6th Feb 2008 12:07
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)06 February 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 INFORMATION Name 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 5-Feb-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 408,536 0.012 1,061,713 0.0316(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 408,536 0.012 1,061,713 0.0316 (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 20000 39.65Purchase 1099 39.65Purchase 18967 39.65Purchase 1000 39.65Purchase 39224 39.65Purchase 163 39.65Purchase 4275 39.65Purchase 6338 39.65Purchase 1260 39.63Purchase 10000 39.64Purchase 264 39.64Purchase 3746 39.64Purchase 395 39.64Purchase 3000 39.64Purchase 2595 39.64Purchase 1120 39.64Purchase 8880 39.64Purchase 1755 39.65Purchase 1851 39.65Purchase 5000 39.65Purchase 1394 39.65Purchase 2360 39.65Purchase 12742 39.65Purchase 598 39.67Purchase 282 39.71Purchase 186 39.71Purchase 1532 39.71Purchase 4898 39.67Purchase 3000 39.66Purchase 2229 39.68Purchase 81 39.68Purchase 278 39.68Purchase 5000 39.68Purchase 2412 39.68Purchase 10000 39.68Purchase 2588 39.68Purchase 105 39.68Purchase 15 39.68Purchase 15 39.68Purchase 7277 39.68Purchase 7723 39.68Purchase 162 39.68Purchase 250 39.68Purchase 1865 39.68Purchase 9575 39.69Purchase 3984 39.69Purchase 290 39.67Purchase 1000 39.67Purchase 253 39.67Purchase 4898 39.67Purchase 888 39.67Purchase 33 39.67Purchase 113 39.67Purchase 1025 39.67Purchase 239 39.64Purchase 198 39.64Purchase 1127 39.65Purchase 49 39.65Purchase 600 39.65Purchase 224 39.65Purchase 245 39.81Purchase 558 39.72Purchase 6000 39.72Purchase 779 39.72Purchase 9200 39.72Purchase 166 39.72Purchase 45 39.72Purchase 15 39.72Purchase 15 39.72Purchase 261 39.72Purchase 310 39.72Purchase 592 39.72Purchase 13178 39.72Purchase 254 39.72Purchase 3680 39.72Purchase 52 39.72Purchase 1896 39.72Purchase 48 39.72Purchase 365 39.72Purchase 36 39.72Purchase 76 39.72Purchase 60 39.72Purchase 355 39.72Purchase 10442 39.72Purchase 650 39.72Purchase 500 39.72Purchase 648 39.72Purchase 90 39.72Purchase 566 39.72Purchase 6500 39.72Purchase 104 39.72Purchase 500 39.72Purchase 19500 39.72Purchase 500 39.72Purchase 213 39.82Purchase 18 39.81Purchase 217 39.85Purchase 500 39.88Purchase 13 39.89Purchase 19934 39.65Purchase 10000 39.65Sale -656 39.71Sale -239 39.64Sale 3516 39.63Sale -3516 39.63Sale -190 39.87Sale -2638 39.83Sale -2311 39.95Sale -533 39.76Sale -1967 39.76Sale -5000 39.74Sale -5000 39.74Sale -11465 39.7Sale -14 39.7Sale -404 39.7Sale -1040 39.7Sale -1568 39.7Sale -105 39.7Sale -5000 39.7Sale -404 39.7Sale -41 39.73Sale -12090 39.7Sale -5000 39.7Sale -56 39.7Sale -350 39.7Sale -1040 39.7Sale -1464 39.71Sale -11130 39.68Sale -1214 39.68Sale -2291 39.68Sale -550 39.68Sale -1839 39.68Sale -1250 39.68Sale -1726 39.68Sale -2030 39.53Sale -600 39.7Sale -404 39.7Sale -515 39.7Sale -725 39.7Sale -81 39.7Sale -3000 39.7Sale -22 39.7Sale -72 39.7Sale -14 39.7Sale -22 39.7Sale -407 39.7Sale -1702 39.69Sale -175 39.73Sale -2500 39.73Sale -404 39.73Sale -404 39.73Sale -700 39.73Sale -8 39.73Sale -8 39.73Sale -510 39.73Sale -3506 39.97Sale -768 39.97Sale -2000 39.96Sale -763 39.77Sale -2700 39.65Sale -364 39.64Sale -500 39.64Sale -2200 39.64Sale -700 39.64Sale -510 39.64Sale -3456 39.64Sale -10 39.64Sale -24 39.64Sale -545 39.64Sale -46 39.63Sale -8 39.63Sale -29 39.63Sale -8 39.63Sale -500 39.63Sale -4206 39.61Sale -27 39.61Sale -41 39.61Sale -167 39.65Sale -109 39.65Sale -14 39.71Sale -8 39.71Sale -8 39.71Sale -123 39.71Sale -28 39.71Sale -111 39.71Sale -1060 39.71Sale -26 39.71Sale -500 39.71Sale -800 39.71Sale -200 39.71Sale -1396 39.71Sale -691 39.75Sale -100 39.75Sale -700 39.75Sale -8 39.75Sale -2200 39.75Sale -27 39.75Sale -195 39.75Sale -353 39.75Sale -1800 39.78Sale -2474 39.78Sale -1107 39.83Sale -74 39.83Sale -126 39.83Sale -757 39.83Sale -5984 39.85Sale -4300 40.01Sale -17 39.96Sale -2500 39.96Sale -4274 40Sale -3000 39.81Sale -1000 39.85Sale -2500 39.85Sale -5000 39.87Sale -200000 39.6683Sale -6329 37.05Sale -1757 39.96Sale -3516 39.63 TOTAL BUYS:331501 TOTAL SELLS:371128 (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 6-Feb-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