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EPT Disclosure

18th Sep 2008 10:22

RNS Number : 7316D

Credit Suisse Sydney Branch

18 September 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 Sydney branch
Company dealt in	BHP Billiton Limited
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	17-09-2008

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	29170	0.001
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell			1666000	0.050
Total	29170	0.001	1666000	0.050

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares	Long	Short
(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase	5,397	35.76
Purchase	1,102	35.76
Purchase	1,467	35.84
Purchase	478	35.84
Purchase	295	35.86
Purchase	211	35.87
Purchase	116	35.87
Purchase	1,109	35.87
Purchase	213	35.87
Purchase	1,296	35.88
Purchase	94	35.88
Purchase	134	35.88
Purchase	49	35.88
Purchase	700	35.88
Purchase	775	35.89
Purchase	1,366	35.90
Purchase	1,355	35.90
Purchase	306	35.90
Purchase	828	35.90
Purchase	1,118	35.90
Purchase	174	35.90
Purchase	131	35.90
Purchase	96	35.87
Purchase	96	35.88
Purchase	607	35.86
Purchase	712	35.87
Purchase	1	35.87
Purchase	1	35.86
Purchase	208	35.86
Purchase	963	35.86
Purchase	419	35.87
Purchase	395	35.88
Purchase	22	35.86
Purchase	945	35.88
Purchase	455	35.88
Purchase	6	35.86
Purchase	225	35.84
Purchase	243	35.84
Purchase	259	35.84
Purchase	831	35.85
Purchase	263	35.86
Purchase	67	35.86
Purchase	122	35.86
Purchase	818	35.86
Purchase	92	35.86
Purchase	77	35.86
Purchase	378	35.83
Purchase	188	35.84
Purchase	234	35.84
Purchase	96	35.84
Purchase	24	35.84
Purchase	24	35.84
Purchase	72	35.84
Purchase	533	35.84
Purchase	299	35.83
Purchase	34	35.84
Purchase	307	35.84
Purchase	144	35.83
Purchase	341	35.84
Purchase	682	35.84
Purchase	246	35.86
Purchase	770	35.86
Purchase	100	35.86
Purchase	121	35.87
Purchase	20	35.90
Purchase	912	35.90
Purchase	523	35.91
Purchase	960	35.91
Purchase	196	35.91
Purchase	589	35.91
Purchase	2,193	35.98
Purchase	1,019	35.98
Purchase	174	35.99
Purchase	174	35.99
Purchase	1,449	35.94
Purchase	501	35.91
Purchase	1,824	35.88
Purchase	1,752	35.88
Purchase	439	35.89
Purchase	178	35.89
Purchase	903	35.89
Purchase	1,482	35.84
Purchase	37	35.84
Purchase	1,062	35.84
Purchase	383	35.84
Purchase	165	35.80
Purchase	500	35.80
Purchase	1,133	35.79
Purchase	52	35.79
Purchase	847	35.79
Purchase	176	35.79
Purchase	2,127	35.79
Purchase	1,446	35.76
Purchase	300	35.76
Purchase	21	35.76
Purchase	1,734	35.76
Purchase	4,150	36.46
Purchase	3,387	36.54
Purchase	763	36.54
Purchase	2,628	36.55
Purchase	1,522	36.55
Purchase	4,151	36.54
Purchase	2,301	36.51
Purchase	25	36.40
Purchase	160	36.40
Purchase	173	36.40
Purchase	200	36.40
Purchase	1,291	36.40
Purchase	97	36.38
Purchase	371	36.37
Purchase	3,682	36.37
Purchase	332	36.31
Purchase	500	36.31
Purchase	3,318	36.31
Purchase	2,750	36.37
Purchase	1,400	36.37
Purchase	4,150	36.42
Purchase	4,150	36.41
Purchase	10,000	36.30
Sale	-2,150	35.85
Sale	-554	35.85
Sale	-2,018	35.85
Sale	-5	35.85
Sale	-273	35.85
Sale	-1,000	35.72

TOTAL BUYS: 108002

TOTAL SELLS: 6000

(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)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4)
PUT OPTION	Selling	20000	35	American	27.11.2008	2.45
PUT OPTION	Selling	20000	35	American	27.11.2008	2.46
PUT OPTION	Selling	25000	31	American	30.10.2008	0.77
CALL OPTION	Selling	5000	37	American	25.09.2008	0.86

(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

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) yes

Date of disclosure	18-09-2008
Contact name	Simon Crawley; Philipp Abelbeck
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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Product Description	Written/Purchased	No. of Securities	Exercise Price	Type	Expiry Date
Call Option	PURCHASED	200,000	32.00	American	Jan 29 2009
Call Option	PURCHASED	25,000	38.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	28,000	40.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	9,000	41.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	44,000	42.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	31,000	43.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	10,000	43.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	100,000	44.00	American	Mar 25 2010
Call Option	PURCHASED	27,000	44.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	100,000	45.00	American	Mar 25 2010
Call Option	PURCHASED	27,000	45.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	39,000	46.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	15,000	46.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	54,000	47.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	7,000	47.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	2,000	48.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	50,000	50.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	25,000	55.00	American	Jun 25 2009
Call Option	PURCHASED	50,000	56.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	10,000	60.00	American	Jan 29 2009
Call Option	PURCHASED	7,000	42.50	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	22,000	49.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	10,000	52.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	50,000	57.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	18,000	58.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Call Option	PURCHASED	2,000	45.50	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	1,248,000	0.01	American	Dec 18 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	5,000	37.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	55,000	39.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	3,000	39.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	14,000	44.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	170,000	46.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Call Option	WRITTEN	300,000	50.00	American	Jun 25 2009
Call Option	WRITTEN	52,000	50.00	American	Mar 25 2010
Put Option	PURCHASED	1,000	30.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	250,000	32.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	300,000	32.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	2,000	34.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	94,000	34.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	1,000	34.00	American	Nov 27 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	75,000	35.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	138,000	35.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	1,000	36.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	34,000	38.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	88,000	39.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	27,000	39.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	40,000	40.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	PURCHASED	100,000	45.00	American	Mar 25 2010
Put Option	PURCHASED	50,000	50.00	American	Jun 25 2009
Put Option	PURCHASED	100,000	50.00	American	Mar 26 2009
Put Option	PURCHASED	4,000	40.50	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	25,000	30.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	20,000	31.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	25,000	31.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	25,000	33.00	American	Oct 30 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	125,000	35.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	40,000	35.00	American	Nov 27 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	144,000	37.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	4,000	38.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	22,000	39.00	American	Dec 18 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	39,000	40.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	50,000	41.00	American	Sep 25 2008
Put Option	WRITTEN	5,000	43.00	American	Sep 25 2008

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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