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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch06 December 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 5-Dec-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 9,806,467 0.292(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 9,806,467 0.292 (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)Purchase 4393 42.7Purchase 2146 42.7Purchase 11910 42.7Purchase 1783 42.83Purchase 275 42.83Purchase 2027 42.83Purchase 922 42.82Purchase 27 42.82Purchase 18 42.82Purchase 849 42.82Purchase 412 42.82Purchase 541 42.82Purchase 898 42.82Purchase 423 42.82Purchase 208 42.81Purchase 8105 42.89Purchase 208 42.89Purchase 1500 42.89Purchase 2822 42.89Purchase 429 42.89Purchase 24 42.89Purchase 3750 42.89Purchase 210 42.89Purchase 1270 42.89Purchase 23435 42.89Purchase 1000 42.88Purchase 91 42.88Purchase 27 42.88Purchase 1270 42.88Purchase 1001 42.88Purchase 1001 42.88Purchase 2638 42.88Purchase 321 42.88Purchase 300 42.88Purchase 598 42.88Purchase 900 42.94Purchase 114 42.81Sale -807 42.85Sale -2461 42.85Sale -2881 42.85Sale -147 42.85Sale -560 42.85Sale -4101 42.84Sale -2680 42.84Sale -554 42.84Sale -500 42.84Sale -1 42.84Sale -2590 42.96Sale -2584 42.94Sale -1559 43TOTAL BUYS:77846 TOTAL SELLS:21425 (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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 6-Dec-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DateCALL OPTION PURCHASED 15000 44 AMERICAN 27/03/2008PUT OPTION PURCHASED 2000 43 AMERICAN 27/03/2008CALL OPTION PURCHASED 3000 44 AMERICAN 27/03/2008CALL OPTION PURCHASED 5000 44 AMERICAN 27/03/2008CALL OPTION PURCHASED 15000 45 AMERICAN 27/03/2008CALL OPTION PURCHASED 5000 44 AMERICAN 27/03/2008PUT OPTION PURCHASED 20000 42 AMERICAN 28/02/2008PUT OPTION PURCHASED 10000 42 AMERICAN 28/02/2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group