Credit Suisse (Eur) - EPT Disclosure

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:45am EDT

RNS Number:5543S
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
17 April 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                                            BHP Billiton

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

Date of dealing                                             16-Apr-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                     1688707               0.076              17193            0.000

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


Total                                       1688707               0.076              17193            0.000



(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                        2990                                       18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        2790                                       17.92 (GBP)
Buy                        2782                                       17.97 (GBP)
Buy                        2776                                       18.01 (GBP)
Buy                        2770                                       18.05 (GBP)
Buy                        2765                                       18.08 (GBP)
Buy                        2765                                       18.08 (GBP)
Buy                        2762                                       18.1 (GBP)
Buy                        2759                                       18.09 (GBP)
Buy                        2759                                       18.12 (GBP)
Buy                        2756                                       18.14 (GBP)
Buy                        2753                                       18.16 (GBP)
Buy                        2750                                       18.18 (GBP)
Buy                        2750                                       18.18 (GBP)
Buy                        2745                                       18.21 (GBP)
Buy                        2736                                       18.27 (GBP)
Buy                        2721                                       18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        2716                                       18.07 (GBP)
Buy                        2715                                       18.41 (GBP)
Buy                        2708                                       18.46 (GBP)
Buy                        2708                                       18.46 (GBP)
Buy                        2705                                       18.48 (GBP)
Buy                        2692                                       18.57 (GBP)
Buy                        2658                                       17.95 (GBP)
Buy                        2552                                       18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        2515                                       18.19 (GBP)
Buy                        2500                                       18.4 (GBP)
Buy                        2405                                       18.3 (GBP)
Buy                        2232                                       18.16 (GBP)
Buy                        2040                                       18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        2004                                       17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        2000                                       18.31 (GBP)
Buy                        2000                                       18.03 (GBP)
Buy                        1917                                       18.05 (GBP)
Buy                        1896                                       18.15 (GBP)
Buy                        1859                                       18.21 (GBP)
Buy                        1803                                       17.97 (GBP)
Buy                        1802                                       18.42 (GBP)
Buy                        1790                                       18.16 (GBP)
Buy                        1764                                       18.49 (GBP)
Buy                        1759                                       18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        1744                                       18.46 (GBP)
Buy                        1729                                       18.16 (GBP)
Buy                        1712                                       18.17 (GBP)
Buy                        1700                                       17.97 (GBP)
Buy                        1690                                       18.01 (GBP)
Buy                        1648                                       18.06 (GBP)
Buy                        1537                                       18.3 (GBP)
Buy                        1500                                       18.46 (GBP)
Buy                        1500                                       17.95 (GBP)
Buy                        1437                                       18.46 (GBP)
Buy                        1422                                       18.04 (GBP)
Buy                        1409                                       18.23 (GBP)
Buy                        1380                                       18.42 (GBP)
Buy                        1307                                       18.43 (GBP)
Buy                        1292                                       18.5 (GBP)
Buy                        1246                                       18.08 (GBP)
Buy                        1230                                       18.41 (GBP)
Buy                        1200                                       18 (GBP)
Buy                        1199                                       18.15 (GBP)
Buy                        1195                                       18.3 (GBP)
Buy                        1193                                       18.23 (GBP)
Buy                        1183                                       17.97 (GBP)
Buy                        1092                                       17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        1057                                       18.15 (GBP)
Buy                        1010                                       18.5 (GBP)
Buy                        1000                                       18.02 (GBP)
Buy                        1000                                       18.07 (GBP)
Buy                        1000                                       17.91 (GBP)
Buy                        1000                                       17.99 (GBP)
Buy                        975                                        17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        964                                        18.46 (GBP)
Buy                        953                                        18.46 (GBP)
Buy                        942                                        18.41 (GBP)
Buy                        941                                        18.31 (GBP)
Buy                        940                                        18.49 (GBP)
Buy                        930                                        18.41 (GBP)
Buy                        926                                        18.04 (GBP)
Buy                        909                                        18.07 (GBP)
Buy                        909                                        18.1 (GBP)
Buy                        900                                        18.04 (GBP)
Buy                        890                                        17.94 (GBP)
Buy                        880                                        18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        800                                        18.06 (GBP)
Buy                        791                                        17.91 (GBP)
Buy                        769                                        17.98 (GBP)
Buy                        750                                        17.95 (GBP)
Buy                        748                                        18.42 (GBP)
Buy                        748                                        17.89 (GBP)
Buy                        738                                        18.38 (GBP)
Buy                        723                                        18.11 (GBP)
Buy                        679                                        18.15 (GBP)
Buy                        670                                        18.21 (GBP)
Buy                        650                                        18.15 (GBP)
Buy                        600                                        18.38 (GBP)
Buy                        600                                        18.38 (GBP)
Buy                        600                                        18.18 (GBP)
Buy                        596                                        17.93 (GBP)
