Credit Suisse (Eur) - EPT Disclosure

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:05am EDT

RNS Number:1638R
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
31 March 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 Securities (Europe) Limited

Company dealt in                                            Rio Tinto Plc

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

Date of dealing                                             28-Mar-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                     1,217,411                0.122           191             0.00002
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                       1,217,411                0.122           191             0.00002

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares                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)
Buy                        8559                                       51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        3777                                       52.57 (GBP)
Buy                        3408                                       51.64 (GBP)
Buy                        2801                                       51.74 (GBP)
Buy                        2115                                       51.83 (GBP)
Buy                        1999                                       51.58 (GBP)
Buy                        1993                                       51.57 (GBP)
Buy                        1968                                       52.85 (GBP)
Buy                        1905                                       52.78 (GBP)
Buy                        1836                                       51.86 (GBP)
Buy                        1554                                       51.66 (GBP)
Buy                        1450                                       52.58 (GBP)
Buy                        1138                                       52.68 (GBP)
Buy                        1000                                       53.01 (GBP)
Buy                        1000                                       51.58 (GBP)
Buy                        1000                                       51.83 (GBP)
Buy                        1000                                       51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        908                                        52.5 (GBP)
Buy                        881                                        51.91 (GBP)
Buy                        800                                        51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        800                                        51.71 (GBP)
Buy                        783                                        51.6 (GBP)
Buy                        775                                        52.62 (GBP)
Buy                        750                                        51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        750                                        51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        750                                        51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        750                                        52.62 (GBP)
Buy                        750                                        51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        738                                        52.3 (GBP)
Buy                        732                                        51.86 (GBP)
Buy                        731                                        52.97 (GBP)
Buy                        696                                        52.13 (GBP)
Buy                        652                                        51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        636                                        52.62 (GBP)
Buy                        539                                        51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        524                                        52.3 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        52.96 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        52.54 (GBP)
Buy                        484                                        52.4 (GBP)
Buy                        474                                        52.62 (GBP)
Buy                        460                                        51.86 (GBP)
Buy                        452                                        52.19 (GBP)
Buy                        402                                        51.64 (GBP)
Buy                        400                                        52.85 (GBP)
Buy                        400                                        51.53 (GBP)
Buy                        400                                        51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        400                                        51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        384                                        52.54 (GBP)
Buy                        351                                        52.54 (GBP)
Buy                        338                                        52.29 (GBP)
Buy                        338                                        52.3 (GBP)
Buy                        315                                        51.85 (GBP)
Buy                        300                                        53.13 (GBP)
Buy                        298                                        51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        283                                        52.15 (GBP)
Buy                        280                                        51.85 (GBP)
Buy                        273                                        52.85 (GBP)
Buy                        263                                        52.62 (GBP)
Buy                        226                                        52.3 (GBP)
Buy                        207                                        51.71 (GBP)
Buy                        201                                        51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        200                                        52.13 (GBP)
Buy                        200                                        53.13 (GBP)
Buy                        193                                        51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        193                                        51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        193                                        51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        192                                        51.79 (GBP)
Buy                        192                                        51.79 (GBP)
Buy                        192                                        51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        191                                        51.99 (GBP)
Buy                        191                                        52.2 (GBP)
Buy                        190                                        51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        189                                        52.31 (GBP)
Buy                        178                                        52.67 (GBP)
Buy                        167                                        52.56 (GBP)
Buy                        158                                        51.7 (GBP)
Buy                        147                                        51.58 (GBP)
Buy                        142                                        51.53 (GBP)
Buy                        133                                        51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        127                                        52.62 (GBP)
Buy                        120                                        52.6 (GBP)
Buy                        116                                        52.54 (GBP)
Buy                        107                                        51.62 (GBP)
Buy                        102                                        51.91 (GBP)
Buy                        100                                        51.8 (GBP)
Buy                        100                                        52.62 (GBP)
Buy                        100                                        51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        100                                        51.54 (GBP)
Buy                        100                                        51.56 (GBP)
Buy                        99                                         51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        97                                         51.47 (GBP)
Buy                        97                                         51.45 (GBP)
Buy                        96                                         51.6 (GBP)
