 461 41.83Purchase 176 41.83Purchase 3273 41.97Purchase 3281 41.88Purchase 1740 41.95Purchase 3481 41.85Sale 1533 41.95Sale 1429 41.95Sale 793 41.32Sale 6207 41.32Sale 13793 41.32Sale 1000 41.32Sale 1000 41.32Sale 700 41.32Sale 5060 41.32Sale 250 41.32Sale 1000 41.32Sale 1421 41.32Sale 776 41.32Sale 1000 41.95Sale 107 41.95Sale 930 41.95Sale 216 41.95Sale 600 41.95Sale 70 41.95Sale 1107 41.99TOTAL BUYS:283104 TOTAL SELLS:38992 (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 OPTIONS 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 27-Nov-2007 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 NotesThe 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