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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)31 March 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 28-03-2008 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 277,792 0.008 8,163,503 0.243(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 277,792 0.008 8,163,503 0.243 (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/sell Total (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 3,883 35.89Purchase 345 36.00Purchase 6,808 36.00Purchase 5,000 36.00Purchase 225 35.97Purchase 220 35.92Purchase 3,401 35.92Purchase 78 35.88Purchase 5,102 35.87Purchase 4,252 35.95Purchase 4,252 36.00Purchase 2,639 36.00Purchase 425 36.00Purchase 1,613 36.07Purchase 1,004 36.07Purchase 1,710 36.10Purchase 22 36.10Purchase 5,000 36.10Purchase 243 36.10Purchase 402 36.10Purchase 1,285 36.10Purchase 107 36.08Purchase 12 36.16Purchase 3,496 36.16Purchase 10,000 36.16Purchase 145 36.16Purchase 5,000 36.16Purchase 500 36.16Purchase 200 36.16Purchase 1,362 36.14Purchase 4,252 36.15Purchase 271 36.15Purchase 3,981 36.17Purchase 4,252 36.07Purchase 4,252 36.06Purchase 32 36.06Purchase 13 36.06Purchase 4,209 36.05Purchase 43 36.06Purchase 50 36.06Purchase 1,791 36.03Purchase 500 36.03Purchase 2,000 36.03Purchase 200 36.01Purchase 3,488 36.01Purchase 276 36.01Purchase 328 36.01Purchase 340 36.01Purchase 42 36.00Purchase 52 36.00Purchase 4,200 36.27Purchase 5,794 36.25Purchase 4,200 36.28Purchase 343 36.28Purchase 5,000 36.28Purchase 100 36.28Purchase 643 36.28Purchase 894 36.30Purchase 1,729 36.30Purchase 114 36.30Purchase 100 36.30Purchase 500 36.30Purchase 632 36.29Purchase 4,167 36.29Purchase 500 36.29Purchase 2,500 36.29Purchase 200 36.29Purchase 4,133 36.27Purchase 2,883 36.27Purchase 700 36.27Purchase 669 36.29Purchase 3,552 36.28Purchase 700 36.29Purchase 3,471 36.29Purchase 781 36.25Purchase 232 36.25Purchase 424 36.25Purchase 1,609 36.25Purchase 2,250 36.25Purchase 162 35.94Purchase 398 35.94Purchase 757 35.94Purchase 4,993 35.94Purchase 66 35.94Purchase 8,383 35.94Purchase 15,903 35.92Purchase 300 35.92Purchase 276 35.92Purchase 2 35.92Purchase 500 35.92Purchase 99 35.93Purchase 178 35.93Purchase 50 35.93Purchase 4,000 35.93Purchase 24 35.91Purchase 3,369 35.91Purchase 290 35.91Purchase 593 35.92Purchase 1,919 35.92Purchase 50 35.92Purchase 237 35.92Purchase 183 35.92Purchase 1,863 35.90Purchase 379 35.91Purchase 2,304 35.91Purchase 1,948 35.90Purchase 150 35.90Purchase 976 35.90Purchase 8,995 35.90Purchase 6,005 35.90Purchase 995 35.90Purchase 3,000 35.88Purchase 9,262 35.88Purchase 711 35.88Purchase 27 35.90Purchase 3,420 35.92Purchase 4,252 35.90Purchase 535 35.90Purchase 582 35.90Purchase 908 35.90Purchase 508 35.92Purchase 5,419 35.94Purchase 4,252 35.92Purchase 2,454 35.89Purchase 828 35.89Purchase 120 35.89Purchase 100 35.89Purchase 43 35.89Purchase 1,000 35.89Purchase 100 35.89Purchase 66 35.89Purchase 1,000 35.89Purchase 800 35.89Purchase 195 35.88Purchase 80 35.84Purchase 324 35.84Purchase -27 35.84Purchase 27 35.84Purchase 425 35.84Purchase 200 35.79Purchase 1,221 35.79Purchase 65 35.79Purchase 5,517 35.67Purchase 4,677 35.56Purchase 4,000 35.56Purchase 152 35.56Purchase 525 35.32Purchase 3,595 35.32Purchase 898 35.31Purchase 1,400 35.28Purchase 184 35.30Purchase 1 35.30Purchase 31 35.30Purchase 1,000 35.30Purchase 368 35.28Purchase 3,544 35.28Purchase 708 35.22Purchase 331 35.15Purchase 4,252 35.04Purchase 4,007 35.04Purchase 500 35.04Purchase 170 35.04Purchase 4,484 35.04Purchase 81 35.04Purchase 112 35.24Purchase 4,146 35.24Purchase 106 35.33Purchase -591 35.33Purchase 591 35.33Purchase 7,000 35.33Purchase 600 35.33Purchase 591 35.84Purchase 27 36.27Purchase 6 36.10Purchase 582 36.07Purchase 1,538 35.89Purchase 24 36.28Purchase 3,020 36.29Sale -31,500 35.94Sale -30,500 35.90Sale -30,500 35.95Sale -632 35.95Sale -1,000 35.95Sale -706 36.28Sale -1,062 36.28Sale -200 36.28Sale -120 36.28Sale -235 36.28Sale -205 36.28Sale -145 36.28Sale -13 35.20Sale -1,400 36.28Sale -3,020 35.95Sale -2,662 35.29Sale -133TOTAL BUYS:318544 TOTAL SELLS:104033 (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 derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 28-March-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 NotesThe 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