27th Nov 2007 14:00
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 November 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 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 20-Nov-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 4532916 0.135(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 4532916 0.135 (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 100000 40.26Purchase 48 40.26Purchase 100 40.26Purchase 3 40.26Purchase 1260 40.27Purchase 9000 40.28Purchase 288 40.26Purchase 25 40.25Purchase 711 40.32Purchase 514 40.27Purchase 2095 40.15Purchase 14 40.15Purchase 73 40.15Purchase 81 40.15Purchase 2000 40.15Purchase 3737 40.15Purchase 27000 40.20Purchase 314 40.32Purchase 903 40.32Purchase 27000 40.26Purchase 2816 40.21Purchase 1403 40.10Purchase 50 40.10Purchase 1000 40.03Purchase 1256 40.00Purchase 1189 39.95Purchase 1200 39.95Purchase 27000 39.93Purchase 27000 40.03Purchase 1137 40.05Purchase 3563 40.05Sale 356 40.30Sale 200 40.30Sale 127 40.30Sale 467 40.17Sale 1345 40.17Sale 8636 40.30Sale 10000 40.30Sale 157 40.30Sale 2980 40.29Sale 97 40.29Sale 621 40.29Sale 136 40.25Sale 1000 40.25Sale 3199 40.25Sale 2321 40.29Sale 198 40.29Sale 199 40.29Sale 878 40.29Sale 18 40.29Sale 1250 40.29Sale 4872 40.32Sale 3280 40.31Sale 1000 40.31Sale 87 40.24Sale 497 40.24Sale 800 40.24Sale 600 40.24Sale 159 40.24Sale 370 40.24Sale 300 40.24Sale 490 40.24Sale 626 40.24Sale 3797 40.22Sale 3788 40.20Sale 1517 40.23Sale 500 40.23Sale 500 40.23Sale 500 40.23Sale 457 40.23Sale 450 40.23Sale 2869 40.23Sale 500 40.23Sale 3259 40.28Sale 3582 40.25Sale 2743 40.20Sale 232 40.20Sale 3045 40.17Sale 5699 40.16Sale 500 40.16Sale 652 40.16Sale 2801 40.21Sale 8454 40.27Sale 300 40.27Sale 246 40.27Sale 3040 40.29Sale 9000 40.28Sale 2929 40.30Sale 1059 40.27Sale 950 40.27Sale 784 40.27Sale 375 40.28Sale 125 40.28Sale 2191 40.27Sale 589 40.27Sale 746 40.23Sale 335 40.23Sale 495 40.23Sale 370 40.23Sale 625 40.23Sale 1148 40.21Sale 100 40.21Sale 500 40.21Sale 500 40.21Sale 1901 40.20Sale 400 40.22Sale 1527 40.24Sale 500 40.24Sale 112 40.24Sale 50 40.30Sale 245 40.30Sale 50 40.30Sale 909 40.30Sale 1000 40.30Sale 90 40.30Sale 250 40.30Sale 606 40.30Sale 211 40.30Sale 1250 40.30Sale 50 40.30Sale 1000 40.30Sale 200 40.30Sale 202 40.30Sale 100 40.30Sale 6 40.30Sale 1000 40.30Sale 15 40.30Sale 2439 40.30Sale 1336 40.31Sale 248 40.32Sale 4281 40.15Sale 2676 40.17Sale 1138 40.17Sale 50 40.17Sale 4281 40.15Sale 4946 40.15Sale 620 40.15Sale 1 40.20Sale 14765 40.20Sale 12235 40.20Sale 299 40.26Sale 80 40.26Sale 500 40.26Sale 13000 40.26Sale 384 40.26Sale 2500 40.26Sale 5000 40.26Sale 20 40.26Sale 22 40.26Sale 277 40.26Sale 2608 40.26Sale 300 40.27Sale 300 40.27Sale 300 40.27Sale 500 40.27Sale 910 40.27Sale 3000 40.27Sale 10000 39.80Sale 4960 40.01Sale 40 40.01Sale 10000 40.01Sale 3853 39.93Sale 9247 39.93Sale 2400 39.93Sale 1500 39.93Sale 10000 39.93Sale 5858 40.05Sale 48 40.05Sale 1094 40.05Sale 18920 40.05Sale 700 40.05Sale 380 40.06Sale 3743 40.17Sale 1872 40.30Sale 76 40.23Sale 496277 40.22TOTAL BUYS:242780 TOTAL SELLS:791176 (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 27-Nov-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR Notes The 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