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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)01 April 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 31-03-2008 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 278,320 0.008 8,059,622 0.239(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 278,320 0.008 8,059,622 0.239 (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 446 35.81Purchase 3,806 36.13Purchase 5 36.12Purchase 441 36.12Purchase 2,867 36.11Purchase 10 36.11Purchase 1,375 36.11Purchase 1,416 36.10Purchase 2,836 36.10Purchase 3,875 36.13Purchase 107 36.13Purchase 71 36.13Purchase 199 36.13Purchase 4,252 36.14Purchase 14 36.30Purchase 17 36.30Purchase 269 36.30Purchase 668 36.19Purchase 87 36.19Purchase 125 36.19Purchase 10 36.19Purchase 12 36.19Purchase 3,775 36.19Purchase 4,610 36.20Purchase 492 36.20Purchase 2,087 36.20Purchase 200 36.20Purchase 500 36.20Purchase 2,200 36.20Purchase 115 36.20Purchase 30 36.07Purchase 107 36.07Purchase 4,115 36.07Purchase 4,252 36.16Purchase 517 36.23Purchase 3,735 36.23Purchase 3,468 36.27Purchase 282 36.27Purchase 1,000 36.27Purchase 1,607 36.27Purchase 2,454 36.29Purchase 50 36.29Purchase 1,748 36.29Purchase 4,252 36.27Purchase 700 36.27Purchase 6,803 36.27Purchase 120 36.24Purchase 145 36.24Purchase 2,000 36.24Purchase 100 36.24Purchase 85 36.24Purchase 58 36.24Purchase 600 36.24Purchase 11 36.15Purchase 712 36.15Purchase 17 36.15Purchase 100 36.32Purchase 16 36.57Purchase 5,304 36.57Purchase 400 36.57Purchase 1,934 36.57Purchase 4 36.42Purchase 6 36.42Purchase 3,528 36.42Purchase 32 36.42Purchase 682 36.42Purchase 2,247 36.44Purchase 1,000 36.43Purchase 1,000 36.43Purchase 5 36.43Purchase 4,677 36.44Purchase 4,252 36.42Purchase 3,375 36.34Purchase 877 36.17Purchase 133 36.02Sale -144 35.98Sale -156 35.98Sale -92 36.53Sale -8 36.53Sale -19 36.02Sale -599 36.02TOTAL BUYS:105427 TOTAL SELLS:1018 (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 01-04-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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