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Credit Suisse (Eur) - EPT Disclosure

Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:01am EST
RNS Number:5692I
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
27 November 2007


                                                                                                          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                                             26-Nov-2007


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                     2515125                  0.111
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                       2515125                  0.111



(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 ( AU000000BHP4 Long                          Short
)

(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                                       0 ( 0 % )                     0 ( 0 % )



(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                        9948                                       15.63 (GBP)
Buy                        9948                                       16 (GBP)
Buy                        9937                                       15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        9148                                       15.48 (GBP)
Buy                        9000                                       15.62 (GBP)
Buy                        7547                                       15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        7500                                       16.21 (GBP)
Buy                        7245                                       15.76 (GBP)
Buy                        6835                                       16.2 (GBP)
Buy                        6473                                       15.57 (GBP)
Buy                        6164                                       15.51 (GBP)
Buy                        5453                                       15.42 (GBP)
Buy                        5000                                       15.57 (GBP)
Buy                        5000                                       16.23 (GBP)
Buy                        5000                                       15.46 (GBP)
Buy                        5000                                       15.61 (GBP)
Buy                        4862                                       15.46 (GBP)
Buy                        4843                                       16.02 (GBP)
Buy                        4761                                       15.57 (GBP)
Buy                        4611                                       16.23 (GBP)
Buy                        4126                                       16.16 (GBP)
Buy                        3450                                       16.01 (GBP)
Buy                        3291                                       15.43 (GBP)
Buy                        3252                                       16 (GBP)
Buy                        3206                                       15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        3140                                       15.4 (GBP)
Buy                        3140                                       15.4 (GBP)
Buy                        3124                                       15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        3105                                       15.65 (GBP)
Buy                        3024                                       15.66 (GBP)
Buy                        2985                                       16 (GBP)
Buy                        2977                                       16.01 (GBP)
Buy                        2903                                       15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        2807                                       16.02 (GBP)
Buy                        2605                                       15.59 (GBP)
Buy                        2530                                       15.66 (GBP)
Buy                        2500                                       15.4 (GBP)
Buy                        2468                                       16.01 (GBP)
Buy                        2441                                       15.43 (GBP)
Buy                        2426                                       15.43 (GBP)
Buy                        2415                                       15.65 (GBP)
Buy                        2400                                       15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        2290                                       15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        2274                                       16.2 (GBP)
Buy                        2273                                       15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        2263                                       15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        2227                                       16.16 (GBP)
Buy                        2177                                       15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        2157                                       15.43 (GBP)
Buy                        2100                                       15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        2088                                       15.51 (GBP)
Buy                        2069                                       15.95 (GBP)
Buy                        1992                                       16 (GBP)
Buy                        1918                                       15.64 (GBP)
Buy                        1907                                       15.4 (GBP)
Buy                        1766                                       15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        1761                                       15.4 (GBP)
Buy                        1760                                       15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        1755                                       16 (GBP)
Buy                        1747                                       15.69 (GBP)
Buy                        1735                                       15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        1726                                       15.64 (GBP)
Buy                        1672                                       15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        1645                                       15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        1616                                       15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        1611                                       16 (GBP)
Buy                        1580                                       15.39 (GBP)
Buy                        1509                                       15.45 (GBP)
Buy                        1500                                       15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        1500                                       16 (GBP)
Buy                        1500                                       15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        1436                                       15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        1418                                       16.2 (GBP)
Buy                        1409                                       15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        1380                                       15.65 (GBP)
Buy                        1359                                       16 (GBP)
Buy                        1325                                       16.04 (GBP)
Buy                        1297                                       15.45 (GBP)
Buy                        1288                                       15.64 (GBP)
Buy                        1256                                       16.04 (GBP)
Buy                        1240                                       15.66 (GBP)
Buy                        1238                                       15.51 (GBP)
Buy                        1215                                       16 (GBP)
Buy                        1209                                       16.02 (GBP)
Buy                        1200                                       15.69 (GBP)
Buy                        1200                                       15.95 (GBP)
Buy                        1168                                       15.94 (GBP)
Buy                        1155                                       15.41 (GBP)
Buy                        1121                                       15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        1108                                       15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        1035                                       16 (GBP)
Buy                        1014                                       16.02 (GBP)
Buy                        1000                                       15.45 (GBP)
Buy                        1000                                       15.45 (GBP)
Buy                        969                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        965                                        15.43 (GBP)
Buy                        955                                        15.76 (GBP)