Buy                        592                                        18.16 (GBP)
Buy                        585                                        17.94 (GBP)
Buy                        582                                        17.93 (GBP)
Buy                        580                                        18.01 (GBP)
Buy                        575                                        18.06 (GBP)
Buy                        575                                        17.94 (GBP)
Buy                        564                                        18.11 (GBP)
Buy                        564                                        18.11 (GBP)
Buy                        564                                        17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        564                                        17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        564                                        17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        564                                        18 (GBP)
Buy                        555                                        17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        521                                        18.16 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        18.11 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        17.91 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        17.91 (GBP)
Buy                        480                                        18.41 (GBP)
Buy                        460                                        18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        427                                        17.97 (GBP)
Buy                        426                                        17.98 (GBP)
Buy                        411                                        17.94 (GBP)
Buy                        400                                        18.5 (GBP)
Buy                        400                                        17.94 (GBP)
Buy                        363                                        18.07 (GBP)
Buy                        350                                        18.31 (GBP)
Buy                        340                                        18.07 (GBP)
Buy                        336                                        18.31 (GBP)
Buy                        330                                        18.1 (GBP)
Buy                        325                                        18.01 (GBP)
Buy                        300                                        18.16 (GBP)
Buy                        289                                        18.07 (GBP)
Buy                        277                                        17.99 (GBP)
Buy                        277                                        18 (GBP)
Buy                        277                                        17.98 (GBP)
Buy                        276                                        18.09 (GBP)
Buy                        276                                        18.05 (GBP)
Buy                        276                                        18.04 (GBP)
Buy                        275                                        18.1 (GBP)
Buy                        271                                        18.39 (GBP)
Buy                        271                                        18.36 (GBP)
Buy                        271                                        18.4 (GBP)
Buy                        270                                        18.43 (GBP)
Buy                        269                                        18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        244                                        17.89 (GBP)
Buy                        216                                        18.21 (GBP)
Buy                        214                                        17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        181                                        18.01 (GBP)
Buy                        176                                        17.93 (GBP)
Buy                        140                                        18.23 (GBP)
Buy                        139                                        17.95 (GBP)
Buy                        139                                        17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        139                                        17.97 (GBP)
Buy                        139                                        17.93 (GBP)
Buy                        133                                        18.19 (GBP)
Buy                        127                                        17.95 (GBP)
Buy                        126                                        18.31 (GBP)
Buy                        122                                        17.93 (GBP)
Buy                        107                                        17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        106                                        18 (GBP)
Buy                        104                                        18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        100                                        17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        100                                        18.37 (GBP)
Buy                        100                                        18.19 (GBP)
Buy                        86                                         18.65 (GBP)
Buy                        65                                         17.96 (GBP)
Buy                        51                                         18.07 (GBP)
Buy                        39                                         17.94 (GBP)
Buy                        31                                         17.97 (GBP)
Buy                        31                                         17.94 (GBP)
Buy                        11                                         17.93 (GBP)
Buy                        9                                          17.96 (GBP)
Sell                       37408                                      36.68896 (GBP)
Sell                       5528                                       18.65 (GBP)
Sell                       5175                                       18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       4530                                       18.37 (GBP)
Sell                       2788                                       17.93 (GBP)
Sell                       2783                                       17.96 (GBP)
Sell                       2783                                       17.96 (GBP)
Sell                       2777                                       18 (GBP)
Sell                       2773                                       18.03 (GBP)
Sell                       2767                                       18.07 (GBP)
Sell                       2760                                       18.11 (GBP)
Sell                       2753                                       18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       2753                                       18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       2753                                       18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       2750                                       18.18 (GBP)
Sell                       2747                                       18.2 (GBP)
Sell                       2733                                       18.2 (GBP)
Sell                       2714                                       18.42 (GBP)
Sell                       2707                                       18.47 (GBP)
Sell                       2705                                       18.48 (GBP)
Sell                       2600                                       18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       2562                                       17.9 (GBP)
Sell                       2505                                       18.56 (GBP)
Sell                       2450                                       18.47 (GBP)
Sell                       2413                                       18.4 (GBP)
Sell                       2329                                       18.41 (GBP)
Sell                       2314                                       18.49 (GBP)
Sell                       2289                                       18.06 (GBP)
Sell                       2178                                       18.06 (GBP)
Sell                       2163                                       18.17 (GBP)
Sell                       2100                                       18 (GBP)
Sell                       2010                                       18.39 (GBP)
Sell                       1972                                       17.95 (GBP)
