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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd04 December 2007 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 Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 3-Dec-2007 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 2541550 0.112(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 2541550 0.112 (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 ( AU000000BHP4 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)Buy 24790 15.65Buy 255 15.65Buy 186 15.68Buy 69 15.68Buy 174 15.68Buy 127 15.68Buy 47 15.68Buy 173 15.68Buy 173 15.68Buy 362 15.69Buy 175 15.69Buy 176 15.69Buy 353 15.69Buy 348 15.7Buy 336 15.7Buy 347 15.71Buy 334 15.71Buy 342 15.73Buy 51 15.73Buy 293 15.73Buy 328 15.73Buy 76 15.73Buy 48 15.73Buy 94 15.74Buy 94 15.75Buy 323 15.75Buy 279 15.76Buy 600 15.76Buy 4500 15.76Buy 1500 15.76Buy 1265 15.76Buy 1265 15.76Buy 1265 15.77Buy 1265 15.77Buy 1012 15.77Buy 842 15.78Buy 1100 15.78Buy 1100 15.79Buy 1100 15.79Buy 800 15.79Buy 1227 15.79Buy 1051 15.8Buy 2095 15.8Buy 901 15.8Buy 6099 15.8Buy 323 15.8Buy 976 15.8Buy 5000 15.8Buy 5000 15.805Buy 2672 15.81Buy 2500 15.81Buy 2500 15.81Buy 2500 15.81Buy 2205 15.81Buy 243 15.81Buy 89 15.82Buy 2635 15.82Buy 13 15.82Buy 1000 15.82Buy 62 15.82Buy 985 15.82Buy 3290 15.82Buy 2294 15.82Buy 23 15.82Buy 7564 15.82Buy 89 15.82Buy 132 15.82Buy 49 15.82Buy 8766 15.82Buy 2973 15.82Buy 352 15.82Buy 257 15.82Buy 41 15.83Buy 51 15.83Buy 3617 15.83Buy 242 15.83Buy 89 15.83Buy 900 15.83Buy 3682 15.83Buy 126 15.83Buy 47 15.83Buy 3690 15.83Buy 132 15.83Buy 2913 15.83Buy 49 15.83Buy 392 15.83Buy 570 15.83Buy 5000 15.83Buy 181 15.83Buy 50 15.83Buy 570 15.83Buy 800 15.83Buy 5109 15.83Buy 269 15.83Buy 1832 15.84Buy 3281 15.84Buy 2201 15.84Buy 5089 15.84Buy 63 15.84Buy 1306 15.84Buy 1299 15.84Buy 2463 15.84Buy 2285 15.84Buy 1077 15.845Buy 219 15.845Buy 271 15.85Buy 100 15.85Buy 2850 15.85Buy 452 15.85Buy 2643 15.85Buy 2423 15.85Buy 2235 15.85Buy 1479 15.85Buy 200 15.85Buy 2300 15.855Buy 2465 15.855Buy 2571 15.86Buy 700 15.86Buy 472 15.86Buy 1800 15.86Buy 2000 15.86Buy 164 15.86Buy 65 15.86Buy 2997 15.86Buy 987 15.86Buy 62 15.86Buy 62 15.86Buy 62 15.87Buy 63 15.87Buy 63 15.88Buy 63 15.89Buy 63 15.89Buy 63 15.89Buy 63 15.89Buy 63 15.89Buy 63 15.89Buy 63 15.89Buy 63 15.89Buy 63 15.9Buy 9 15.9Buy 63 15.905Buy 1 15.91Buy 63 15.93Buy 63 15.93Buy 63 15.93Buy 63 15.93Buy 63 15.93Buy 63 15.93Buy 63 15.94Buy 690 15.94Buy 913 15.95Buy 122 15.97Buy 180 15.98Buy 165 15.98Buy 247 15.98Buy 4046 15.98Sell 302 15.68Sell 130 15.68Sell 103 15.7Sell 228 15.71Sell 84 15.72Sell 749 15.73Sell 229 15.76Sell 1862 15.76Sell 235 