Buy                        96                                         51.73 (GBP)
Buy                        96                                         51.84 (GBP)
Buy                        96                                         51.93 (GBP)
Buy                        96                                         51.52 (GBP)
Buy                        96                                         51.55 (GBP)
Buy                        96                                         51.7 (GBP)
Buy                        95                                         52.35 (GBP)
Buy                        95                                         52.2 (GBP)
Buy                        93                                         51.94 (GBP)
Buy                        93                                         52.34 (GBP)
Buy                        90                                         51.75 (GBP)
Buy                        90                                         52.42 (GBP)
Buy                        88                                         51.91 (GBP)
Buy                        80                                         51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        80                                         52.68 (GBP)
Buy                        79                                         51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.52 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.46 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.53 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.59 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.6 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.81 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.54 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.61 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.63 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.56 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.59 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.5 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.64 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.79 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.45 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.58 (GBP)
Buy                        77                                         51.59 (GBP)
Buy                        76                                         52.36 (GBP)
Buy                        76                                         51.93 (GBP)
Buy                        76                                         52.42 (GBP)
Buy                        76                                         52.2 (GBP)
Buy                        76                                         51.99 (GBP)
Buy                        76                                         52.44 (GBP)
Buy                        64                                         52.49 (GBP)
Buy                        63                                         51.98 (GBP)
Buy                        62                                         51.98 (GBP)
Buy                        60                                         51.64 (GBP)
Buy                        58                                         51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        58                                         51.51 (GBP)
Buy                        56                                         51.43 (GBP)
Buy                        55                                         52.69 (GBP)
Buy                        54                                         51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        53                                         51.675 (GBP)
Buy                        52                                         52 (GBP)
Buy                        52                                         51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        51                                         52 (GBP)
Buy                        51                                         51.64 (GBP)
Buy                        49                                         51.99 (GBP)
Buy                        48                                         51.91 (GBP)
Buy                        48                                         52.09 (GBP)
Buy                        47                                         51.43 (GBP)
Buy                        44                                         52.56 (GBP)
Buy                        44                                         52.6 (GBP)
Buy                        43                                         51.68 (GBP)
Buy                        40                                         52.09 (GBP)
Buy                        40                                         52.08 (GBP)
Buy                        39                                         52.09 (GBP)
Buy                        38                                         51.67 (GBP)
Buy                        37                                         51.64 (GBP)
Buy                        36                                         52.08 (GBP)
Buy                        35                                         51.99 (GBP)
Buy                        35                                         51.64 (GBP)
Buy                        34                                         52.68 (GBP)
Buy                        34                                         52.62 (GBP)
Buy                        34                                         51.66 (GBP)
Buy                        34                                         51.91 (GBP)
Buy                        34                                         52.09 (GBP)
Buy                        33                                         52.5 (GBP)
Buy                        32                                         51.66 (GBP)
Buy                        31                                         52.51 (GBP)
Buy                        28                                         51.63 (GBP)
Buy                        28                                         51.57 (GBP)
Buy                        22                                         51.65 (GBP)
Buy                        21                                         52.69 (GBP)
Buy                        19                                         51.51 (GBP)
Buy                        18                                         52.51 (GBP)
Buy                        14                                         51.675 (GBP)
Buy                        14                                         51.64 (GBP)
Buy                        13                                         51.91 (GBP)
Buy                        13                                         52.08 (GBP)
Buy                        13                                         52.62 (GBP)
Buy                        13                                         51.99 (GBP)
Buy                        8                                          51.43 (GBP)
Buy                        5                                          52.42 (GBP)
Buy                        3                                          52.6 (GBP)
Buy                        2                                          52.55 (GBP)
Sell                       2901                                       51.65 (GBP)
Sell                       2889                                       51.48 (GBP)
Sell                       2631                                       51.72 (GBP)
Sell                       2604                                       51.47 (GBP)
Sell                       2468                                       51.97 (GBP)
Sell                       2151                                       51.5 (GBP)
Sell                       1610                                       51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       1592                                       51.63 (GBP)
Sell                       1230                                       52.6 (GBP)
Sell                       1230                                       52.95 (GBP)
Sell                       1230                                       52.6 (GBP)
Sell                       1190                                       52.95 (GBP)
Sell                       1066                                       52.64 (GBP)
Sell                       1000                                       51.66 (GBP)
Sell                       1000                                       52.13 (GBP)
Sell                       919                                        51.88 (GBP)
Sell                       770                                        52.35 (GBP)
Sell                       770                                        52.35 (GBP)
Sell                       770                                        52.35 (GBP)
Sell                       770                                        52.35 (GBP)
Sell                       770                                        52.35 (GBP)
