Credit Suisse (Eur) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:7996L
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
15 January 2008

FORM 38.5 (a)
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
Company dealt in BHP Billiton
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing 14-Jan-2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)
983167 15.61 (GBP) 14.96 (GBP)

Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note
3) 3)
629277 15.59 (GBP) 14.99 (GBP)

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)
CFD Long 15000 15.54 (GBP)
CFD Long 11648 15.54 (GBP)
CFD Long 298 15.54 (GBP)
CFD Short 26182 15.54 (GBP)
CFD Short 11648 15.54 (GBP)
CFD Short 10898 15.54 (GBP)
CFD Short 1200 15.54 (GBP)
CFD Short 298 15.54 (GBP)

(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 5) European etc. (Note 3)

(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

3. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
none

Date of disclosure 15-Jan-2008 11:04:42
Contact name Collins,Carolyn
Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc
Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR

Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.

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