Buy                        926                                        16 (GBP)
Buy                        900                                        16.02 (GBP)
Buy                        894                                        15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        883                                        16.06 (GBP)
Buy                        880                                        15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        879                                        16.01 (GBP)
Buy                        875                                        15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        860                                        15.44 (GBP)
Buy                        836                                        16.06 (GBP)
Buy                        800                                        15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        800                                        15.48 (GBP)
Buy                        783                                        15.48 (GBP)
Buy                        776                                        15.65 (GBP)
Buy                        752                                        15.64 (GBP)
Buy                        732                                        16.2 (GBP)
Buy                        718                                        15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        715                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        712                                        15.69 (GBP)
Buy                        703                                        15.43 (GBP)
Buy                        690                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        672                                        15.44 (GBP)
Buy                        660                                        15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        623                                        16.14 (GBP)
Buy                        600                                        15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        600                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        575                                        16.2 (GBP)
Buy                        565                                        15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        556                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        529                                        15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        516                                        16.23 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        16 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        16 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        15.57 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        15.66 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        15.62 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        15.43 (GBP)
Buy                        500                                        15.45 (GBP)
Buy                        498                                        15.45 (GBP)
Buy                        495                                        16.2 (GBP)
Buy                        487                                        15.39 (GBP)
Buy                        484                                        15.43 (GBP)
Buy                        475                                        16.16 (GBP)
Buy                        453                                        15.48 (GBP)
Buy                        416                                        15.44 (GBP)
Buy                        397                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        389                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        381                                        15.95 (GBP)
Buy                        375                                        15.5 (GBP)
Buy                        375                                        15.48 (GBP)
Buy                        371                                        16 (GBP)
Buy                        370                                        15.57 (GBP)
Buy                        370                                        15.44 (GBP)
Buy                        369                                        15.57 (GBP)
Buy                        368                                        15.61 (GBP)
Buy                        368                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        367                                        15.95 (GBP)
Buy                        366                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        365                                        15.5 (GBP)
Buy                        364                                        16.18 (GBP)
Buy                        362                                        15.61 (GBP)
Buy                        361                                        15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        359                                        15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        357                                        15.58 (GBP)
Buy                        356                                        15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        356                                        15.63 (GBP)
Buy                        356                                        16.01 (GBP)
Buy                        355                                        15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        354                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        353                                        15.94 (GBP)
Buy                        352                                        15.94 (GBP)
Buy                        352                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        351                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        348                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        348                                        15.54 (GBP)
Buy                        347                                        15.93 (GBP)
Buy                        345                                        15.95 (GBP)
Buy                        345                                        15.69 (GBP)
Buy                        345                                        15.65 (GBP)
Buy                        344                                        15.53 (GBP)
Buy                        344                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        343                                        15.945 (GBP)
Buy                        341                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        341                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        340                                        15.6 (GBP)
Buy                        338                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        337                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        332                                        15.52 (GBP)
Buy                        331                                        16.015 (GBP)
Buy                        328                                        15.64 (GBP)
Buy                        327                                        16.02 (GBP)
Buy                        327                                        15.95 (GBP)
Buy                        327                                        15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        324                                        15.94 (GBP)
Buy                        324                                        15.93 (GBP)
Buy                        324                                        16.03 (GBP)
Buy                        323                                        15.52 (GBP)
Buy                        320                                        15.985 (GBP)
Buy                        320                                        15.51 (GBP)
Buy                        318                                        16 (GBP)
Buy                        316                                        15.79 (GBP)
Buy                        316                                        15.615 (GBP)
Buy                        315                                        15.52 (GBP)
Buy                        314                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        313                                        16.02 (GBP)
Buy                        306                                        15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        306                                        15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        306                                        15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        303                                        15.68 (GBP)
Buy                        299                                        15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        294                                        15.55 (GBP)
Buy                        293                                        16 (GBP)