Sell                       746                                        51.64 (GBP)
Sell                       716                                        52.16 (GBP)
Sell                       686                                        51.64 (GBP)
Sell                       666                                        51.64 (GBP)
Sell                       632                                        51.55 (GBP)
Sell                       631                                        52.64 (GBP)
Sell                       600                                        51.57 (GBP)
Sell                       595                                        51.46 (GBP)
Sell                       554                                        51.66 (GBP)
Sell                       542                                        51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       534                                        51.64 (GBP)
Sell                       526                                        52.17 (GBP)
Sell                       517                                        52.38 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        51.63 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        51.46 (GBP)
Sell                       483                                        51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       444                                        52.37 (GBP)
Sell                       424                                        52.59 (GBP)
Sell                       419                                        52.4 (GBP)
Sell                       410                                        52.11 (GBP)
Sell                       405                                        52.56 (GBP)
Sell                       400                                        51.5 (GBP)
Sell                       396                                        51.64 (GBP)
Sell                       378                                        52.95 (GBP)
Sell                       366                                        52.97 (GBP)
Sell                       359                                        51.88 (GBP)
Sell                       351                                        52.86 (GBP)
Sell                       336                                        52.64 (GBP)
Sell                       328                                        51.48 (GBP)
Sell                       301                                        52.35 (GBP)
Sell                       300                                        52.35 (GBP)
Sell                       300                                        52.11 (GBP)
Sell                       295                                        51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       288                                        52.76 (GBP)
Sell                       277                                        51.65 (GBP)
Sell                       272                                        52.64 (GBP)
Sell                       272                                        52.64 (GBP)
Sell                       266                                        51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       265                                        52.49 (GBP)
Sell                       265                                        52.11 (GBP)
Sell                       257                                        52.56 (GBP)
Sell                       254                                        52.54 (GBP)
Sell                       236                                        51.5 (GBP)
Sell                       232                                        52.5 (GBP)
Sell                       231                                        52.35 (GBP)
Sell                       219                                        51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       207                                        52.26 (GBP)
Sell                       200                                        52.76 (GBP)
Sell                       194                                        52.95 (GBP)
Sell                       193                                        51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       193                                        51.62 (GBP)
Sell                       193                                        51.66 (GBP)
Sell                       192                                        51.86 (GBP)
Sell                       191                                        52.23 (GBP)
Sell                       190                                        51.92 (GBP)
Sell                       189                                        52.68 (GBP)
Sell                       189                                        52.79 (GBP)
Sell                       183                                        52.21 (GBP)
Sell                       170                                        51.7 (GBP)
Sell                       166                                        51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        51.6 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       158                                        52.56 (GBP)
Sell                       156                                        52.84 (GBP)
Sell                       156                                        52.64 (GBP)
Sell                       152                                        52.75 (GBP)
Sell                       150                                        52.56 (GBP)
Sell                       150                                        52.51 (GBP)
Sell                       149                                        51.62 (GBP)
Sell                       144                                        52.86 (GBP)
Sell                       137                                        52.18 (GBP)
Sell                       129                                        52.35 (GBP)
Sell                       111                                        51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       100                                        51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       100                                        52.21 (GBP)
Sell                       100                                        51.6 (GBP)
Sell                       100                                        51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       100                                        51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       96                                         51.61 (GBP)
Sell                       96                                         52.03 (GBP)
Sell                       96                                         52.04 (GBP)
Sell                       96                                         52.05 (GBP)
Sell                       94                                         52.97 (GBP)
Sell                       94                                         52.85 (GBP)
Sell                       94                                         53.19 (GBP)
Sell                       90                                         51.84 (GBP)
Sell                       84                                         52.84 (GBP)
Sell                       82                                         51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       81                                         51.48 (GBP)
Sell                       81                                         51.47 (GBP)
Sell                       81                                         52.97 (GBP)
Sell                       80                                         52.85 (GBP)
Sell                       80                                         51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       77                                         51.85 (GBP)
Sell                       77                                         51.6 (GBP)
Sell                       77                                         51.87 (GBP)
Sell                       77                                         51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       77                                         51.66 (GBP)
Sell                       77                                         51.87 (GBP)
Sell                       77                                         51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       77                                         51.92 (GBP)
