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EPT Disclosure

17th Jul 2008 11:33

RNS Number : 2911Z

Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)

17 July 2008

4FORM 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-July-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			7987419	0.238
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total			7987419	0.238

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares	Long	Short
(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase	40		39.36
Purchase	2,460		39.36
Purchase	1,960		39.38
Purchase	540		39.38
Purchase	173		39.39
Purchase	4,000		39.39
Purchase	3,732		39.37
Purchase	175		39.37
Purchase	320		39.37
Purchase	1,198		39.37
Purchase	18		39.29
Purchase	779		39.29
Purchase	17		39.29
Purchase	517		39.29
Purchase	305		39.29
Purchase	500		39.29
Purchase	636		39.29
Purchase	1,000		39.29
Purchase	309		39.29
Purchase	130		39.28
Purchase	667		39.28
Purchase	122		39.28
Purchase	8,346		39.26
Purchase	8,833		39.24
Purchase	1,882		39.24
Purchase	4,915		39.26
Purchase	16		39.26
Purchase	69		39.26
Purchase	1,499		39.34
Purchase	4,173		39.40
Purchase	5,425		39.38
Purchase	163		39.34
Purchase	87		39.34
Purchase	822		39.35
Purchase	19		39.35
Purchase	528		39.35
Purchase	1		39.35
Purchase	4,472		39.35
Purchase	300		39.24
Purchase	58		39.23
Purchase	2,767		39.23
Purchase	601		39.35
Purchase	5,755		39.35
Purchase	10,000		39.35
Purchase	250		39.35
Purchase	655		39.35
Purchase	4		39.38
Purchase	2,079		39.38
Purchase	17		39.38
Purchase	2,500		39.38
Purchase	400		39.38
Purchase	132		39.38
Purchase	2,699		39.35
Purchase	194		39.35
Purchase	508		39.35
Purchase	250		39.35
Purchase	600		39.35
Purchase	200		39.35
Purchase	410		39.35
Purchase	1,000		39.35
Purchase	100		39.35
Purchase	650		39.35
Purchase	1,000		39.34
Purchase	1,000		39.34
Purchase	284		39.33
Purchase	900		39.32
Purchase	1,059		39.32
Purchase	17		39.32
Purchase	868		39.32
Purchase	1,000		39.32
Purchase	299		39.25
Purchase	424		39.25
Purchase	3,000		39.25
Purchase	749		39.25
Purchase	499		39.23
Purchase	848		39.23
Purchase	1		39.23
Purchase	280		39.14
Purchase	255		39.14
Purchase	96		39.16
Purchase	226		39.17
Purchase	104		39.15
Purchase	526		39.15
Purchase	16		39.15
Purchase	283		39.15
Purchase	2,000		39.15
Purchase	35		39.15
Purchase	1,209		39.15
Purchase	244		39.14
Purchase	4,173		39.15
Purchase	3,000		39.12
Purchase	280		39.13
Purchase	1,397		39.10
Purchase	4,028		39.10
Purchase	259		38.94
Purchase	78		38.97
Purchase	68		38.94
Purchase	68		38.96
Purchase	324		38.96
Purchase	231		38.96
Purchase	167		38.94
Purchase	224		38.92
Purchase	657		39.00
Purchase	5		39.00
Purchase	2,500		39.00
Purchase	1,838		39.00
Purchase	170		38.98
Purchase	114		38.95
Purchase	260		38.97
Purchase	229		38.92
Purchase	78		38.93
Purchase	178		38.85
Purchase	273		38.79
Purchase	239		38.76
Purchase	273		38.77
Purchase	12		38.77
Purchase	334		38.77
Purchase	183		38.75
Purchase	99		38.76
Purchase	288		38.75
Purchase	343		38.77
Purchase	550		38.75
Purchase	336		38.72
Purchase	364		38.74
Purchase	113		38.74
Purchase	2,158		38.46
Purchase	235		38.46
Purchase	1,328		38.46
Purchase	438		38.46
Purchase	2,483		38.46
Purchase	24		38.46
Purchase	137		38.46
Purchase	9		38.46
Purchase	9		38.46
Purchase	106		38.46
Purchase	52		38.46
Purchase	115		38.46
Purchase	600		38.73
