20th Feb 2008 11:49
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)20 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) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19-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 300,265 0.009 1,068,775 0.032(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 300,265 0.009 1,068,775 0.032 (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/sell Total (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 143,785 39.70Purchase 54,000 39.70Purchase 3,776 39.70Purchase 610 39.70Purchase 576 39.70Purchase 1,367 39.70Purchase 23,671 39.70Purchase 81,000 39.88Purchase 3,899 39.93Purchase 1,000 39.93Purchase 420 39.93Purchase 400 39.93Purchase 300 39.93Purchase 2,919 39.93Purchase 44 39.93Purchase 200 39.93Purchase 259 39.93Purchase 54,000 39.93Purchase 100,000 40.00Purchase -100 40.00Purchase 100 40.00Purchase 1,827 40.00Purchase 2,930 40.00Purchase 200 40.00Purchase 50 40.00Purchase 1,000 40.00Purchase 5,000 40.00Purchase 293 40.00Purchase 500 40.00Purchase 2,000 40.00Purchase 100 40.00Purchase 1,000 40.00Purchase 550 40.00Purchase 200 40.00Purchase 380 40.00Purchase 300 40.00Purchase 200 40.00Purchase 1,250 40.00Purchase 280 40.00Purchase 40 40.00Purchase 5,000 40.00Purchase 400 40.00Purchase 2,500 40.00Purchase 1,000 39.99Purchase 15,496 40.00Purchase 25 40.00Purchase 6,000 40.00Purchase 2,479 40.00Purchase 450 40.00Purchase 1,000 40.00Purchase 1,000 40.00Purchase 6,000 40.00Purchase 1,550 40.00Purchase 430 40.00Purchase 106 40.00Purchase 3 40.00Purchase 3,400 40.00Purchase 1,040 40.00Purchase 200 40.00Purchase 140 40.00Purchase 2,500 40.00Purchase 1,370 40.00Purchase 200 40.00Purchase 611 40.00Purchase 5,946 40.00Purchase 1,580 39.99Purchase 62 39.99Purchase 62 39.99Purchase 1,000 39.99Purchase 1,350 39.99Purchase 1,213 40.00Purchase 5,787 40.00Purchase 11,489 40.02Purchase 1,432 40.05Purchase 500 40.05Purchase 855 40.05Purchase 10 40.05Purchase 1,999 40.05Purchase 1,000 40.05Purchase 20,000 40.05Purchase 999 40.05Purchase 205 40.05Purchase 10,071 40.02Purchase 2,500 40.02Purchase 180 40.02Purchase 1,000 40.02Purchase 1,000 40.02Purchase 150 40.02Purchase 60 40.02Purchase 350 40.02Purchase 200 40.02Purchase 266 40.04Purchase 686 40.04Purchase 7 40.04Purchase 2,487 40.04Purchase 10,623 40.04Purchase 741 40.04Purchase 245 40.04Purchase 11 40.04Purchase 959 40.04Purchase 663 40.04Purchase 51 40.04Purchase 1,000 40.04Purchase 3 40.04Purchase 2,704 40.04Purchase 4,736 40.02Purchase 9,637 40.08Purchase 7,500 40.08Purchase 2,146 40.08Purchase 7,717 40.08Purchase 4,965 40.10Purchase 2,035 40.10Purchase 16,110 40.08Purchase 3,890 40.08Purchase 1,877 40.12Purchase 123 40.12Purchase 6,420 40.14Purchase 3,293 40.09Purchase 987 40.09Purchase 4,126 40.08Purchase 154 40.08Purchase 2,792 40.04Purchase 1,038 40.04Purchase 1,412 40.07Purchase 999 40.07Purchase 450 40.04Purchase 4,865 40.07Purchase 1,818 40.04Sale -543 40.02Sale -57,000 40.00Sale -27,000 40.00Sale -54,000 40.00Sale -27,000 40.05Sale -27,000 40.02Sale 27,000 40.02Sale -27,000 40.02Sale -27,000 40.04Sale -27,000 40.08Sale -27,000 40.10Sale -20,000 39.70Sale -13,845 39.70Sale -1,000 39.70Sale -243 39.70Sale -757 39.70Sale -2,590 39.70Sale -1,255 39.70Sale -3,737 39.70Sale -45,661 39.70Sale -8,622 39.70Sale -67,765 39.70Sale -379 39.70Sale -30,000 39.70Sale -37,019 39.70Sale -9,641 39.80Sale -250 39.80Sale -859 39.80Sale -41 39.83Sale -403 39.83Sale -260 39.83Sale -19,296 39.83Sale -250 39.89Sale -80 39.89Sale -2,000 39.89Sale -8,621 39.89Sale -1,303 39.89Sale -88 39.90Sale -3,372 39.90Sale -220 39.90Sale -858 39.90Sale -669 39.90Sale -9,881 39.90Sale -762 39.95Sale -138 39.96Sale -100 39.96Sale -3,300 39.96Sale -3,000 39.88Sale -5 39.93Sale -9 39.93Sale -1,070 39.93Sale -8,357 39.93Sale -4,000 39.93Sale -6 39.93Sale -4,811 39.93Sale -3,168 39.93Sale -17,015 39.93Sale -5,901 39.93Sale -11 39.93Sale -12 39.93Sale -250 39.93Sale -2,000 39.93Sale -250 39.93Sale -5 39.93Sale -381 39.93Sale -750 39.93Sale -15,440 39.93Sale -91 40.02Sale -1,000 40.02Sale -5,000 40.02Sale -1,000 40.02Sale -249 40.02Sale -1,000 40.02Sale -1,117 40.02Sale -975 40.00Sale -5,000 40.00Sale -10,000 40.00Sale -500 40.00Sale -375 40.00Sale -400 40.00Sale -500 40.00Sale -193 40.00Sale -275 40.00Sale -1,782 40.00Sale -3,056 40.00Sale -25 40.00Sale -593 40.00Sale -9,326 40.00Sale -417 40.00Sale -6,000 40.00Sale -424 40.00Sale -159 40.00Sale -500 40.06Sale -969 39.98Sale -115 39.99Sale -116 39.99Sale -800 39.99Sale -2,908 39.89TOTAL BUYS:723762 TOTAL SELLS:690114 (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 20-Feb-2008 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe 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