Buy                        289                                        15.45 (GBP)
Buy                        278                                        15.51 (GBP)
Buy                        274                                        16.005 (GBP)
Buy                        272                                        15.43 (GBP)
Buy                        269                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        269                                        15.52 (GBP)
Buy                        268                                        15.94 (GBP)
Buy                        265                                        15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        261                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        261                                        15.57 (GBP)
Buy                        252                                        15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        246                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        242                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        233                                        15.55 (GBP)
Buy                        224                                        15.51 (GBP)
Buy                        223                                        15.61 (GBP)
Buy                        195                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        188                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        187                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        187                                        15.565 (GBP)
Buy                        185                                        16 (GBP)
Buy                        183                                        15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        182                                        15.85 (GBP)
Buy                        182                                        15.95 (GBP)
Buy                        181                                        15.91 (GBP)
Buy                        181                                        16 (GBP)
Buy                        181                                        16.02 (GBP)
Buy                        179                                        16.06 (GBP)
Buy                        179                                        15.48 (GBP)
Buy                        177                                        15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        176                                        16.02 (GBP)
Buy                        175                                        15.44 (GBP)
Buy                        174                                        16 (GBP)
Buy                        173                                        15.44 (GBP)
Buy                        173                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        170                                        15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        169                                        15.59 (GBP)
Buy                        166                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        161                                        15.5 (GBP)
Buy                        161                                        15.46 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.59 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.59 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.57 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.59 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.59 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.53 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.58 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.58 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.56 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.56 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.59 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.59 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.58 (GBP)
Buy                        160                                        15.59 (GBP)
Buy                        159                                        15.66 (GBP)
Buy                        159                                        15.66 (GBP)
Buy                        159                                        15.7 (GBP)
Buy                        159                                        15.61 (GBP)
Buy                        159                                        15.65 (GBP)
Buy                        159                                        15.65 (GBP)
Buy                        159                                        15.64 (GBP)
Buy                        159                                        15.64 (GBP)
Buy                        158                                        15.77 (GBP)
Buy                        158                                        15.73 (GBP)
Buy                        158                                        16.2 (GBP)
Buy                        158                                        15.69 (GBP)
Buy                        158                                        15.73 (GBP)
Buy                        158                                        15.72 (GBP)
Buy                        158                                        15.74 (GBP)
Buy                        157                                        15.86 (GBP)
Buy                        156                                        15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        156                                        15.91 (GBP)
Buy                        156                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        156                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        156                                        15.93 (GBP)
Buy                        156                                        15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        156                                        16 (GBP)
Buy                        141                                        15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        140                                        15.58 (GBP)
Buy                        138                                        15.91 (GBP)
Buy                        138                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        138                                        15.745 (GBP)
Buy                        136                                        15.57 (GBP)
Buy                        133                                        15.85 (GBP)
Buy                        133                                        15.91 (GBP)
Buy                        132                                        16.22 (GBP)
Buy                        126                                        15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        124                                        15.59 (GBP)
Buy                        120                                        16.18 (GBP)
Buy                        119                                        16.06 (GBP)
Buy                        119                                        16.195 (GBP)
Buy                        118                                        15.58 (GBP)
Buy                        115                                        15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        112                                        15.95 (GBP)
Buy                        112                                        16.21 (GBP)
Buy                        112                                        15.745 (GBP)
Buy                        107                                        15.565 (GBP)
Buy                        105                                        16.02 (GBP)
Buy                        101                                        15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        98                                         16.2 (GBP)
Buy                        95                                         15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        84                                         16 (GBP)
Buy                        81                                         15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        80                                         16 (GBP)
Buy                        75                                         15.745 (GBP)
Buy                        74                                         16.19 (GBP)
Buy                        71                                         16.23 (GBP)
Buy                        68                                         15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        66                                         16.04 (GBP)
Buy                        65                                         15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        64                                         16 (GBP)
Buy                        63                                         15.82 (GBP)
Buy                        63                                         15.81 (GBP)
Buy                        62                                         16.21 (GBP)
Buy                        60                                         16.03 (GBP)
