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EPT Disclosure

19th May 2008 11:37

RNS Number : 7608U
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)
19 May 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

16-05-2008

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

27,853

0.0008

8,397,232

0.25

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 

Total

27,853

0.0008

8,397,232

0.25

 

(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 purchasesell 

 

 

Total

(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) (AUD)

Purchase

2,000

48.82

Purchase

300

49.01

Purchase

300

49.50

Purchase

300

49.46

Purchase

210

49.70

Sale

-300

48.90

Sale

-1,840

49.44

Sale

-1,840

49.44

Sale

-20

49.62

Sale

-946

49.62

Sale

-15

49.62

Sale

-72

49.62

Sale

-155

49.85

Sale

-1,845

49.85

Sale

-101

49.84

Sale

-6,471

49.84

Sale

-4,617

49.90

Sale

-1,880

49.90

Sale

-210

49.88

Sale

-3,503

49.95

Sale

-223

49.99

Sale

-77

49.99

Sale

-1,000

49.95

Sale

-2,000

49.96

Sale

-180

49.98

Sale

-120

49.98

Sale

-2,500

49.90

Sale

-4,000

49.86

Sale

-210

49.70

Sale

-6

48.70

Sale

-71

49.84

Sale

-3

49.95

TOTAL BUYS:3110

TOTAL SELLS:34205

(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 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 

NONE

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

Date of disclosure

19-05-2008

Contact name

Segal, Debra

Telephone number

44 20 7883 4577

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 http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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