Sell                       1832                                       18.36 (GBP)
Sell                       1795                                       18.39 (GBP)
Sell                       1791                                       18.01 (GBP)
Sell                       1766                                       18.11 (GBP)
Sell                       1766                                       18.3 (GBP)
Sell                       1709                                       18.17 (GBP)
Sell                       1708                                       18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       1700                                       17.96 (GBP)
Sell                       1688                                       18.42 (GBP)
Sell                       1660                                       18.46 (GBP)
Sell                       1654                                       18.48 (GBP)
Sell                       1600                                       18.29 (GBP)
Sell                       1593                                       18.06 (GBP)
Sell                       1578                                       18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       1562                                       18.11 (GBP)
Sell                       1524                                       18.3 (GBP)
Sell                       1509                                       18.03 (GBP)
Sell                       1500                                       18.01 (GBP)
Sell                       1490                                       17.94 (GBP)
Sell                       1484                                       18.39 (GBP)
Sell                       1470                                       18.05 (GBP)
Sell                       1445                                       17.99 (GBP)
Sell                       1422                                       18.03 (GBP)
Sell                       1419                                       18.06 (GBP)
Sell                       1389                                       17.93 (GBP)
Sell                       1356                                       18.22 (GBP)
Sell                       1349                                       18.06 (GBP)
Sell                       1341                                       18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       1334                                       18.03 (GBP)
Sell                       1334                                       17.99 (GBP)
Sell                       1322                                       18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       1320                                       18.48 (GBP)
Sell                       1300                                       18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       1290                                       18.03 (GBP)
Sell                       1264                                       18.03 (GBP)
Sell                       1214                                       17.94 (GBP)
Sell                       1208                                       18.3 (GBP)
Sell                       1200                                       18.01 (GBP)
Sell                       1114                                       17.91 (GBP)
Sell                       1048                                       18.46 (GBP)
Sell                       1042                                       18.17 (GBP)
Sell                       1035                                       18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       1020                                       17.94 (GBP)
Sell                       1000                                       17.91 (GBP)
Sell                       1000                                       18 (GBP)
Sell                       1000                                       18.41 (GBP)
Sell                       965                                        18.14 (GBP)
Sell                       941                                        18.49 (GBP)
Sell                       915                                        17.95 (GBP)
Sell                       900                                        18.49 (GBP)
Sell                       898                                        18.05 (GBP)
Sell                       889                                        18.01 (GBP)
Sell                       861                                        17.94 (GBP)
Sell                       854                                        17.96 (GBP)
Sell                       839                                        18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       802                                        18.09 (GBP)
Sell                       753                                        17.98 (GBP)
Sell                       700                                        18.12 (GBP)
Sell                       700                                        18.12 (GBP)
Sell                       691                                        18.12 (GBP)
Sell                       678                                        18.22 (GBP)
Sell                       650                                        18.12 (GBP)
Sell                       603                                        18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       573                                        18.17 (GBP)
Sell                       564                                        18.01 (GBP)
Sell                       557                                        18.06 (GBP)
Sell                       555                                        17.98 (GBP)
Sell                       553                                        17.94 (GBP)
Sell                       551                                        18.48 (GBP)
Sell                       538                                        18.65 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        18.48 (GBP)
Sell                       485                                        18 (GBP)
Sell                       452                                        18.22 (GBP)
Sell                       449                                        18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       444                                        18.085 (GBP)
Sell                       432                                        18.12 (GBP)
Sell                       421                                        18.01 (GBP)
Sell                       415                                        18.49 (GBP)
Sell                       392                                        18.175 (GBP)
Sell                       387                                        18.01 (GBP)
Sell                       386                                        18.41 (GBP)
Sell                       376                                        18.39 (GBP)
Sell                       356                                        17.91 (GBP)
Sell                       326                                        18.39 (GBP)
Sell                       325                                        18.165 (GBP)
Sell                       321                                        17.91 (GBP)
Sell                       291                                        18.06 (GBP)
Sell                       278                                        17.97 (GBP)
Sell                       277                                        18.02 (GBP)
Sell                       276                                        18.07 (GBP)
Sell                       276                                        18.09 (GBP)
Sell                       276                                        18.09 (GBP)
Sell                       276                                        18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       275                                        18.13 (GBP)
Sell                       273                                        18.3 (GBP)
Sell                       272                                        18.33 (GBP)
Sell                       272                                        18.32 (GBP)
Sell                       271                                        18.39 (GBP)
Sell                       270                                        18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       270                                        18.47 (GBP)
Sell                       270                                        18.5 (GBP)
Sell                       268                                        18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       267                                        18.17 (GBP)
Sell                       257                                        18.47 (GBP)
Sell                       239                                        18.07 (GBP)
Sell                       239                                        18.07 (GBP)
Sell                       227                                        18.09 (GBP)
Sell                       226                                        18.22 (GBP)
Sell                       221                                        18.2 (GBP)
Sell                       219                                        18.14 (GBP)
Sell                       219                                        18.14 (GBP)
Sell                       214                                        18.14 (GBP)
Sell                       207                                        18.4 (GBP)
Sell                       205                                        18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       200                                        18.29 (GBP)
Sell                       200                                        18.29 (GBP)
Sell                       200                                        18.39 (GBP)
Sell                       200                                        18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       200                                        18.29 (GBP)
Sell                       196                                        18.13 (GBP)
Sell                       196                                        18.375 (GBP)
Sell                       196                                        18.65 (GBP)
Sell                       193                                        18.19 (GBP)
Sell                       190                                        18.185 (GBP)
Sell                       187                                        18.41 (GBP)
Sell                       186                                        18.41 (GBP)
Sell                       179                                        17.99 (GBP)
Sell                       174                                        18.2 (GBP)
Sell                       174                                        18.185 (GBP)
Sell                       172                                        17.91 (GBP)
Sell                       167                                        18.07 (GBP)
Sell                       167                                        17.87 (GBP)
Sell                       166                                        17.87 (GBP)
Sell                       165                                        18.18 (GBP)
Sell                       164                                        18.13 (GBP)
Sell                       162                                        18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       161                                        18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       161                                        18.12 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        18.06 (GBP)
Sell                       158                                        18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       156                                        18.12 (GBP)
Sell                       156                                        17.95 (GBP)
Sell                       155                                        18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       155                                        18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       154                                        18.4 (GBP)
Sell                       153                                        18.21 (GBP)
Sell                       153                                        18.21 (GBP)
Sell                       151                                        18.45 (GBP)
Sell                       150                                        18.4 (GBP)
Sell                       149                                        18.07 (GBP)
Sell                       149                                        18.07 (GBP)
Sell                       144                                        18.36 (GBP)
Sell                       143                                        18.13 (GBP)
Sell                       141                                        17.94 (GBP)
Sell                       137                                        18.56 (GBP)
Sell                       130                                        18.2 (GBP)
Sell                       129                                        18.2 (GBP)
Sell                       126                                        18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       125                                        18.21 (GBP)
Sell                       124                                        17.9 (GBP)
Sell                       124                                        18.21 (GBP)
Sell                       124                                        18.17 (GBP)
Sell                       124                                        18.16 (GBP)
Sell                       123                                        18.17 (GBP)
Sell                       121                                        18.07 (GBP)
Sell                       121                                        18.18 (GBP)
Sell                       119                                        18.13 (GBP)
Sell                       117                                        18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       117                                        18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       116                                        18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       113                                        17.95 (GBP)
Sell                       110                                        18.45 (GBP)
Sell                       100                                        18.49 (GBP)
Sell                       98                                         18.48 (GBP)
Sell                       98                                         17.94 (GBP)
Sell                       89                                         18.49 (GBP)
Sell                       88                                         18.39 (GBP)
Sell                       88                                         18.485 (GBP)
Sell                       88                                         18.49 (GBP)
Sell                       86                                         17.95 (GBP)
Sell                       86                                         18.3 (GBP)
Sell                       81                                         18.13 (GBP)
Sell                       80                                         18.12 (GBP)
Sell                       80                                         18.13 (GBP)
Sell                       79                                         18.06 (GBP)
Sell                       78                                         17.99 (GBP)
Sell                       78                                         17.99 (GBP)
Sell                       75                                         18.3 (GBP)
Sell                       72                                         17.93 (GBP)
Sell                       68                                         17.98 (GBP)
Sell                       65                                         17.92 (GBP)
Sell                       64                                         18.4 (GBP)
Sell                       53                                         18.13 (GBP)
Sell                       45                                         18.07 (GBP)
Sell                       44                                         18.18 (GBP)
Sell                       44                                         18.13 (GBP)
Sell                       42                                         17.95 (GBP)
Sell                       42                                         18.1 (GBP)
Sell                       42                                         18.12 (GBP)
Sell                       42                                         17.91 (GBP)
Sell                       40                                         18.45 (GBP)
Sell                       37                                         17.94 (GBP)
Sell                       33                                         18.06 (GBP)
Sell                       33                                         18.12 (GBP)
Sell                       32                                         18.22 (GBP)
Sell                       25                                         18.49 (GBP)
Sell                       15                                         18.54 (GBP)
Sell                       11                                         18.3 (GBP)
Sell                       4                                          18.14 (GBP)
Sell                       2                                          18.29 (GBP)
TOTAL BUYS:184549

TOTAL SELLS:234055


(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                                          17-Apr-2008 10:12:06

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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