Buy                        59                                         15.79 (GBP)
Buy                        58                                         15.47 (GBP)
Buy                        58                                         16 (GBP)
Buy                        56                                         15.55 (GBP)
Buy                        55                                         15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        52                                         16 (GBP)
Buy                        51                                         15.49 (GBP)
Buy                        51                                         15.57 (GBP)
Buy                        51                                         15.51 (GBP)
Buy                        50                                         15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        49                                         15.85 (GBP)
Buy                        48                                         15.94 (GBP)
Buy                        48                                         15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        47                                         16 (GBP)
Buy                        46                                         15.44 (GBP)
Buy                        46                                         15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        45                                         15.595 (GBP)
Buy                        45                                         15.53 (GBP)
Buy                        42                                         16.19 (GBP)
Buy                        41                                         15.99 (GBP)
Buy                        24                                         15.48 (GBP)
Buy                        24                                         15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        22                                         15.41 (GBP)
Buy                        17                                         16 (GBP)
Buy                        16                                         15.98 (GBP)
Buy                        16                                         16 (GBP)
Buy                        16                                         15.96 (GBP)
Buy                        11                                         15.97 (GBP)
Buy                        10                                         16 (GBP)
Buy                        4                                          15.46 (GBP)
Buy                        4                                          15.46 (GBP)
Buy                        3                                          15.5 (GBP)
Buy                        1                                          15.49 (GBP)
Sell                       9948                                       15.45 (GBP)
Sell                       9948                                       15.52 (GBP)
Sell                       9948                                       15.66 (GBP)
Sell                       9948                                       15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       9822                                       15.52 (GBP)
Sell                       9448                                       15.5 (GBP)
Sell                       8200                                       15.84 (GBP)
Sell                       7800                                       15.64 (GBP)
Sell                       6862                                       15.61 (GBP)
Sell                       6709                                       16.21 (GBP)
Sell                       6612                                       16 (GBP)
Sell                       5912                                       15.49 (GBP)
Sell                       5000                                       15.59 (GBP)
Sell                       4799                                       15.41 (GBP)
Sell                       4616                                       15.57 (GBP)
Sell                       4440                                       15.93 (GBP)
Sell                       4415                                       15.62 (GBP)
Sell                       4348                                       15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       4230                                       15.97 (GBP)
Sell                       4142                                       15.49 (GBP)
Sell                       4080                                       15.42 (GBP)
Sell                       4000                                       15.57 (GBP)
Sell                       3806                                       15.43 (GBP)
Sell                       3718                                       16.2 (GBP)
Sell                       3668                                       16.24 (GBP)
Sell                       3650                                       16.02 (GBP)
Sell                       3475                                       15.37 (GBP)
Sell                       3423                                       15.61 (GBP)
Sell                       3379                                       16.02 (GBP)
Sell                       3239                                       16.21 (GBP)
Sell                       3123                                       15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       3101                                       15.93 (GBP)
Sell                       3099                                       15.94 (GBP)
Sell                       3048                                       15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       3047                                       16.02 (GBP)
Sell                       3026                                       15.49 (GBP)
Sell                       3021                                       15.99 (GBP)
Sell                       2919                                       16.02 (GBP)
Sell                       2716                                       15.99 (GBP)
Sell                       2500                                       15.55 (GBP)
Sell                       2314                                       16.03 (GBP)
Sell                       2168                                       15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       2092                                       15.65 (GBP)
Sell                       2056                                       16 (GBP)
Sell                       2000                                       15.43 (GBP)
Sell                       2000                                       15.37 (GBP)
Sell                       1989                                       16.24 (GBP)
Sell                       1974                                       15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       1955                                       16.24 (GBP)
Sell                       1948                                       16.01 (GBP)
Sell                       1820                                       15.88 (GBP)
Sell                       1695                                       15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       1600                                       15.65 (GBP)
Sell                       1580                                       15.39 (GBP)
Sell                       1500                                       15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       1347                                       15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       1337                                       15.61 (GBP)
Sell                       1330                                       15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       1318                                       15.88 (GBP)
Sell                       1304                                       16.24 (GBP)
Sell                       1300                                       16 (GBP)
Sell                       1284                                       15.41 (GBP)
Sell                       1204                                       16 (GBP)
Sell                       1200                                       15.42 (GBP)
Sell                       1168                                       15.84 (GBP)
Sell                       1100                                       16.02 (GBP)
Sell                       1073                                       16 (GBP)
Sell                       1000                                       16.16 (GBP)
Sell                       1000                                       15.95 (GBP)
Sell                       984                                        16.24 (GBP)
Sell                       955                                        15.64 (GBP)
Sell                       942                                        16 (GBP)
Sell                       930                                        16.02 (GBP)
Sell                       924                                        16.03 (GBP)
Sell                       902                                        15.55 (GBP)
Sell                       900                                        15.99 (GBP)
Sell                       900                                        15.39 (GBP)
Sell                       894                                        15.96 (GBP)
