18th Dec 2007 11:14
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)18 December 2007 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 17-Dec-2007 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 1,221,425 0.036(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,221,425 0.036 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 500 40.37Purchase 988 40.53Purchase 12 40.53Purchase 1000 41.1Purchase 28000 41.32Purchase 369 41.05Sale -16119 40.37Sale -7000 40.37Sale -245 40.37Sale -1000 40.37Sale -180 40.37Sale -495 40.37Sale -100 40.37Sale -490 40.37Sale -5000 40.37Sale -864 40.37Sale -495 40.37Sale -5000 40.37Sale -24 40.37Sale -5835 40.37Sale -2645 40.51Sale -844 40.51Sale -1000 40.51Sale -1500 40.51Sale -267 40.5Sale -4 40.5Sale -130 40.5Sale -500 40.5Sale -1761 40.5Sale -1000 40.51Sale -615 40.53Sale -2677 40.51Sale -6 40.51Sale -2022 40.51Sale -3333 40.52Sale -300 40.52Sale -1500 40.52Sale -2000 40.52Sale -3677 40.53Sale -100 40.53Sale -500 40.53Sale -4220 40.62Sale -57 40.64Sale -1609 40.62Sale -3 40.62Sale -270 40.62Sale -499 40.62Sale -500 40.62Sale -8 40.62Sale -7 40.62Sale -9 40.62Sale -1200 40.62Sale -14 40.62Sale -1399 40.62Sale -43 40.63Sale -2164 40.63Sale -113 40.63Sale -2000 40.63Sale -3135 40.63Sale -9 40.63Sale -1133 40.63Sale -193 40.54Sale -81 40.54Sale -409 40.54Sale -500 40.54Sale -1210 40.54Sale -917 40.54Sale -1255 40.54Sale -568 40.54Sale -1180 40.55Sale -200 40.55Sale -500 40.55Sale -1210 40.55Sale -500 40.55Sale -1543 40.55Sale -1687 40.55Sale -2000 40.55Sale -500 40.55Sale -70 40.55Sale -20 40.56Sale -1719 40.53Sale -4934 40.53Sale -521 40.53Sale -4 40.53Sale -270 40.53Sale -252 40.53Sale -394 40.55Sale -2010 40.55Sale -1000 40.55Sale -48 40.55Sale -859 40.55Sale -13 40.55Sale -1 40.55Sale -375 40.55Sale -300 40.55Sale -7637 40.56Sale -2363 40.57Sale -23 40.54Sale -152 40.54Sale -25 40.54Sale -20 40.54Sale -998 40.54Sale -876 40.54Sale -1 40.54Sale -1 40.54Sale -2 40.54Sale -1526 40.54Sale -2040 40.54Sale -410 40.53Sale -500 40.53Sale -888 40.53Sale -490 40.53Sale -1000 40.53Sale -7 40.53Sale -9253 40.53Sale -932 40.55Sale -727 40.55Sale -200 40.55Sale -400 40.55Sale -2000 40.55Sale -18 40.55Sale -4277 40.55Sale -9001 40.57Sale -3 40.57Sale -122 40.57Sale -1831 40.62Sale -326 40.65Sale -250 40.65Sale -100 40.65Sale -300 40.65Sale -1000 40.65Sale -500 40.65Sale -1000 40.65Sale -801 40.65Sale -150 40.66Sale -442 40.66Sale -1 40.71Sale -5988 40.71Sale -1 40.77Sale -15 40.77Sale -1984 40.77Sale -493 40.96Sale -100 40.96Sale -975 40.96Sale -432 40.96Sale -967 40.95Sale -200 40.95Sale -3000 41.16Sale -71 41.21Sale -100 41.21Sale -1002 41.21Sale -827 41.21Sale -1000 41.21Sale -2025 41.16Sale -100 41.16Sale -7875 41.16Sale -1079 41.15Sale -21 41.15Sale -10000 41.15Sale -500 41.15Sale -500 41.15Sale -300 41.15Sale -300 41.15Sale -100 41.15Sale -200 41.16Sale -500 41.15Sale -3616 41.15Sale -700 41.15Sale -3865 41.15Sale -300 41.16Sale -800 41.16Sale -700 41.16Sale -50 41.16Sale -4430 41.15Sale -598 41.15Sale -2000 41.15Sale -300 41.16Sale -300 41.16Sale -274 41.16Sale -1500 41.17Sale -300 41.17Sale -298 41.17Sale -3879 41.13Sale -10000 41.13Sale -300 41.13Sale -300 41.13Sale -300 41.13Sale -221 41.13Sale -339 41.1Sale -565 41.05Sale -66 41.05TOTAL BUYS:30869 TOTAL SELLS:244112 (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 derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 18-Dec-2007Contact 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