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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch13 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 Sydney branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 12-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 9,793,051 0.292(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,552,000 0.076 1,790,000 0.053 Total 9,031,051 0.269 (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 16097 43.2Purchase 14303 43.2Purchase 3513 43.03Purchase 100 43.03Purchase 5559 43.03Purchase 73 43.03Purchase 45 43.03Purchase 1985 43.04Purchase 1446 43.04Purchase 6400 43.04Purchase 933 43.04Purchase 2169 43.04Purchase 280 43.04Purchase 6787 43.04Sale -2904 43.28Sale -168 43.28Sale -246 43.28Sale -266 43.28Sale -153 43.28Sale -140 43.28Sale -15 43.28Sale -118 43.28Sale -250 43.28Sale -250 43.28Sale -5000 43.28Sale -490 43.28Sale -2115 43.45Sale -885 43.45TOTAL BUYS:59690 TOTAL SELLS:13000 (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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull 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) YES Date of disclosure 13-Dec-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry Date PUT OPTION PURCHASED 150000 43 AMERICAN 20/12/2007 PUT OPTION WRITTEN 150000 43 AMERICAN 24/01/2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group