31st Jan 2008 11:52
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)31 January 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 30-Jan-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 493,511 0.015 1,083,371 0.032(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 493,511 0.015 1,083,371 0.032 (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 1 36.08Purchase 2 36.08Purchase 1 36.08Purchase 400 36.08Purchase 3012 36.08Purchase 100 36.08Purchase 1000 36.08Purchase 1517 36.08Purchase 735 36.07Purchase 200 36.41Purchase 562 36.41Purchase 476 36.61Purchase 65 36.71Purchase 2610 36.78Purchase 2704 36.78Purchase 74 36.78Purchase 898 36.78Purchase 126 36.78Purchase 3471 36.76Purchase 125 36.76Purchase 300 36.76Purchase 3798 36.76Purchase 4702 36.76Purchase 2108 36.81Purchase 21 36.74Purchase 3000 36.74Purchase 910 36.82Purchase 1 36.76Purchase 15000 36.76Purchase 1 36.76Purchase 95 36.78Purchase 12 36.94Purchase 4251 36.94Purchase 461 36.94Purchase 405 36.92Purchase 258 36.92Purchase 152 36.99Purchase 46 36.99Purchase 4055 37Purchase 1074 37Purchase 4076 36.99Purchase 323 36.99Purchase 4806 36.99Purchase 116 37Purchase 99 37Purchase 315 37Purchase 51 37Purchase 149 37Purchase 24 37Purchase 1250 37Purchase 2000 37Purchase 99 37Purchase 21 37Purchase 150 37Purchase 303 36.98Purchase 3066 36.98Purchase 210 36.98Purchase 2 36.98Purchase 500 36.98Purchase 96 36.98Purchase 97 36.98Purchase 3739 37.1Purchase 1 37.07Purchase 600 37.07Purchase 142 37.07Purchase 1260 37.07Purchase 98 37.07Purchase 99 37.07Purchase 900 37.07Purchase 5557 37.07Purchase 778 37.07Purchase 1000 37.07Purchase 210 37.07Purchase 3141 37.07Purchase 336 37.06Purchase 1833 37.09Purchase 2000 37.09Purchase 441 37.09Purchase 5557 37.1Purchase 3406 37.11Purchase 500 37.11Purchase 368 37.11Purchase 453 37.1Purchase 1700 37.1Purchase 200 37.1Purchase 350 37.05Purchase 3989 37.06Purchase 8 37.06Purchase 1132 37.06Purchase 1000 37.05Purchase 571 37.05Purchase 4702 37.16Purchase 4023 37.16Purchase 1 37.16Purchase 701 37.16Purchase 269 37.16Purchase 135 37.16Purchase 40 36.99Purchase -2134 36.99Purchase 2134 36.99Purchase 100 36.99Purchase 2000 36.99Purchase 100 36.94Purchase 2274 36.91Purchase 1000 36.91Purchase 1000 36.91Purchase 100 36.97Purchase 2000 36.97Purchase 2174 36.97Purchase 2134 36.99Purchase 4274 37.05Purchase 4179 36.78Purchase 4274 36.78Sale -93 36.59Sale -35 36.89Sale -2396 37Sale -1000 36.45Sale -500 36.5Sale -464 36.56Sale -536 36.56Sale -2007 36.55Sale -164 36.58Sale -736 36.59Sale -3000 36.55Sale -93 36.55Sale -596 36.88Sale -300 36.88Sale -2 36.88Sale -300 36.88Sale -300 36.88Sale -1695 36.88Sale -22 36.88Sale -420 36.89Sale -300 36.89Sale -700 36.89Sale -212 36.79Sale -2000 36.8Sale -1000 36.82Sale -1000 36.82Sale -1000 36.83Sale -1000 36.83Sale -1 36.77Sale -6445 36.78Sale -102 36.78Sale -1109 37.1Sale -1029 37.07Sale -80 37.07Sale -1000 37.07Sale -121 37.07Sale -3040 37.07Sale -2585 37.07Sale -450 37Sale -4657 36.99Sale -4179 36.78Sale -4274 36.78TOTAL BUYS:153331 TOTAL SELLS:50943 (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 31-Jan-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