26th Feb 2008 09:49
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)26 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 22-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 297,907 0.008 1,100,993 0.033(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 297,907 0.008 1,100,993 0.033 (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 768 39.62Purchase 1,639 39.65Purchase 2,520 39.65Purchase 130 39.62Purchase 3,102 39.62Purchase 41 39.70Purchase 8,164 39.70Purchase 4,490 39.70Purchase 5 39.70Purchase 15 39.80Purchase 4,100 39.83Purchase 2,480 39.71Purchase 4,670 39.71Purchase 2,850 39.71Purchase 5,408 39.75Purchase 5,000 39.76Purchase 1,000 39.85Purchase 391 39.85Purchase 1,826 39.80Purchase 600 39.80Purchase 800 39.80Purchase 1,000 39.79Purchase 940 39.79Purchase 2,500 39.79Purchase -50 39.79Purchase 50 39.79Purchase 500 39.79Purchase 320 39.79Purchase 999 39.77Purchase 918 39.77Purchase 997 39.77Purchase 550 39.77Purchase 300 39.60Purchase 1,000 39.60Purchase 5,000 39.60Purchase 2,304 39.60Purchase 500 39.40Purchase 6,155 39.40Purchase 4,302 39.40Purchase 1,000 39.40Purchase 142 39.40Purchase 56 39.40Purchase 114 39.40Purchase 132 39.40Purchase 1,658 39.40Purchase 3,011 39.40Purchase 1,326 39.40Purchase 2,500 39.40Purchase 786 39.40Purchase 2,377 39.40Purchase 807 39.40Purchase 2,748 39.40Purchase 1,005 39.40Purchase 440 39.40Purchase 9,207 39.39Purchase 761 39.39Purchase 32 39.39Purchase 6,268 38.80Purchase 1,732 38.80Purchase 28,000 38.80Purchase 453 38.80Purchase 394 38.80Purchase 136 38.80Purchase 17 38.80Purchase 28,000 38.80Purchase 28,000 38.82Purchase 28,000 38.82Purchase 238 38.82Purchase 33 38.82Purchase 258 38.82Purchase 296 38.89Purchase 1,004 38.89Purchase 3,000 29.40Purchase 50 39.79Purchase 10,000 29.40Purchase 7,000 29.40Purchase 3,000 39.40Sale -28,000 39.60Sale -28,000 39.40Sale -28,000 39.40Sale -53 38.82Sale -309 39.70Sale -1,000 39.70Sale -560 39.70Sale -431 39.70Sale -60 39.83Sale -4,230 39.83Sale -95 39.74Sale -167 39.74Sale -200 39.74Sale -4,708 38.87Sale -8,000 38.80Sale -2,372 38.80Sale -3,000 38.80Sale -2,200 38.80Sale -428 38.80Sale -7,006 38.80Sale -40 38.80Sale -2,954 38.80Sale -46 38.80Sale -1,752 38.80Sale -3,153 38.80Sale -3,800 38.80Sale -11,911 38.80Sale -89 38.81Sale -11,000 38.80Sale -28 38.80Sale -13,880 38.76Sale -30 38.76Sale -1,000 38.76Sale -64 38.76Sale -26 38.76Sale -164 38.80Sale -146 38.80Sale -75 38.80Sale -53 38.80Sale -58 38.80Sale -1,000 38.80Sale -125 38.80Sale -15 38.80Sale -338 38.80Sale -11 38.80Sale -204 38.80Sale -1,916 38.80Sale -52 38.80Sale -3 38.80Sale -2,200 38.80Sale -8,612 38.80Sale -1,671 38.82Sale -1,700 38.82Sale -2,200 38.82Sale -103 38.82Sale -3 38.82Sale -1,032 38.82Sale -2,200 38.82Sale -1,001 38.82Sale -90 38.82Sale -78 38.82Sale -4,822 38.82Sale -100 38.82Sale -1,832 38.82Sale -3 38.82Sale -67 38.82Sale -2,092 38.82Sale -2,006 38.82Sale -971 38.82Sale -100 38.82Sale -79 38.82Sale -906 38.82Sale -1,000 38.82Sale -1,008 38.83Sale -2,033 38.83Sale -449 38.81Sale -1,000 38.81Sale -2,051 38.81Sale -5,000 38.88Sale -770 39.00Sale -3,850 38.82Sale -1,249 38.80Sale -3,000 29.40Sale -10,000 29.40Sale -7,000 29.40Sale -3,000 39.40TOTAL BUYS:252265 TOTAL SELLS:248030 (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 26-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