15.76Sell 500 15.77Sell 3056 15.77Sell 1345 15.77Sell 500 15.8Sell 711 15.8Sell 380 15.8Sell 377 15.81Sell 570 15.81Sell 1227 15.81Sell 125 15.81Sell 199 15.81Sell 922 15.82Sell 2200 15.82Sell 500 15.82Sell 245 15.82Sell 2804 15.82Sell 255 15.82Sell 337 15.82Sell 500 15.82Sell 200 15.82Sell 800 15.82Sell 500 15.82Sell 2553 15.82Sell 1306 15.82Sell 4 15.82Sell 34 15.82Sell 612 15.82Sell 1000 15.82Sell 1000 15.82Sell 382 15.82Sell 221 15.83Sell 840 15.83Sell 264 15.83Sell 1006 15.83Sell 80 15.83Sell 714 15.83Sell 5000 15.83Sell 1000 15.83Sell 336 15.83Sell 2693 15.83Sell 400 15.83Sell 6554 15.83Sell 7967 15.83Sell 1944 15.83Sell 4400 15.83Sell 1137 15.83Sell 5191 15.83Sell 9348 15.83Sell 2045 15.83Sell 1187 15.83Sell 92 15.83Sell 1020 15.83Sell 604 15.83Sell 312 15.83Sell 1831 15.83Sell 400 15.83Sell 1738 15.83Sell 466 15.8399Sell 5542 15.84Sell 759 15.84Sell 4225 15.84Sell 3000 15.84Sell 442 15.84Sell 1504 15.84Sell 1100 15.84Sell 4947 15.84Sell 2732 15.84Sell 936 15.84Sell 2913 15.84Sell 1500 15.84Sell 500 15.84Sell 570 15.84Sell 5000 15.84Sell 77 15.84Sell 693 15.84Sell 5000 15.84Sell 1000 15.84Sell 1365 15.84Sell 1099 15.84Sell 1731 15.84Sell 500 15.84Sell 1223 15.84Sell 1371 15.84Sell 570 15.84Sell 1367 15.84Sell 1822 15.84Sell 1595 15.84Sell 1368 15.84Sell 5950 15.84Sell 684 15.84Sell 685 15.85Sell 1319 15.85Sell 200 15.85Sell 200 15.85Sell 3000 15.85Sell 1000 15.85Sell 1405 15.85Sell 1000 15.85Sell 700 15.85Sell 200 15.85Sell 200 15.85Sell 200 15.85Sell 600 15.85Sell 600 15.85Sell 200 15.85Sell 8972 15.85Sell 2507 15.85Sell 10165 15.85Sell 4585 15.85Sell 449 15.85Sell 5351 15.85Sell 63 15.85Sell 23 15.85Sell 63 15.85Sell 63 15.86Sell 63 15.86Sell 63 15.86Sell 63 15.86Sell 63 15.86Sell 63 15.86Sell 62 15.86Sell 62 15.86Sell 62 15.86Sell 2452 15.86Sell 680 15.86Sell 300 15.86Sell 2425 15.86Sell 1773 15.86Sell 477 15.87Sell 128 15.87Sell 47 15.87Sell 500 15.87Sell 509 15.87Sell 690 15.88Sell 493 15.88Sell 345 15.88Sell 168 15.88Sell 522 15.88Sell 800 15.88Sell 287 15.88Sell 500 15.88Sell 1160 15.88Sell 1380 15.88Sell 59 15.88Sell 1206 15.88Sell 1268 15.88Sell 510 15.88Sell 2617 15.88Sell 2760 15.88Sell 2415 15.88Sell 585 15.88Sell 2008 15.89Sell 690 15.89Sell 1380 15.89Sell 690 15.89Sell 1035 15.89Sell 3765 15.9Sell 158 15.9Sell 217 15.91Sell 1380 15.91Sell 1035 15.92Sell 882 15.93Sell 771 15.96Sell 111814 16.01Sell 891 16.01Sell 891 16.01Total Buys :200397 Total Sells :349855(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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 04-Dec-2007 Contact name Burford,Glenda B Telephone number 44 20 7888 3599 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