Sell                       77                                         51.62 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         51.99 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         51.99 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.06 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.06 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.08 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.08 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.04 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         51.98 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         51.98 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.03 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.04 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         51.96 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         51.98 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         51.99 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.09 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.05 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         51.96 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.04 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         51.97 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.03 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.03 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.03 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.15 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.15 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.58 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.29 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.23 (GBP)
Sell                       76                                         52.36 (GBP)
Sell                       75                                         52.72 (GBP)
Sell                       75                                         51.63 (GBP)
Sell                       75                                         52.66 (GBP)
Sell                       75                                         53.03 (GBP)
Sell                       66                                         51.84 (GBP)
Sell                       65                                         52.6 (GBP)
Sell                       65                                         52.09 (GBP)
Sell                       62                                         52.56 (GBP)
Sell                       58                                         51.81 (GBP)
Sell                       58                                         51.81 (GBP)
Sell                       57                                         51.64 (GBP)
Sell                       57                                         51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       57                                         51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       57                                         51.7 (GBP)
Sell                       57                                         51.7 (GBP)
Sell                       56                                         51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       56                                         51.65 (GBP)
Sell                       56                                         51.49 (GBP)
Sell                       55                                         51.58 (GBP)
Sell                       55                                         51.53 (GBP)
Sell                       55                                         51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       55                                         51.57 (GBP)
Sell                       55                                         51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       55                                         51.54 (GBP)
Sell                       54                                         51.58 (GBP)
Sell                       54                                         51.77 (GBP)
Sell                       54                                         51.65 (GBP)
Sell                       54                                         51.79 (GBP)
Sell                       54                                         51.7 (GBP)
Sell                       54                                         51.79 (GBP)
Sell                       52                                         51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       51                                         51.63 (GBP)
Sell                       51                                         51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       51                                         51.69 (GBP)
Sell                       51                                         51.69 (GBP)
Sell                       51                                         51.84 (GBP)
Sell                       48                                         51.69 (GBP)
Sell                       47                                         51.6 (GBP)
Sell                       44                                         51.62 (GBP)
Sell                       42                                         51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       42                                         51.6 (GBP)
Sell                       41                                         51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       41                                         51.65 (GBP)
Sell                       41                                         51.62 (GBP)
Sell                       40                                         51.5 (GBP)
Sell                       40                                         51.58 (GBP)
Sell                       39                                         51.57 (GBP)
Sell                       39                                         51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       39                                         51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       39                                         51.58 (GBP)
Sell                       38                                         51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       37                                         51.63 (GBP)
Sell                       37                                         52.4 (GBP)
Sell                       37                                         51.84 (GBP)
Sell                       37                                         51.6 (GBP)
Sell                       32                                         51.97 (GBP)
Sell                       32                                         51.99 (GBP)
Sell                       30                                         51.47 (GBP)
Sell                       30                                         51.77 (GBP)
Sell                       30                                         52.01 (GBP)
Sell                       30                                         52.09 (GBP)
Sell                       27                                         51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       26                                         51.69 (GBP)
Sell                       24                                         51.84 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         51.58 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         51.5 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         51.59 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         51.57 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         52.04 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         52.01 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         52.1 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         51.62 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         51.6 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         51.67 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         51.65 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         52.01 (GBP)
Sell                       14                                         51.56 (GBP)
Sell                       14                                         51.63 (GBP)
Sell                       14                                         51.77 (GBP)
Sell                       14                                         51.84 (GBP)
Sell                       14                                         51.58 (GBP)
Sell                       13                                         51.6 (GBP)
Sell                       13                                         51.69 (GBP)
Sell                       9                                          51.77 (GBP)
Sell                       8                                          52.62 (GBP)
Sell                       8                                          51.69 (GBP)
Sell                       6                                          51.55 (GBP)

TOTAL BUYS:71677


TOTAL SELLS:63196

(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

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.


Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached?  (Note 8)   No

Date of disclosure                                          31-Mar-2008 10:10:48

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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