7th Mar 2008 09:30
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)07 March 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 6-03-2008 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 265,239 0.008 2,165,618 0.064(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 265,239 0.008 2,165,618 0.064 (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 83,500 39.72Purchase 638 39.87Purchase 40 39.87Purchase 1,686 39.87Purchase 25 39.87Purchase 687 39.87Purchase 990 39.84Purchase 220 39.84Purchase 4,286 39.82Purchase 4,286 39.76Purchase 4,286 39.75Purchase 12 39.71Purchase 21 39.71Purchase 33 39.71Purchase 1,934 39.71Purchase 762 39.72Purchase 3,200 39.72Purchase 500 39.72Purchase 305 39.72Purchase 1,914 39.67Purchase 586 39.66Purchase 2,000 39.55Purchase 636 39.65Purchase 550 39.80Purchase 1,045 39.72Purchase 1,045 39.72Sale -12 39.71Sale -80 39.56Sale -1,323 39.65Sale -8,211 39.80Sale -2,194 39.80Sale -13,297 39.80Sale -1,573 39.78Sale -3 39.77Sale -1,516 39.77Sale -2,520 39.79Sale -2,000 39.79Sale -895 39.79Sale -1,105 39.79Sale -1,223 39.74Sale -945 39.75Sale -1,958 39.72Sale -1,888 39.67Sale -259 39.76Sale -80 39.76Sale -39 39.76Sale -1,204 39.76Sale -1,641 39.79Sale -103 39.79Sale -106 39.78Sale -1,563 39.78Sale -140 39.80Sale -1,460 39.83Sale -1,009 39.88Sale -453 39.88Sale -500 39.88Sale -1,567 39.86Sale -1,475 39.74Sale -1,469 39.82Sale -1,243 39.80Sale -367 39.78Sale -746 39.78Sale -1,321 39.77Sale -45 39.85Sale -500 39.85Sale -500 39.85Sale -200 39.85Sale -65 39.85Sale -489 39.83Sale -11 39.83Sale -170 39.81Sale -1,204 39.81Sale -1,146 39.74Sale -500 39.78Sale -1,221 39.73Sale -944 39.70Sale -902 39.76Sale -865 39.74Sale -125 39.74Sale -500 39.74Sale -476 39.71Sale -239 39.72Sale -500 39.72Sale -744 39.69Sale -598 39.69Sale -96 39.69Sale -495 39.69Sale -535 39.70Sale -581 39.70Sale -603 39.67Sale -643 39.64Sale -559 39.70Sale -236 39.66Sale -253 39.66Sale -128 39.68Sale -572 39.64Sale -620 39.65Sale -500 39.64Sale -600 39.62Sale -617 39.61Sale -692 39.62Sale -316 39.62Sale -469 39.62Sale -713 39.62Sale -523 39.64Sale -297 39.64Sale -395 39.64Sale -42 39.64Sale -418 39.66Sale -60 39.71Sale -90 39.72Sale -870 39.70Sale -1,037 39.71Sale -1,119 39.73Sale -373 39.69Sale -757 39.70Sale -1,245 39.67Sale -1,200 39.70Sale -250 39.68Sale -250 39.68Sale -1,258 39.61Sale -1,276 39.57Sale -1,194 39.56Sale -1,472 39.50Sale -1,262 39.50Sale -1,221 39.54Sale -40 39.51Sale -415 39.51Sale -945 39.54Sale -1,343 39.56Sale -135 39.56Sale -359 39.56Sale -510 39.59Sale -17 39.59Sale -6 39.59Sale -51 39.59Sale -786 39.59Sale -1,784 39.59Sale -540 39.59Sale -18 39.59Sale -30 39.60Sale -113 39.60Sale -5,000 39.60Sale -672 39.61Sale -34 39.61Sale -459 39.61Sale -383 39.61Sale -1,020 39.61Sale -340 39.61Sale -1,360 39.61Sale -18 39.61Sale -1,303 39.59Sale -18 39.59Sale -2,000 39.59Sale -978 39.59Sale -1,290 39.59Sale -1,122 39.59Sale -173 39.59Sale -28 39.60Sale -173 39.63Sale -428 39.65Sale -500 39.65Sale -125 39.65Sale -3,233 39.65Sale -937 39.64Sale -479 39.64Sale -270 39.64Sale -14 39.64Sale -1,158 39.64Sale -2,042 39.67Sale -1,180 39.67Sale -4,714 39.67Sale -106 39.67Sale -1,500 39.67Sale -441 39.67Sale -3,096 39.67Sale -4,604 39.67Sale -110 39.67Sale -1,002 39.67Sale -3,697 39.68Sale -310 39.68Sale -707 39.68Sale -876 39.66Sale -1,069 39.64Sale -1,787 39.64Sale -500 39.64Sale -1 39.64Sale -1 39.64Sale -928 39.64Sale -1,565 39.56Sale -3,578 39.56Sale -4,286 39.60Sale -1,853 39.62Sale -1,557 39.62Sale -407 39.62Sale -394 39.62Sale -75 39.62Sale -5 39.63Sale -1,574 39.63Sale -4,850 39.63Sale -5,143 39.62Sale -2,325 39.60Sale -1,961 39.60Sale -3,539 39.60Sale -747 39.60Sale -4,286 39.56Sale -3,019 39.56Sale -536 39.56Sale -4,286 39.56Sale -4,286 39.56Sale -15 39.60Sale -2,000 39.60Sale -1,942 39.60Sale -1,000 39.61Sale -60 39.61Sale -4,286 39.62Sale -1,219 39.62Sale -453 39.62Sale -3,900 39.62Sale -2,058 39.60Sale -2,228 39.60Sale -3,555 39.66Sale -731 39.66Sale -1,045 39.72Sale -1,045 39.72Sale -750 39.61Sale -1,109 39.77Sale -41 39.77TOTAL BUYS:115187 TOTAL SELLS:232256 (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 7-March-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:
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