Credit Suisse Eq Aus - EPT Disclosure

* Reuters is not responsible for the content in this press release.

Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:20am EDT

RNS Number:1862R
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)
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 Equities (Australia) Limited

Company dealt in                                            Rio Tinto Limited

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

Date of dealing                                             28-03-2008

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                     113,646              0.028            1,322,891              0.289
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                       113,646              0.028            1,322,891              0.289

(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                      199                                        122.72
Purchase                      159                                        122.72
Purchase                      104                                        122.43
Purchase                      254                                        122.43
Purchase                      507                                        122.43
Purchase                      21                                         122.46
Purchase                      337                                        122.46
Purchase                      31                                         122.43
Purchase                      71                                         122.43
Purchase                      338                                        122.78
Purchase                      3                                          123.11
Purchase                      231                                        123.27
Purchase                      127                                        123.27
Purchase                      304                                        123.31
Purchase                      341                                        123.31
Purchase                      39                                         123.29
Purchase                      730                                        123.29
Purchase                      159                                        123.29
Purchase                      11                                         123.30
Purchase                      115                                        123.29
Purchase                      281                                        123.30
Purchase                      77                                         123.30
Purchase                      430                                        123.11
Purchase                      358                                        123.20
Purchase                      350                                        123.14
Purchase                      1,700                                      123.61
Purchase                      10                                         123.61
Purchase                      36                                         123.43
Purchase                      23                                         123.39
Purchase                      5                                          123.39
Purchase                      106                                        123.39
Purchase                      168                                        123.39
Purchase                      394                                        123.40
Purchase                      358                                        122.80
Purchase                      6                                          122.76
Purchase                      7                                          122.76
Purchase                      100                                        122.58
Purchase                      358                                        122.45
Purchase                      30                                         122.44
Purchase                      89                                         122.44
Purchase                      70                                         122.44
Purchase                      100                                        122.44
Purchase                      358                                        122.44
Purchase                      167                                        122.47
Purchase                      58                                         122.36
Purchase                      358                                        122.49
Purchase                      100                                        122.36
Purchase                      33                                         122.36
Purchase                      19                                         122.37
Purchase                      8                                          122.37
Purchase                      437                                        122.30
Purchase                      136                                        122.30
Purchase                      394                                        121.50
Purchase                      394                                        121.55
Purchase                      1                                          121.16
Purchase                      124                                        121.16
Purchase                      269                                        121.16
Purchase                      201                                        120.79
Purchase                      157                                        120.79
Purchase                      4                                          119.58
Purchase                      390                                        119.58
Purchase                      4                                          119.61
Purchase                      390                                        119.61
Purchase                      3                                          119.51
Purchase                      355                                        119.51
Purchase                      133                                        119.20
Purchase                      100                                        119.20
Purchase                      125                                        119.20
Purchase                      367                                        122.37
Purchase                      212                                        122.44
Purchase                      345                                        122.76
Purchase                      8                                          123.14
Purchase                      319                                        123.29
Purchase                      147                                        123.29
Purchase                      358                                        123.29
Purchase                      1                                          123.29
Purchase                      374                                        123.29
Purchase                      199                                        123.29
Purchase                      1,069                                      123.29
Purchase                      60                                         123.29
Purchase                      391                                        123.11
Purchase                      20                                         122.78
Purchase                      385                                        122.39
Purchase                      45                                         122.40
Purchase                      358                                        122.71
Sale                          -132                                       120.02
Sale                          -168                                       120.02
Sale                          -300                                       120.02
Sale                          -400                                       120.02
Sale                          -4                                         120.25
TOTAL BUYS:18513

TOTAL SELLS: 1004



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
NONE


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

Date of disclosure                                          31-March-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/.







                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END

EMMILFLSVTILVIT
Comments (0)
This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication.