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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd17 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 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 Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 16-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 2504097 0.112(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2504097 0.112 (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 133 13.88Buy 101 13.88Buy 88 13.88Buy 83 13.88Buy 79 13.88Buy 75 13.9Buy 3000 13.9Buy 2382 13.91Buy 325 13.92Buy 325 13.92Buy 325 13.92Buy 325 13.92Buy 325 13.92Buy 1740 13.92Buy 17494 13.93Buy 1598 13.96Buy 3220 13.96Buy 500 13.96Buy 12176 13.96Buy 1001 13.96Buy 1588 13.96Buy 1503 13.96Buy 637 13.96Buy 400 13.97Buy 213 13.97Buy 181 13.97Buy 400 13.97Buy 2507 13.97Buy 1790 13.99Buy 292 13.99Buy 93 13.99Buy 249 13.99Buy 108 13.99Buy 1662 14Buy 15724 14Buy 1664 14Buy 2500 14Buy 164 14.01Buy 2429 14.01Buy 500 14.03Buy 1000 14.06Buy 10546 14.07Buy 3037 14.07Buy 1745 14.07Buy 1358 14.07Buy 3883 14.07Buy 1982 14.07Buy 1100 14.07Buy 58 14.07Buy 17494 14.07Buy 55 14.075Buy 292 14.08Buy 260 14.08Buy 420 14.09Buy 133 14.09Buy 90 14.09Buy 1975 14.1Buy 2 14.1Buy 387 14.1Buy 13880 14.1Buy 1011 14.1Buy 79 14.1Buy 922 14.11Buy 1153 14.12Buy 922 14.14Buy 7024 14.14Buy 2852 14.14Buy 1000 14.16Buy 21 14.16Buy 605 14.18Buy 5000 14.18Buy 55 14.18Buy 6000 14.18Buy 3611 14.18Buy 3611 14.18Buy 500 14.19Buy 500 14.19Buy 2482 14.19Buy 735 14.2Buy 500 14.2Buy 238 14.21Buy 3000 14.21Buy 3000 14.22Buy 3000 14.22Buy 3000 14.25Buy 3000 14.25Buy 2256 14.25Buy 500 14.25Buy 112 14.26Buy 648 14.26Buy 4000 14.26Buy 200 14.26Buy 2437 14.26Buy 500 14.26Buy 500 14.26Buy 3630 14.26Buy 3408 14.26Buy 1800 14.26Buy 10000 14.26Buy 7494 14.27Buy 8747 14.27Buy 2687 14.28Buy 4030 14.28Buy 209 14.28Buy 209 14.28Buy 3486 14.28Buy 209 14.28Buy 209 14.28Buy 209 14.28Buy 169 14.29Buy 660 14.29Buy 2662 14.29Buy 1927 14.3Buy 3484 14.3Buy 1000 14.3Buy 208 14.3Buy 208 14.3Buy 208 14.3Buy 396 14.3Buy 3076 14.3Buy 581 14.3Buy 292 14.3Buy 198 14.3Buy 2398 14.3Buy 670 14.3Buy 154 14.3Buy 175 14.3Buy 963 14.3Buy 231 14.3Buy 1793 14.3Buy 208 14.31Buy 208 14.31Buy 208 14.31Buy 208 14.31Buy 209 14.31Buy 1351 14.31Buy 209 14.31Buy 1219 14.31Buy 209 14.31Buy 209 14.31Buy 1002 14.31Buy 1800 14.31Buy 682 14.31Buy 3472 14.32Buy 1661 14.32Buy 1806 14.32Buy 2844 14.32Buy 207 14.32Buy 207 14.32Buy 207 14.32Buy 207 14.32Buy 207 14.33Buy 207 14.33Buy 207 14.33Buy 207 14.33Buy 207 14.33Buy 207 14.33Buy 207 14.33Buy 3455 14.34Buy 208 14.34Buy 147 14.34Buy 61 14.34Buy 818 14.34Buy 1938 14.34Buy 864 14.34Buy 717 14.34Buy 1500 14.34Buy 2270 