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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd12 November 2007 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) 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 Shares(GB0000566504)disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 09-Nov-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 9147837 17.54 (GBP) 16.15 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3) 6665762 17.59 (GBP) 16.16 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) Product name, e.g. CFD Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)CFD -95000 16.883364CFD -1074537 16.9012CFD 138000 17.10951CFD 77609 17.26006224CFD -314455 16.46853718CFD -25000 16.57CFD -60000 16.67CFD 60000 17.1CFD 36872 17.474756CFD -39806 16.81399CFD -17859 16.81399CFD 16543 17.474756CFD 25783 17.474756CFD -27833 16.81399CFD 8802 17.474756CFD -9502 16.81399CFD -12000 17.46616 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full 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. Date of disclosure 12-Nov-2007 04:13:31 Contact name Collins,Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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