22nd Apr 2008 09:35
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)22 April 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 21-04-2008 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 89,240 0.0026 8,173,334 0.243(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 89,240 0.0026 8,173,334 0.243 (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) (AUD)Purchase 704 43.99Purchase 2,959 43.97Purchase 1,291 43.97Purchase 716 43.91Purchase 37 43.91Purchase 1,504 43.91Purchase 2,000 43.91Purchase 139 43.91Purchase 918 43.95Purchase 4,607 43.95Purchase 4,011 43.97Purchase 100 43.97Purchase 81 43.97Purchase 4 43.97Purchase 904 43.97Purchase 75 43.96Purchase 2,000 43.96Purchase 82 43.96Purchase 200 43.96Purchase 1,893 43.96Purchase 1,513 43.89Purchase 117 43.89Purchase 82 43.89Purchase 200 43.89Purchase 1,000 43.89Purchase 71 43.89Purchase 1,260 43.89Purchase 1 43.88Purchase 850 43.88Purchase 116 43.88Purchase 4 43.88Purchase 318 43.88Purchase 3,386 43.88Purchase 1,551 43.88Purchase 298 43.87Purchase 227 43.87Purchase 4,299 43.87Purchase 5,525 43.88Purchase 4,675 43.90Purchase 4,250 43.90Purchase 1 43.87Purchase 1,805 43.87Purchase 82 43.87Purchase 3 43.87Purchase 3,209 43.87Purchase 2,196 43.85Purchase 225 43.85Purchase 499 43.85Purchase 330 43.85Purchase 714 43.86Purchase 1,920 43.86Purchase 1,501 43.86Purchase 87 43.86Purchase 28 43.86Purchase 1,000 43.85Purchase 4,250 43.85Purchase 2,615 43.80Purchase 96 43.80Purchase 81 43.80Purchase 1,458 43.80Purchase 539 43.76Purchase 1,395 43.76Purchase 784 43.78Purchase 3,000 43.78Purchase 250 43.78Purchase 139 43.78Purchase 500 43.78Purchase 2 43.78Purchase 2,000 43.76Purchase 12 43.76Purchase 24 43.76Purchase 280 43.76Purchase 764 43.73Purchase 593 43.73Purchase 28 43.73Purchase 16 43.73Purchase 700 43.73Purchase 74 43.73Purchase 11 43.73Purchase 67 43.73Purchase 287 43.73Purchase 814 43.73Purchase 1,646 43.73Purchase 2,637 43.73Purchase 1,623 43.73Purchase 81 43.73Purchase 2,034 43.73Purchase 1,067 43.67Purchase 83 43.67Purchase 250 43.67Purchase 286 43.67Purchase 524 43.67Purchase 2,300 43.64Purchase 416 43.64Purchase 467 43.64Purchase 342 43.64Purchase 640 43.64Purchase 1,892 43.65Purchase 5,173 43.63Purchase 200 43.63Purchase 152 43.62Purchase 4,250 43.62Purchase 163 43.59Purchase 3,424 43.59Purchase 1,135 43.57Purchase 470 43.57Purchase 3,442 43.57Purchase 100 43.57Purchase 2,169 43.58Purchase 80 43.58Purchase 300 43.58Purchase 1,000 43.58Purchase 701 43.58Purchase 200 43.57Purchase 172 43.57Purchase 200 43.57Purchase 500 43.57Purchase 115 43.57Purchase 41 43.57Purchase 600 43.55Purchase 312 43.55Purchase 1,214 43.55Purchase 580 43.55Purchase 128 43.55Purchase 154 43.55Purchase 183 43.55Purchase 700 43.55Purchase 835 43.55Purchase 22 43.55Purchase 2,275 43.55Purchase 93 43.55Purchase 154 43.55Purchase 2,500 43.55Purchase 154 43.55Purchase 150 43.55Purchase 192 43.55Purchase 7 43.89Sale -70 43.77Sale -1,864 43.74Sale -2,500 43.73Sale -1,551 43.73Sale -2,092 43.73Sale -752 43.55Sale -10,221 43.99Sale -2,374 43.99Sale -1,611 43.99Sale -200 43.99Sale -3,000 43.91Sale -3,000 43.79Sale -4,188 43.77Sale -742 43.77Sale -2,000 43.83Sale -187 43.83Sale -2,313 43.84Sale -953 43.85Sale -709 43.85Sale -14 43.85Sale -324 43.85Sale -1,406 43.88Sale -800 43.88Sale -13 43.88Sale -781 43.88Sale -2,171 43.82Sale -329 43.82Sale -493 43.81Sale -1,048 43.81Sale -800 43.81Sale -159 43.81Sale -2,500 43.83Sale -457 43.76Sale -300 43.76Sale -300 43.76Sale -183 43.76Sale -300 43.76Sale -300 43.76Sale -300 43.76Sale -300 43.76Sale -60 43.76Sale -2,500 43.75Sale -36 43.74Sale -300 43.74Sale -300 43.74Sale -408 43.73Sale -949 43.77Sale -789 43.78Sale -1,711 43.78Sale -248 43.55Sale -4,000 43.60Sale -2,715 43.58Sale -2,285 43.58Sale -1,000 43.37Sale -5,000 43.73TOTAL BUYS:138875 TOTAL SELLS:75906 (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 :Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 22-04-2008Contact 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