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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)06 March 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 5-03-2008 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 265,053 0.007 2,048,363 0.448(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 265,053 0.007 2,048,363 0.448 (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 250 39.11Purchase 250 39.11Purchase 1,300 39.46Purchase 400 39.67Purchase 100 39.67Purchase 1,000 39.71Purchase 2,500 39.63Purchase 1,500 39.67Purchase 1,000 39.43Purchase 1,000 39.42Purchase 384 39.02Sale -40 39.12Sale -344 39.04Sale -113 39.55Sale -1,000 39.03Sale -1,000 39.03Sale -6,000 39.10Sale -1,218 39.10Sale -3,761 39.09Sale -5,863 39.08Sale -87 39.08Sale -50 39.08Sale -87 39.09Sale -438 39.09Sale -1,378 39.10Sale -86 39.10Sale -56 39.10Sale -913 39.10Sale -635 39.10Sale -5,572 39.10Sale -35 39.12Sale -3,700 39.12Sale -86 39.12Sale -986 39.12Sale -296 39.12Sale -636 39.20Sale -2,225 39.01Sale -3,925 39.03Sale -1,118 39.00Sale -105 39.00Sale -77 39.00Sale -4,014 39.02Sale -272 39.02Sale -999 39.07Sale -68 39.07Sale -994 39.07Sale -3,459 39.07Sale -928 39.04Sale -2,558 39.04Sale -800 39.05Sale -3,120 39.04Sale -44 39.04Sale -3 39.04Sale -775 39.04Sale -193 39.07Sale -634 39.07Sale -5 39.16Sale -1,615 39.16Sale -2,523 39.16Sale -571 39.17Sale -234 39.29Sale -1,000 39.31Sale -4,160 39.27Sale -126 39.27Sale -6 39.31Sale -86 39.31Sale -2,200 39.31Sale -1,310 39.31Sale -1,164 39.31Sale -4,286 39.32Sale -5,572 39.38Sale -24 39.37Sale -24 39.37Sale -965 39.37Sale -2,200 39.37Sale -95 39.37Sale -758 39.37Sale -3,154 39.33Sale -1,260 39.39Sale -7 39.39Sale -144 39.39Sale -1 39.39Sale -3 39.39Sale -545 39.39Sale -29 39.39Sale -2,964 39.50Sale -1,250 39.50Sale -500 39.50Sale -4,714 39.55Sale -5,143 39.57Sale -3,403 39.48Sale -212 39.48Sale -671 39.48Sale -623 39.55Sale -3,550 39.55Sale -2,807 39.65Sale -193 39.66Sale -6,000 39.68Sale -1,000 39.68Sale -10,000 39.67Sale -250 39.44Sale -250 39.00Sale -220 39.37Sale -361 39.03TOTAL BUYS:9684 TOTAL SELLS:138869 (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 6-March-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 NotesThe 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