14.34Buy 872 14.34Buy 1000 14.35Buy 5 14.35Buy 1600 14.35Buy 1913 14.35Buy 210 14.35Buy 210 14.35Buy 119 14.35Buy 90 14.35Buy 143 14.35Buy 66 14.35Buy 53 14.35Buy 157 14.35Buy 210 14.35Buy 210 14.35Buy 210 14.35Buy 211 14.36Buy 36 14.36Buy 211 14.36Buy 42 14.36Buy 212 14.37Buy 6 14.37Buy 212 14.37Buy 2 14.37Buy 3 14.37Buy 151 14.37Buy 61 14.37Buy 212 14.37Buy 14 14.37Buy 35 14.37Buy 87 14.37Buy 125 14.37Buy 212 14.37Buy 212 14.37Buy 23 14.37Buy 2 14.37Buy 10 14.37Buy 10 14.37Buy 10 14.37Buy 10 14.38Buy 6 14.38Buy 6 14.38Buy 6 14.38Buy 5 14.38Buy 1 14.38Buy 1610 14.39Buy 1938 14.39Buy 3569 14.39Buy 600 14.39Buy 48 14.39Buy 3594 14.39Buy 3249 14.39Buy 1920 14.39Buy 1800 14.39Buy 2000 14.4Buy 203 14.4Buy 4606 14.4Buy 1000 14.4Buy 149 14.4Buy 2000 14.4Buy 893 14.4Buy 345 14.41Buy 1174 14.41Buy 1502 14.41Buy 648 14.41Buy 345 14.41Buy 234 14.41Buy 1000 14.41Buy 500 14.41Buy 500 14.41Buy 2070 14.41Buy 1685 14.41Buy 1685 14.41Buy 1725 14.42Buy 500 14.42Buy 190 14.42Buy 6549 14.42Buy 351 14.42Buy 2070 14.42Buy 978 14.42Buy 1380 14.42Buy 1725 14.43Buy 2415 14.43Buy 200 14.43Buy 400 14.44Buy 772 14.44Buy 263 14.46Buy 3105 14.47Buy 852 14.48Sell 15198 13.88Sell 1000 13.88Sell 1111 13.88Sell 2120 13.88Sell 2120 13.89Sell 2120 13.92Sell 2120 13.93Sell 2120 13.93Sell 2120 13.96Sell 2120 13.96Sell 543 13.96Sell 5000 13.97Sell 3486 13.97Sell 9008 13.97Sell 4153 13.97Sell 2264 13.97Sell 885 13.97Sell 747 13.97Sell 138 13.97Sell 2178 13.97Sell 552 13.97Sell 2067 13.97Sell 2067 13.97Sell 366 13.99Sell 1777 13.99Sell 414 13.99Sell 3203 14.02Sell 1086 14.02Sell 3414 14.02Sell 3037 14.03Sell 5404 14.03Sell 208 14.03Sell 1797 14.03Sell 1834 14.03Sell 4500 14.03Sell 400 14.03Sell 1232 14.03Sell 864 14.03Sell 500 14.03Sell 1681 14.03Sell 383 14.03Sell 896 14.04Sell 2026 14.05Sell 484 14.05Sell 1462 14.05Sell 445 14.05Sell 2357 14.05Sell 5493 14.05Sell 4439 14.05Sell 4667 14.05Sell 2999 14.06Sell 570 14.06Sell 4819 14.07Sell 24 14.08Sell 1600 14.08Sell 1600 14.08Sell 1600 14.09Sell 398 14.1Sell 900 14.1Sell 9365 14.1Sell 2007 14.1Sell 1314 14.1Sell 2387 14.1Sell 1095 14.1Sell 1095 14.1Sell 500 14.1Sell 3500 14.1Sell 3500 14.11Sell 3500 14.11Sell 603 14.12Sell 1011 14.12Sell 27 14.12Sell 3488 14.16Sell 1168 14.16Sell 5000 14.16Sell 417 14.16Sell 4478 14.18Sell 1005 14.18Sell 900 14.18Sell 3095 14.19Sell 8525 14.2Sell 203 14.2Sell 75 14.2Sell 259 14.2Sell 119 14.2Sell 648 14.21Sell 648 14.21Sell 95 14.21Sell 6922 14.22Sell 500 14.22Sell 995 14.23Sell 5358 14.23Sell 916 14.23Sell 9998 14.23Sell 227 14.24Sell 612 14.24Sell 895 14.25Sell 2400 14.25Sell 1553 14.25Sell 648 14.25Sell 7516 14.26Sell 4111 14.27Sell 4854 14.27Sell 700 14.27Sell 363 14.27Sell 