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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)12 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 INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 11-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 923,241 0.027(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 923,241 0.027 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 30000 44.2Purchase 363 44.2Purchase 6129 44.2Purchase 15325 44.2Purchase 500 44.2Purchase 500 44.19Purchase 2297 44.2Purchase 56 44.21Purchase 5133 44.21Purchase 1921 44.21Purchase 730 44.21Purchase 2054 44.21Purchase 4277 44.21Purchase 2679 44.21Purchase 300 44.2Purchase 1298 44.2Purchase 4277 44.21Purchase 4277 44.23Purchase 6468 44.21Purchase 290 44.21Purchase 443 44.25Purchase 3834 44.25Purchase 4277 44.27Purchase 1496 44.27Purchase 4040 44.3Purchase 237 44.3Purchase 498 44.3Purchase 500 44.3Purchase 600 44.3Purchase 114 44.3Purchase 2565 44.28Purchase 1500 44.27Purchase 4679 44.29Purchase 26 44.29Purchase 427 44.27Purchase 289 44.27Purchase 200 44.27Purchase 1011 44.27Purchase 73 44.27Purchase 565 44.27Purchase 3824 44.26Purchase 1309 44.26Purchase 4402 44.27Purchase 303 44.27Purchase 4706 44.26Purchase 100 44.26Purchase 471 44.26Purchase 284 44.26Purchase 12 44.25Purchase 289 44.25Purchase 150 44.25Purchase 206 44.25Purchase 120 44.25Purchase 3500 44.25Purchase 3913 44.25Purchase 364 44.25Purchase 6416 44.25Purchase 4118 44.25Purchase 6416 44.26Purchase 159 44.25Purchase 6844 44.26Purchase 1555 44.26Purchase 77 44.26Purchase 730 44.26Purchase 1915 44.26Purchase 4638 44.26Purchase 923 44.26Purchase 5561 44.23Purchase 1713 44.24Purchase 730 44.24Purchase 1704 44.24Purchase 558 44.24Purchase 4277 44.22Purchase 4277 44.2Purchase 4135 44.21Purchase 5561 44.21Purchase 142 44.21Purchase 4277 44.24Purchase 4 44.26Purchase 3839 44.26Purchase 438 44.26Purchase 4277 44.24Purchase 4222 44.26Purchase 55 44.26Purchase 4260 44.25Purchase 17 44.25Purchase 1494 44.22Purchase 26 44.22Purchase 271 44.22Purchase 9 44.22Purchase 3 44.22Purchase 2470 44.22Purchase 3267 44.26Purchase 309 44.26Purchase 289 44.26Purchase 1000 44.26Purchase 700 44.26Purchase 1595 44.27Purchase 3538 44.27Purchase 56 44.27Purchase 300 44.27Purchase 32 44.27Purchase 16 44.27Purchase 3873 44.27Purchase 527 44.26Purchase 3750 44.26Purchase 84 44.21Purchase 4320 44.22Purchase 385 44.22Purchase 1640 44.21Purchase 1000 44.21Purchase 1000 44.21Purchase 549 44.21Purchase 1943 44.19Purchase 2334 44.19Purchase 4277 44.18Purchase 1545 44.18Purchase 1000 44.18Purchase 3908 44.18Purchase 1 44.18Purchase 100 44.18Purchase 290 44.18Purchase 167 44.18Purchase 2000 44.18Purchase 2000 44.18Purchase 110 44.18Purchase 2377 44.16Purchase 1900 44.16Purchase 783 44.16Purchase 3494 44.16Purchase 3266 44.15Purchase 1439 44.15Purchase 1589 44.13Purchase 568 44.13Purchase 4096 44.12Purchase 163 44.13Purchase 4705 44.13Purchase 3139 44.11Purchase 