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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)07 May 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 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 06-05-2008 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 113,665 0.003 8,287,130 0.247(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 113,665 0.003 8,287,130 0.247 (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) (AUD) Purchase 911 44.51Purchase 748 44.51Purchase 450 44.51Purchase 4,457 44.51Purchase 218 44.51Purchase 744 44.51Purchase 208 44.51Purchase 2,264 44.51Purchase 681 44.52Purchase 424 44.68Purchase 720 44.67Sale -83 44.48Sale -4,978 44.48Sale -17 44.54Sale -32 44.54Sale -94 44.54Sale -3,081 44.32Sale -3,936 44.55Sale -1 44.50Sale -4,012 44.50Sale -148 44.50Sale -4 44.50Sale -68 44.50Sale -2 44.50Sale -4 44.53Sale -5,287 44.53Sale -910 44.53Sale -1,000 44.53Sale -2,610 44.48Sale -116 44.48Sale -750 44.48Sale -291 44.48Sale -10 44.48Sale -114 44.48Sale -687 44.48Sale -845 44.48Sale -528 44.48Sale -44 44.54Sale -225 44.54Sale -204 44.54Sale -65 44.54Sale -500 44.55Sale -4,580 44.53Sale -79 44.53Sale -3,535 44.42Sale -700 44.42Sale -197 44.33Sale -4,183 44.37Sale -52 44.37Sale -196 44.39Sale -1,609 44.39Sale -1,570 44.50Sale -4,235 44.55Sale -300 44.58Sale -300 44.68Sale -1,144 44.67TOTAL BUYS:11825 TOTAL SELLS:53326 (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 varying Product 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) Exercising Product 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 07-05-2008 Contact name Segal, Debra Telephone number 44 20 7883 4577 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