1st Feb 2008 11:43
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)01 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 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 31-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 364,942 0.011 1,069,713 0.032 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 364,942 0.011 1,069,713 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/sell 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) Purchase 90 36.79Purchase 2208 36.79Purchase 19056 36.8Purchase 1000 36.8Purchase 4944 36.8Purchase 1436 36.78Purchase 10000 36.78Purchase 100 36.78Purchase 13000 36.78Purchase 464 36.78Purchase 93 36.4Purchase 5000 36.4Purchase 36 36.4Purchase 1672 36.38Purchase 89 36.38Purchase 645 36.38Purchase 35 36.38Purchase 200 36.38Purchase 1633 36.38Purchase 17 36.41Purchase 1452 36.37Purchase 550 36.19Purchase 600 36.4Purchase 1500 36.52Purchase 479 36.67Purchase 2 36.67Purchase 342 36.53Purchase 131 36.49Purchase 43 36.49Purchase 178 36.57Purchase 41 36.61Purchase 178 36.61Purchase 213 36.5Purchase 216 36.64Purchase 3000 35.93Purchase 3000 35.6Purchase 3000 36.26Sale -459 36.64Sale -480 36.64Sale -452 36.64Sale 778 35.65Sale -778 35.65Sale 4069 35.7Sale -4069 35.7Sale 2316 35.54Sale -2316 35.54Sale -2400 36.12Sale -2871 36.39Sale -250 37.05Sale -2134 37.05Sale -5000 37.05Sale -1000 37.05Sale -3000 36.85Sale -3000 36.79Sale -666 36.35Sale -1549 36.35Sale -276 36.35Sale -1179 36.35Sale -282 36.35Sale -300 36.35Sale -5 36.35Sale -17 36.35Sale -4702 36.35Sale -4124 36.35Sale -150 36.35Sale -67 36.36Sale -495 36.33Sale -495 36.33Sale -50 36.33Sale -50 36.33Sale -3098 36.34Sale -442 36.34Sale -1589 36.34Sale -556 36.32Sale -3718 36.32Sale -1 36.42Sale -5556 36.42Sale -1000 36.51Sale -8222 36.07Sale -148 36.07Sale -178 36.25Sale -3823 36.33Sale -499 36.43Sale -1 36.44Sale -16 36.75Sale -300 36.84Sale -1500 36.77Sale -921 36.6Sale -1500 36.66Sale -500 36.65Sale -300 36.58Sale -1955 36.46Sale -165 36.46Sale -880 36.46Sale -5984 36.28Sale -250 36.2Sale -952 36.19Sale -50 36.19Sale -14 36.19Sale -1984 36.19Sale -3000 36.09Sale -300 35.91Sale -2860 35.73Sale -140 35.73Sale -2613 35.45Sale -549 35.45Sale -209 35.45Sale -93 35.45Sale -800 35.45Sale -10 35.45Sale -4349 35.65Sale -1 35.65Sale -1 35.65Sale -5129 35.6Sale -3181 35.7Sale -9572 35.7Sale -24 35.45Sale -4000 35.45Sale -1 35.45Sale -249 35.45Sale -4999 35.5Sale -1 35.53Sale -3668 35.54Sale -500 35.79Sale -10 35.79Sale -156 35.79Sale -1508 35.83Sale -2 35.83Sale -1000 35.83Sale -1764 35.83Sale -36 35.92Sale -4661 35.87Sale -468 35.87Sale -1961 35.94Sale -2236 35.94Sale -77 35.94Sale -15782 36Sale -859 36Sale -4274 36Sale -100 36.01Sale -66 36.04Sale -2000 36.06Sale -4274 36.06Sale -266 36.08Sale -1001 36.08Sale -250 36.1Sale -300 36.1Sale -683 36.11Sale -100 36.12Sale -750 36Sale -100 35.86Sale -5000 36.28Sale -129 36.39Sale -2316 35.54Sale -4069 35.7Sale -778 35.65Sale -3016 36.33Sale -3184 36.33Sale -574 35.5907 TOTAL BUYS:76643 TOTAL SELLS:191554 (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 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) 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 :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONS Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 1-Feb-2008 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 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group