Credit Suisse (Eur) - EPT Disclosure

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:00am EST 

RNS Number:2780M
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
22 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 Limited

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being      Ordinary Shares(AU000000BHP4)
disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                             21-01-2008


2.  DEALINGS (Note 2)


(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of securities purchased                        Highest price paid (Note 3)   Lowest price paid (Note 3)
151200                                                      35.06                         34.4

Total number of securities sold                             Highest price received (Note  Lowest price received (Note
                                                            3)                            3)
152020                                                      35.06                         34.4


(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                    -3029                                  34.534
CFD                      SHORT                   4947                                   34.256
CFD                      LONG                    -500                                   33.700
CFD                      SHORT                   736                                    33.836
CFD                      SHORT                   359                                    34.573


(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                                          22-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 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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