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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)18 February 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 15-Feb-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 271,065 0.008 1,080,223 0.321(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 271,065 0.008 1,080,223 0.321 (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 19,323 39.29Purchase 1,000 39.36Purchase 2,000 38.91Purchase 1,300 38.73Sale -5,239 39.40Sale -5,296 39.40Sale -3,274 39.40Sale -5,000 39.40Sale -324 39.40Sale -2,267 39.40Sale -5,136 39.40Sale -705 39.42Sale -180 39.61Sale -100 39.61Sale -3,000 39.61Sale -4,280 39.60Sale -1,000 39.61Sale -5,092 39.47Sale -380 39.47Sale -2,562 39.47Sale -500 39.47Sale -4,280 39.50Sale -748 39.57Sale -4,280 39.54Sale -2,246 39.63Sale -12 39.63Sale -2,742 39.63Sale -1,780 39.62Sale -125 39.62Sale -1,532 39.62Sale -516 39.72Sale -46 39.72Sale -79 39.77Sale -1,186 39.77Sale -8,784 39.77Sale -1 39.77Sale -200 39.77Sale -1,015 39.77Sale -3,504 39.63Sale -4,200 39.63Sale -2,507 39.60Sale -2,201 39.60Sale -5,136 39.58Sale -2,530 39.55Sale -1,750 39.55Sale -4,280 39.47Sale -605 39.24Sale -3,216 39.12Sale -2,348 39.12Sale -1,000 39.11Sale -3,136 39.03Sale -2,000 39.04Sale -5,136 39.27Sale -3,922 39.27Sale -1,214 39.27Sale -4,670 39.27Sale -38 39.27Sale -4,708 39.23Sale -4,280 39.16Sale -4,453 39.20Sale -683 39.20Sale -216 39.23Sale -100 39.23Sale -135 39.36Sale -1,960 39.35Sale -672 39.27Sale -3,608 39.27Sale -561 39.23Sale -600 39.26Sale -575 38.83Sale -2,002 38.90Sale -4,280 38.87Sale -310 38.54Sale -500 38.54Sale -600 38.54Sale -1,669 38.54Sale -3,241 38.31Sale -4,000 38.38TOTAL BUYS:23623 TOTAL SELLS:166453 (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 18-Feb-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