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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)30 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 29-04-2008 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 101,472 0.003 8,264,683 0.246(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 101,472 0.003 8,264,683 0.246 (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/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) (AUD)Purchase 52 43.80Purchase 528 43.80Purchase 238 43.72Purchase 342 43.72Purchase 684 43.70Purchase 500 43.70Purchase 24 43.70Purchase 2,015 43.69Purchase 1,375 43.69Purchase 204 43.69Purchase 814 43.68Purchase 814 43.68Purchase 70 43.68Purchase 1,000 43.68Purchase 2,887 43.62Purchase 204 43.62Purchase 5,653 43.58Purchase 500 43.57Purchase 48 43.57Purchase 53 43.57Purchase 33 43.57Purchase 612 43.57Purchase 4 43.57Purchase 3,097 43.57Purchase 1,809 43.58Purchase 30 43.58Purchase 1,224 43.58Purchase 458 43.58Purchase 62 43.58Purchase 54 43.58Purchase 48 43.58Purchase 33 43.58Purchase 3,000 43.58Purchase 1,191 43.58Purchase 1,100 43.57Purchase 192 43.57Purchase 500 43.57Purchase 254 43.57Purchase 45 43.57Purchase 2,260 43.55Purchase 814 43.55Purchase 814 43.55Purchase 58 43.55Purchase 1,054 43.55Purchase 567 43.56Purchase 46 43.56Purchase 200 43.56Purchase 347 43.56Purchase 181 43.56Purchase 94 43.56Purchase 239 43.56Purchase 48 43.56Purchase 67 43.56Purchase 61 43.56Purchase 650 43.56Purchase 500 43.55Purchase 500 43.55Purchase 3,864 43.55Purchase 2,590 43.55Purchase 61 43.55Purchase 351 43.55Purchase 54 43.55Purchase 1,489 43.55Purchase 580 43.85Purchase 477 43.80Purchase 102 43.80Purchase 1 43.78Purchase 46 43.84Purchase 86 43.84Purchase 127 43.84Purchase 3,976 43.84Purchase 284 44.00Sale -605 43.40Sale -2,203 43.45Sale -580 43.61Sale -136 43.40Sale -5,756 43.40Sale -959 43.41Sale -300 43.41Sale -1,000 43.41Sale -1,849 43.41Sale -657 43.40Sale -7 43.40Sale -1,100 43.40Sale -430 43.40Sale -2,201 43.40Sale -2,799 43.40Sale -4,000 43.40Sale -2,000 43.40Sale -50 43.40Sale -230 43.40Sale -921 43.40Sale -2,100 43.42Sale -1,000 43.43Sale -1,900 43.43Sale -1,420 43.45Sale -1,655 43.45Sale -3,200 43.45Sale -230 43.45Sale -1,000 43.45Sale -57 43.45Sale -235 43.46Sale -725 43.65Sale -9 43.65Sale -426 43.65Sale -580 43.70Sale -504 43.76Sale -300 43.76Sale -300 43.76Sale -300 43.76Sale -400 43.76Sale -3,196 43.76TOTAL BUYS:54339 TOTAL SELLS:47320 (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 varyingProduct 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 unitoption etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) ExercisingProduct 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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 30-04-2008Contact name Segal, DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group