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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch04 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 03-Jan-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 9,078,932 0.27(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,608,000 0.048 1,284,000 0.038Total 8,754,932 0.261 (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 8,143 40.10Purchase 391 40.00Purchase 231 40.00Purchase 5 40.00Purchase 1,021 40.00Purchase 671 40.00Purchase 414 40.00Purchase 398 40.06Purchase 2,056 39.98Purchase 2,741 39.98Purchase 2,712 39.98Purchase 300 39.98Purchase 5,074 40.02Sale -950 39.78Sale -3,041 40.10Sale -4,645 39.82Sale -185 39.78Sale -1,000 39.78Sale -210 39.82Sale -5,121 39.81Sale -226 39.81Sale -493 39.81Sale -493 39.81Sale -410 39.81Sale -206 39.80Sale -300 39.80Sale -38 39.80Sale -1,000 39.80Sale -200 39.80Sale -750 39.80Sale -500 39.80Sale -211 39.80Sale -300 39.81Sale -47 39.81Sale -85 39.81Sale -3,000 39.81Sale -100 39.81Sale -500 39.82TOTAL BUYS:24157 TOTAL SELLS:24011(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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 4-Jan-2008Contact 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 DateCALL OPTION Purchased 10000 41 American 26/06/2008CALL OPTION Purchased 10000 42 American 26/06/2008CALL OPTION Purchased 6000 41 American 26/06/2008CALL OPTION Purchased 10000 41 American 26/06/2008CALL OPTION Purchased 4000 41 American 26/06/2008PUT OPTION Purchased 6000 38 American 27/03/2008PUT OPTION Purchased 1000 39 American 27/03/2008PUT OPTION Purchased 8000 38 American 27/03/2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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