4074 14.27Sell 321 14.27Sell 28 14.27Sell 1154 14.27Sell 800 14.27Sell 200 14.27Sell 3931 14.28Sell 1069 14.28Sell 1059 14.28Sell 453 14.28Sell 812 14.28Sell 3484 14.28Sell 1328 14.28Sell 187 14.29Sell 1773 14.29Sell 302 14.29Sell 435 14.3Sell 2421 14.3Sell 2579 14.3Sell 700 14.3Sell 1243 14.3Sell 1104 14.3Sell 1104 14.3Sell 500 14.3Sell 914 14.3Sell 2552 14.3Sell 2503 14.31Sell 3481 14.31Sell 400 14.31Sell 2300 14.31Sell 789 14.31Sell 209 14.31Sell 2824 14.31Sell 813 14.32Sell 431 14.32Sell 1850 14.32Sell 1000 14.32Sell 2462 14.32Sell 767 14.32Sell 2172 14.32Sell 521 14.32Sell 2997 14.33Sell 208 14.33Sell 1000 14.33Sell 208 14.33Sell 208 14.33Sell 208 14.33Sell 208 14.33Sell 3484 14.33Sell 1609 14.34Sell 210 14.34Sell 2513 14.34Sell 1291 14.34Sell 1000 14.34Sell 226 14.34Sell 124 14.34Sell 1000 14.34Sell 2897 14.34Sell 3220 14.34Sell 211 14.34Sell 211 14.34Sell 211 14.34Sell 211 14.34Sell 211 14.34Sell 211 14.34Sell 210 14.34Sell 129 14.34Sell 81 14.34Sell 210 14.35Sell 210 14.35Sell 209 14.35Sell 209 14.35Sell 208 14.35Sell 208 14.35Sell 208 14.35Sell 209 14.35Sell 209 14.35Sell 209 14.35Sell 209 14.35Sell 208 14.35Sell 187 14.35Sell 21 14.35Sell 208 14.35Sell 207 14.35Sell 209 14.35Sell 209 14.35Sell 209 14.36Sell 209 14.36Sell 210 14.36Sell 349 14.36Sell 350 14.36Sell 349 14.36Sell 351 14.36Sell 352 14.36Sell 351 14.36Sell 351 14.36Sell 278 14.37Sell 3602 14.37Sell 3599 14.37Sell 2147 14.37Sell 1132 14.37Sell 3600 14.37Sell 2100 14.37Sell 1000 14.38Sell 840 14.38Sell 1966 14.38Sell 1725 14.38Sell 209 14.38Sell 209 14.38Sell 1380 14.38Sell 1035 14.38Sell 2415 14.38Sell 1035 14.38Sell 1380 14.38Sell 1000 14.38Sell 1023 14.39Sell 648 14.39Sell 673 14.39Sell 3105 14.39Sell 895 14.39Sell 1100 14.39Sell 2549 14.39Sell 1936 14.39Sell 345 14.39Sell 345 14.39Sell 690 14.39Sell 4440 14.4Sell 448 14.4Sell 345 14.4Sell 1035 14.4Sell 345 14.4Sell 1725 14.4Sell 1132 14.4Sell 648 14.4Sell 1035 14.41Sell 965 14.41Sell 648 14.41Sell 2070 14.41Sell 1380 14.41Sell 1500 14.41Sell 1000 14.41Sell 1070 14.41Sell 479 14.42Sell 345 14.42Sell 864 14.42Sell 2088 14.42Sell 795 14.43Sell 345 14.43Sell 386 14.43Sell 1163 14.43Sell 412 14.43Sell 53 14.43Sell 1080 14.43Sell 692 14.43Sell 199 14.43Sell 1664 14.44Sell 310 14.44Sell 1974 14.44Sell 3795 14.44Sell 1707 14.44Sell 345 14.44Sell 3105 14.44Sell 448 14.44Sell 381 14.44Sell 690 14.44Sell 800 14.44Sell 580 14.45Sell 520 14.45Sell 648 14.45Sell 387 14.45Sell 2059 14.46Total buys:377653 Total sells:422746(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 derivatives none Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 17-Jan-2008 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