Credit Suisse (Eur) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:2786M
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
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing 21-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)
2967908 13.28 (GBP) 12.26 (GBP)

Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note
3) 3)
4407342 13.27 (GBP) 12.28 (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 -2007 12.955007
CFD SHORT 2163 12.95338
CFD SHORT 257800 12.933191
CFD SHORT 100000 12.894447
CFD SHORT 5861 12.843852
CFD SHORT 3761 12.843852
CFD SHORT 8379 12.843852
CFD SHORT 1999 12.843852

(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
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Date of disclosure
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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