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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 January 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 18-Jan-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 249,690 0.0074 1,327,677 0.395(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 249,690 0.0074 1,327,677 0.395 (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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 8,000 34.80Purchase 1,400 35.12Purchase 100 35.12Purchase 1,000 35.28Purchase 4,274 35.40Purchase 4,274 35.24Purchase 2,529 35.16Purchase 700 35.16Purchase 1,045 35.16Purchase 5,917 35.17Purchase 3,486 35.16Purchase 1,325 35.12Purchase 816 35.12Purchase 390 35.12Purchase 170 35.12Purchase 3,503 35.12Purchase 250 34.98Purchase 5,984 35.00Purchase 4,274 35.00Purchase 1,484 34.71Purchase 177 34.89Purchase 739 34.72Purchase 9,715 34.80Purchase 2,000 34.80Purchase 17,500 34.80Purchase 3,785 34.80Purchase 4,274 34.84Purchase 4,274 34.83Purchase 4,274 34.83Purchase 4,274 34.83Purchase 310 34.66Purchase 50 34.63Purchase 1,540 34.63Purchase 75 34.63Purchase 1,009 34.63Purchase 65 34.63Purchase 65 34.63Purchase 910 34.63Purchase 800 34.63Purchase 176 34.63Purchase 4,000 34.62Purchase 1,000 34.62Purchase 5,000 34.62Purchase 4,764 34.62Purchase 236 34.62Purchase 1,301 34.62Purchase 5,000 34.62Purchase 620 34.62Purchase 300 34.62Purchase 500 34.62Purchase 500 34.62Purchase 6,779 34.62Purchase 272 34.62Purchase 1,125 34.61Purchase 550 34.61Purchase 980 34.61Purchase 900 34.61Purchase 9 34.61Purchase 38 34.61Purchase 400 34.61Purchase 769 34.62Purchase 133 34.62Purchase 3,372 34.62Purchase 165 34.60Purchase 65 34.60Purchase 65 34.60Purchase 107 34.60Purchase 3,872 34.60Purchase 889 34.57Purchase 10,000 34.57Purchase 1,800 34.57Purchase 254 34.57Purchase 50 34.57Purchase 7 34.57Purchase 10,000 34.57Purchase 5,334 34.57Purchase 105 34.57Purchase 4,561 34.57Purchase 4,043 34.59Purchase 231 34.59Purchase 826 34.59Purchase 50 34.59Purchase 89 34.59Purchase 150 34.59Purchase 146 34.59Purchase 3,013 34.59Purchase 4,274 34.57Purchase 5,129 34.57Purchase 2,193 34.60Purchase 71 34.59Purchase 2,000 34.59Purchase 4,768 34.59Purchase 233 34.57Purchase 388 34.57Purchase 2,678 34.58Purchase 1,596 34.58Purchase 500 34.57Purchase 200 34.57Purchase 200 34.57Purchase 560 34.57Purchase 32 34.56Purchase 111 34.56Purchase 4,131 34.56Purchase 4,171 34.52Purchase 4,702 34.52Purchase 159 34.58Purchase 2,558 34.55Purchase 250 34.55Purchase 839 34.55Purchase 1,477 34.55Purchase 2,000 34.55Purchase 500 34.55Purchase 101 34.52Purchase 2,500 34.52Purchase 5,984 34.50Purchase 4,274 34.50Purchase 4,702 34.38Purchase 2,187 34.37Purchase 3,370 34.37Purchase 5,129 34.57Purchase 4,274 34.57Purchase 171 34.55Purchase 2,080 34.55Purchase 650 34.55Purchase 50 34.55Purchase 2,178 34.55Purchase 1,000 34.50Purchase 500 34.55Purchase 1,673 34.52Purchase 103 34.52Purchase 4,640 34.63Purchase 2,949 35.12Purchase 33,000 34.85Sale -33,000 34.85Sale -33,000 34.80Sale -33,000 34.62Sale -33,000 34.59Sale -272 35.14Sale -500 35.14Sale -341 35.09Sale -1,084 34.84Sale -44 34.84Sale -4,850 34.83Sale -150 34.83Sale -51 34.87Sale -484 34.88Sale -142 34.88Sale -85 34.88Sale -154 34.88Sale -1,848 34.93Sale -1,140 34.93Sale -115 34.93Sale -1,144 34.93Sale -280 34.93Sale -100 34.93Sale -100 34.93Sale -150 34.93Sale -54 34.93Sale -70 34.93Sale -1,634 34.93Sale -227 34.93Sale -2,838 34.93Sale -300 34.93Sale -2,931 34.94Sale -5,000 34.94Sale -30 34.94Sale -163 34.94Sale -730 34.94Sale -1,000 34.94Sale -105 34.94Sale -41 34.96Sale -86 34.95Sale -9,914 34.95Sale -788 34.90Sale -5,000 34.90Sale -100 34.93Sale -100 34.93Sale -700 34.93Sale -300 34.93Sale -2,862 34.94Sale -150 34.96Sale -1,876 34.90Sale -350 34.90Sale -1,369 34.90Sale -6,000 34.91Sale -405 34.91Sale -918 34.93Sale -3,185 34.81Sale -600 34.81Sale -1,215 34.81Sale -2,000 34.72Sale -669 34.70Sale -414 34.64Sale -500 34.59Sale -538 34.36Sale -1,870 34.36Sale -266 34.36Sale -2,457 34.36Sale -700 34.36Sale -4,169 34.36Sale -27,247 34.58Sale -561 34.58Sale -1,000 34.59Sale -1,120 34.59Sale -72 34.59Sale -12,622 34.51Sale -350 34.51Sale -2,000 34.51Sale -250 34.51Sale -4,778 34.53Sale -4,640 34.63TOTAL BUYS:318538 TOTAL SELLS:264298 (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 21-Jan-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:
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