Credit Suisse Eq Aus - EPT Disclosure
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RNS Number:7958L
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)
15 January 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 Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing 14-Jan-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 1,298,075 0.039
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 1,298,075 0.039
(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 sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase 4,543 38.30
Purchase 500 38.28
Purchase 1,848 38.28
Purchase 2,617 38.27
Purchase 3,622 38.28
Purchase 4,064 38.30
Purchase 210 38.30
Purchase 652 38.28
Purchase 1,657 38.27
Purchase 1,140 38.30
Purchase 300 38.30
Purchase 1,000 38.30
Purchase 1,834 38.30
Purchase 5,264 38.45
Purchase 160 38.45
Purchase 133 38.45
Purchase 213 38.42
Purchase 113 38.39
Purchase 68 38.39
Purchase 500 38.39
Purchase 399 38.39
Purchase 378 38.39
Purchase 271 38.38
Purchase 73 38.37
Purchase 2,000 38.37
Purchase 1,216 38.37
Purchase 45 38.37
Purchase 2,650 38.37
Purchase 414 38.36
Purchase 811 38.36
Purchase 22 38.36
Purchase 133 38.36
Purchase 2,441 38.36
Purchase 210 38.36
Purchase 279 38.36
Purchase 297 38.36
Purchase 1,770 38.36
Purchase 35 38.36
Purchase 406 38.37
Purchase 14 38.37
Purchase 1,000 38.37
Purchase 446 38.37
Purchase 1,188 38.37
Purchase 1,648 38.36
Purchase 288 38.35
Purchase 53 38.32
Purchase 21 38.42
Purchase 106 38.47
Purchase 2,500 38.43
Purchase 1,336 38.44
Purchase 1,664 38.44
Purchase 2,500 38.44
Purchase 836 38.44
Purchase 26 38.44
Purchase 750 38.44
Purchase 59 38.44
Purchase 75 38.44
Purchase 754 38.44
Purchase 790 38.44
Purchase 133 38.44
Purchase 243 38.44
Purchase 1,334 38.44
Purchase 127 38.40
Purchase 21 38.32
Purchase 2,456 38.33
Purchase 193 38.27
Purchase 500 38.27
Purchase 108 38.27
Purchase 108 38.27
Purchase 236 38.27
Purchase 453 38.27
Purchase 220 38.27
Purchase 10,990 38.35
Purchase 65 38.35
Purchase 178 38.35
Purchase 232 38.35
Purchase 425 38.35
Purchase 250 38.35
Purchase 1,000 38.35
Purchase 1,037 38.33
Purchase 377 38.30
Purchase 550 38.30
Purchase 200 38.30
Purchase 2,429 38.30
Purchase 5,129 38.30
Purchase 62 38.29
Purchase 1 38.29
Purchase 155 38.29
Purchase 8,515 38.30
Purchase 132 38.29
Purchase 2,878 38.29
Purchase 87 38.28
Purchase 356 38.28
Purchase 4,274 38.28
Purchase 15 38.27
Purchase 71 38.28
Purchase 4,274 38.30
Purchase 3,155 38.28
Purchase 1,048 38.28
Purchase 224 38.27
Purchase 668 38.27
Purchase 3,199 38.25
Purchase 1,075 38.25
Purchase 1,162 38.23
Purchase 220 38.23
Purchase 400 38.23
Purchase 1,000 38.23
Purchase 3,021 38.23
Purchase 1,461 38.23
Purchase 3 38.23
Purchase 4,274 38.21
Purchase 4,702 38.22
Purchase 1,385 38.22
Purchase 3,317 38.22
Purchase 1,683 38.22
Purchase 2,591 38.22
Purchase 4,702 38.21
Purchase 322 38.21
Purchase 4,274 38.39
Purchase 3,367 38.27
Purchase 2,545 38.39
Sale -390 38.19
Sale -53 38.05
Sale -500 38.30
Sale -341 38.44
Sale -311 38.40
Sale -200 38.40
Sale -50 38.40
Sale -484 38.38
Sale -3,449 38.38
Sale -333 38.38
Sale -734 38.39
Sale -4,439 38.40
Sale -150 38.42
Sale -872 38.55
Sale -300 38.28
Sale -3,747 38.04
Sale -600 38.05
Sale -2,800 38.05
Sale -2,800 38.05
TOTAL BUYS:159954
TOTAL SELLS:22553
(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 varying
Product 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 unit
option etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4)
(ii) Exercising
Product 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 OPTIONS
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
NONE
Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO
Date of disclosure 15-Jan-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
Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.
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