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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)18 January 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 17-Jan-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 351,165 0.010 1,483,392 0.044(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 351,165 0.010 1,483,392 0.044 (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 11,000 36.50Purchase 336 36.53Purchase 3,105 36.54Purchase 461 36.46Purchase 29 36.46Purchase 9 36.46Purchase 4,521 36.46Purchase 130 36.44Purchase 413 36.47Purchase 4,274 36.49Purchase 4,274 36.44Purchase 149 36.42Purchase 1 36.42Purchase 446 36.43Purchase 54 36.43Purchase 4,099 36.48Purchase 175 36.48Purchase 4,274 36.49Purchase 893 36.49Purchase 614 36.49Purchase 2,000 36.49Purchase 767 36.49Purchase 977 36.55Purchase 1,000 36.55Purchase 1,000 36.55Purchase 1,000 36.55Purchase 21 36.55Purchase 276 36.55Purchase 2,161 36.54Purchase 1,000 36.54Purchase 1,942 36.54Purchase 26 36.54Purchase 2,993 36.51Purchase 500 36.51Purchase 59 36.51Purchase 9 36.51Purchase 29 36.51Purchase 684 36.51Purchase 4,274 36.57Purchase 219 36.57Purchase 50 36.57Purchase 15 36.57Purchase 652 36.57Purchase 202 36.57Purchase 7,267 36.57Purchase 2,208 36.57Purchase 10 36.57Purchase 500 36.57Purchase 30 36.57Purchase 9 36.57Purchase 8 36.57Purchase 29 36.57Purchase 333 36.57Purchase 635 36.57Purchase 3,932 36.57Purchase 3,936 36.57Purchase 100 36.57Purchase 2 36.57Purchase 236 36.57Purchase 620 36.54Purchase 29 36.54Purchase 30 36.54Purchase 9 36.54Purchase 9 36.54Purchase 441 36.54Purchase 4,634 36.54Purchase 5,557 36.54Purchase 2,080 36.54Purchase 231 36.54Purchase 1,963 36.54Purchase 2,000 36.53Purchase 249 36.52Purchase 59 36.52Purchase 323 36.52Purchase 147 36.52Purchase 165 36.52Purchase 1,110 36.52Purchase 6 36.52Purchase 427 36.52Purchase 4,274 36.48Purchase 698 36.48Purchase 1,079 36.54Purchase 1,105 36.55Purchase 350 36.54Purchase 285 36.54Purchase 2,294 36.54Purchase 56 36.54Purchase 250 36.54Purchase 221 36.54Purchase 167 36.54Purchase 4,274 36.62Purchase 4,251 36.62Purchase 23 36.62Purchase 231 36.64Purchase 93 36.70Purchase 184 36.69Purchase 322 36.78Purchase 54 36.89Purchase 83 36.89Purchase 2,202 36.82Purchase 2,000 36.62Purchase 1,581 36.66Purchase 2,365 36.65Purchase 4,348 36.60Purchase 500 36.60Purchase 900 36.60Purchase 86 36.60Purchase 300 36.60Purchase 278 36.60Purchase 2,630 36.61Purchase 1,286 36.64Purchase 500 36.64Purchase 2,488 36.64Purchase 2,012 36.56Purchase 2,012 36.56Purchase 2,128 36.48Purchase 2,454 36.58Purchase 1,820 36.58Purchase 3,136 36.57Purchase 2,539 36.54Purchase 1,735 36.54Purchase 2,575 36.44Purchase 1,699 36.44Purchase 1,699 36.44Purchase 3,577 36.54Purchase 1,980 36.54Purchase 1,597 36.54Sale -1,500 36.50Sale -736 36.83Sale -4,126 36.50Sale -3,000 36.90Sale -2,000 36.82Sale -93 36.50TOTAL BUYS:173158 TOTAL SELLS:11455 (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 :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONSAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 18-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group