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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)17 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 14-03-2008 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 231,448 0.007 2,165,846 0.065(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 231,448 0.007 2,165,846 0.065 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 117 37.71Purchase 1,135 37.95Purchase 14 37.95Purchase 867 37.95Purchase 7,900 37.95Purchase 84 37.95Purchase 5,559 37.95Purchase 1,000 37.95Purchase 3,441 37.95Purchase 1,479 37.95Purchase 1,587 37.95Purchase 5,000 37.95Purchase 100 37.95Purchase 834 37.95Purchase 500 37.56Purchase 1,100 37.23Purchase 9,655 37.13Purchase 138 37.13Purchase 207 37.13Purchase 5,035 37.13Purchase 965 37.13Purchase 2,586 37.13Purchase 4,994 37.15Purchase 6 37.15Purchase 2,964 37.15Purchase 3,436 37.15Purchase 254 37.15Purchase 1,346 37.15Purchase 299 37.13Purchase 68 37.13Purchase 32 37.13Purchase 4,576 37.13Purchase 1,000 37.11Purchase 894 37.11Purchase 7,545 37.11Purchase 5,000 37.11Purchase 5,000 37.11Purchase 310 37.06Purchase 71 37.00Purchase 3,300 37.00Purchase 2,970 37.00Purchase 51 37.00Purchase 2,608 37.00Purchase 18,873 37.00Purchase 1,000 37.00Purchase -127 37.00Purchase 127 37.00Purchase 460 37.00Purchase 20,000 37.00Purchase 59 37.00Purchase 2,481 37.00Purchase 18,000 37.00Purchase 4,000 37.00Purchase 127 37.00Purchase 1,200 35.50Sale -2,000 37.70Sale -320 37.99Sale -180 37.99Sale -7,900 37.95Sale -29,000 37.95Sale -3,500 37.83Sale -222 37.80Sale -5 37.80Sale -4 37.80Sale -115 37.80Sale -14 37.80Sale -740 37.80Sale -2,500 37.83Sale -2,000 37.85Sale -1,500 37.56Sale -772 37.61Sale -328 37.61Sale -500 37.59Sale -1,132 37.55Sale -200 37.55Sale -1,000 37.55Sale -600 37.55Sale -68 37.55Sale -5,643 37.54Sale -200 37.54Sale -200 37.54Sale -1,500 37.54Sale -200 37.54Sale -200 37.54Sale -63 37.54Sale -671 37.54Sale -1,000 37.55Sale -200 37.55Sale -123 37.55Sale -29,000 37.15Sale -27,000 37.13Sale -43,000 37.00TOTAL BUYS:162227 TOTAL SELLS:163600 (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 varying Product 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) Exercising Product 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 OPTIONS Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 17-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 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