7th Jan 2008 12:00
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd07 January 2008 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04-Jan-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 3829583 16.49 (GBP) 15.36 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3) 3718756 16.49 (GBP) 15.31 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD Long 30000 15.42 (GBP)CFD Long 5915 15.42 (GBP)CFD Long 843 15.42 (GBP)CFD Long 300 15.42 (GBP)CFD Long 230 15.42 (GBP)CFD Long 200 15.42 (GBP)CFD Short 190000 15.42 (GBP)CFD Short 30000 15.42 (GBP)CFD Short 20000 15.42 (GBP)CFD Short 14841 15.42 (GBP)CFD Short 500 15.42 (GBP) (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives none Date of disclosure 07-Jan-2008 11:45:13 Contact name Collins,Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel(R)TMs 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