730 44.11Purchase 77 44.11Purchase 759 44.11Purchase 441 44.12Purchase 953 44.12Purchase 500 44.12Purchase 2811 44.12Purchase 4277 44.13Purchase 4277 44.13Purchase 3189 44.12Purchase 50 44.12Purchase 480 44.12Purchase 255 44.12Purchase 300 44.12Purchase 3 44.12Purchase 3842 44.11Purchase 399 44.11Purchase 36 44.11Purchase 1008 44.11Purchase 700 44.11Purchase 100 44.11Purchase 285 44.11Purchase 990 44.11Purchase 402 44.11Purchase 73 44.11Purchase 33 44.11Purchase 686 44.11Purchase 4591 44.1Purchase 114 44.1Purchase 2565 44.07Purchase 400 44.07Purchase 900 44.07Purchase 344 44.07Purchase 3614 44.07Purchase 363 44.07Purchase 300 44.07Purchase 68 44.07Purchase 4677 44.04Purchase 44 44.04Purchase 840 44.04Purchase 4705 44.01Purchase 2938 44.01Purchase 766 44.01Purchase 10 44.01Purchase 500 44.01Purchase 1485 44.02Purchase 3648 44.02Purchase 63 44.01Purchase 3740 44.06Purchase 305 44.06Purchase 232 44.06Purchase 4277 44.06Purchase 2225 44.05Purchase 305 44.05Purchase 13 44.05Purchase 4001 44.05Purchase 300 44.05Purchase 4705 44.07Purchase 2011 44.07Purchase 2021 44.07Purchase 245 44.07Purchase 2055 44.06Purchase 10 44.06Purchase 345 44.06Purchase 1601 44.06Purchase 266 44.06Purchase 4576 44.06Purchase 25 44.06Purchase 29 44.06Purchase 75 44.06Purchase 573 44.07Purchase 2660 44.07Purchase 320 44.07Purchase 2465 44.08Purchase 1812 44.08Purchase 90 44.08Purchase 52 44.07Purchase 169 44.07Purchase 8 44.07Purchase 76 44.07Purchase 847 44.07Purchase 601 44.07Purchase 76 44.07Purchase 3600 44.07Purchase 4277 44.1Purchase 1000 44.1Purchase 313 44.06Purchase 1000 44.06Purchase 3000 44.06Purchase 200 44.06Purchase 1000 44.06Purchase 398 44.06Purchase 78 44.06Purchase 4 44.06Purchase 43 44.06Purchase 44 44.06Purchase 33 44.06Purchase 1782 44.06Purchase 8 44.06Purchase 75 44.06Purchase 4000 44.06Purchase 4560 44.05Purchase 145 44.05Purchase 1278 44.05Purchase 999 44.02Purchase 1000 44.02Purchase 1000 44.02Purchase 312 44.01Purchase 4244 44.01Purchase 37 44.01Purchase 540 44.01Purchase 5133 44Purchase 3337 44.06Purchase 940 44.05Purchase 4277 44.06Purchase 3143 44.12Purchase 1857 44.12Purchase 4277 44.15Purchase 1952 44.14Purchase 2325 44.13Purchase 1000 44.1Purchase 1000 44.1Purchase 3000 44.11Purchase 183 43.9Purchase 942 44.2Purchase 4221 44.21Purchase 1980 44.2Purchase 10 43.5Sale -81 44.3Sale -390 44.24Sale -181 44.23Sale -435 44.07Sale -2565 44.07Sale -32 44.13Sale -1000 44.03Sale -243 44.11Sale -300 44.11Sale -1089 44.11Sale -299 44.11Sale -11 44.11Sale -10 44.11Sale -300 44.11Sale -748 44.11Sale -1000 44.15Sale -1000 44.19Sale -1659 44.14Sale -198 44.12Sale -302 44.12Sale -182 44.07TOTAL BUYS:481985 TOTAL SELLS:12025 (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 OPTIONS Agreements, 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) NO Date of disclosure 12-Dec-2007 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/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group