Purchase	257		38.70
Purchase	1,000		38.70
Purchase	4,173		38.72
Purchase	2,459		38.70
Purchase	3,390		38.70
Purchase	300		38.70
Purchase	139		38.70
Purchase	1		38.70
Purchase	100		38.70
Purchase	44		38.70
Purchase	500		38.70
Purchase	1,785		38.70
Purchase	105		38.70
Purchase	200		38.70
Purchase	1,000		38.70
Purchase	50		38.70
Purchase	2,818		38.70
Purchase	300		38.69
Purchase	130		38.69
Purchase	4		38.69
Purchase	23		38.69
Purchase	1,119		38.68
Purchase	515		38.64
Purchase	680		38.64
Purchase	146		38.64
Purchase	93		38.64
Purchase	4,173		38.70
Purchase	3,294		38.69
Purchase	100		38.69
Purchase	223		38.69
Purchase	15		38.69
Purchase	1,375		38.69
Purchase	1,226		38.64
Purchase	394		38.64
Purchase	2,454		38.65
Purchase	150		38.65
Purchase	680		38.65
Purchase	287		38.65
Purchase	81		38.65
Purchase	1,773		38.65
Purchase	4,173		38.64
Purchase	1,000		38.40
Purchase	3,500		38.40
Purchase	1,000		38.40
Purchase	2,000		38.40
Purchase	3,000		38.40
Purchase	6,803		38.40
Purchase	1,969		38.39
Purchase	200		38.37
Purchase	5,548		38.38
Purchase	11,847		38.38
Purchase	6,500		38.38
Purchase	105		38.38
Purchase	70		38.25
Purchase	6,539		38.30
Purchase	23,461		38.30
Purchase	1,173		39.12
Purchase	2,424		39.34
Purchase	1,991		39.24
Sale	-858		38.58
Sale	-4,173		38.72
Sale	-60		38.52
Sale	-3,573		38.80
Sale	-4,000		38.80
Sale	-1,803		38.80
Sale	-4,133		38.80
Sale	-430		38.80
Sale	-10,000		38.80
Sale	-142		38.80
Sale	-3,782		38.80
Sale	-2,000		38.80
Sale	-6,100		38.80
Sale	-2,084		38.80
Sale	-4,232		38.80
Sale	-814		38.80
Sale	-1,652		38.80
Sale	-2,058		38.80
Sale	-325		38.80
Sale	-872		38.80
Sale	-625		38.80
Sale	-489		38.80
Sale	-521		38.80
Sale	-1,732		38.80
Sale	-347		38.80
Sale	-464		38.80
Sale	-2,497		38.80
Sale	-512		38.80
Sale	-556		38.80
Sale	-1,594		38.80
Sale	-1,130		38.80
Sale	-1,034		38.80
Sale	-2,926		38.80
Sale	-718		38.80
Sale	-540		38.80
Sale	-183		38.80
Sale	-5,942		38.80
Sale	-255		38.80
Sale	-4,656		38.80
Sale	-1,291		38.80
Sale	-25		38.58
Sale	-3		38.58
Sale	-2		38.58
Sale	-165		38.58
Sale	-22		38.58
Sale	-3,055		38.72
Sale	-2,896		38.72
Sale	-1,082		38.72
Sale	-3,010		38.72
Sale	-908		38.72
Sale	-770		38.72
Sale	-3,071		38.72
Sale	-13,326		38.73
Sale	-2		38.73
Sale	-2,000		38.73
Sale	-1,500		38.73
Sale	-110		38.74
Sale	-3,062		38.74
Sale	-250		38.80
Sale	-738		38.80
Sale	-1,733		38.79
Sale	-900		38.79
Sale	-5		38.79
Sale	-800		38.79
Sale	-628		38.79
Sale	-3,915		38.79
Sale	-2,334		38.60
Sale	-400		38.60
Sale	-1,604		38.60
Sale	-500		38.60
Sale	-401		38.60
Sale	-1,669		38.60
Sale	-414		38.60
Sale	-167		38.60
Sale	-220		38.60
Sale	-3		38.60
Sale	-2,249		38.60
Sale	-39		38.61
Sale	-2,625		38.52
Sale	-5,310		38.52
Sale	-800		38.52
Sale	-505		38.52
Sale	-700		38.53
Sale	-3,707		38.44
Sale	-803		38.45
Sale	-2,490		38.45
Sale	-500		38.30
Sale	-41,500		39.17

TOTAL BUYS:262485

TOTAL SELLS:194021

(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)

(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

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

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

Date of disclosure	17-07-2008
Contact name	Carolyn Collins/ Simon Crawley
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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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