Sell                       888                                        16.03 (GBP)
Sell                       847                                        15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       822                                        15.96 (GBP)
Sell                       813                                        15.63 (GBP)
Sell                       800                                        15.49 (GBP)
Sell                       778                                        15.65 (GBP)
Sell                       741                                        15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       677                                        15.55 (GBP)
Sell                       676                                        15.55 (GBP)
Sell                       676                                        15.55 (GBP)
Sell                       668                                        15.97 (GBP)
Sell                       600                                        15.97 (GBP)
Sell                       594                                        16.02 (GBP)
Sell                       591                                        15.99 (GBP)
Sell                       567                                        15.61 (GBP)
Sell                       553                                        16 (GBP)
Sell                       521                                        15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        15.5 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        15.65 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        15.65 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        15.66 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        15.66 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        15.65 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        15.49 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        15.95 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        15.95 (GBP)
Sell                       500                                        15.95 (GBP)
Sell                       466                                        15.97 (GBP)
Sell                       460                                        15.48 (GBP)
Sell                       446                                        15.59 (GBP)
Sell                       432                                        15.64 (GBP)
Sell                       408                                        16.2 (GBP)
Sell                       400                                        15.55 (GBP)
Sell                       389                                        16.18 (GBP)
Sell                       380                                        15.64 (GBP)
Sell                       376                                        15.65 (GBP)
Sell                       356                                        15.63 (GBP)
Sell                       354                                        15.99 (GBP)
Sell                       352                                        15.99 (GBP)
Sell                       345                                        15.41 (GBP)
Sell                       326                                        16.03 (GBP)
Sell                       324                                        16.03 (GBP)
Sell                       316                                        16.05 (GBP)
Sell                       309                                        16.15 (GBP)
Sell                       263                                        16.16 (GBP)
Sell                       239                                        16.03 (GBP)
Sell                       229                                        15.95 (GBP)
Sell                       226                                        15.47 (GBP)
Sell                       226                                        15.47 (GBP)
Sell                       226                                        15.47 (GBP)
Sell                       226                                        15.47 (GBP)
Sell                       226                                        15.47 (GBP)
Sell                       226                                        15.47 (GBP)
Sell                       200                                        15.57 (GBP)
Sell                       200                                        15.57 (GBP)
Sell                       199                                        16.02 (GBP)
Sell                       186                                        15.57 (GBP)
Sell                       183                                        15.64 (GBP)
Sell                       180                                        15.97 (GBP)
Sell                       175                                        15.99 (GBP)
Sell                       162                                        15.4 (GBP)
Sell                       162                                        15.4 (GBP)
Sell                       162                                        15.43 (GBP)
Sell                       162                                        15.43 (GBP)
Sell                       161                                        15.44 (GBP)
Sell                       161                                        15.44 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.54 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.61 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.55 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.58 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.57 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.59 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.59 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.59 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.53 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.54 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.55 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.54 (GBP)
Sell                       160                                        15.54 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        15.63 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        15.63 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        15.63 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        15.68 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        15.65 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        15.65 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        15.66 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        15.66 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        15.66 (GBP)
Sell                       159                                        15.69 (GBP)
Sell                       156                                        16.01 (GBP)
Sell                       155                                        16 (GBP)
Sell                       154                                        15.96 (GBP)
Sell                       148                                        15.47 (GBP)
Sell                       148                                        16 (GBP)
Sell                       141                                        15.94 (GBP)
Sell                       120                                        15.59 (GBP)
Sell                       117                                        16 (GBP)
Sell                       115                                        15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       107                                        15.59 (GBP)
Sell                       100                                        15.96 (GBP)
Sell                       96                                         15.66 (GBP)
Sell                       88                                         16.03 (GBP)
Sell                       86                                         16.02 (GBP)
Sell                       72                                         16.03 (GBP)
Sell                       60                                         15.61 (GBP)
Sell                       58                                         16 (GBP)
Sell                       48                                         16.24 (GBP)
Sell                       46                                         15.61 (GBP)
Sell                       46                                         15.55 (GBP)
Sell                       44                                         15.59 (GBP)
Sell                       41                                         15.96 (GBP)
Sell                       40                                         15.52 (GBP)
Sell                       31                                         16.03 (GBP)
Sell                       29                                         15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       16                                         15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       8                                          15.98 (GBP)
Sell                       7                                          15.97 (GBP)
Sell                       6                                          15.99 (GBP)
Total Buys 355229

Total Sells 295570
(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

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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