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EPT Disclosure

3rd Jul 2008 12:04

RNS Number : 2515Y

Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)

03 July 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 disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	2-July-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	758,240	0.023	8,985,860	0.268
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	758,240	0.023	8,985,860	0.268

(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	Long	Short
(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase	13,579		42.89
Purchase	1,064		42.71
Purchase	123		42.71
Purchase	2,000		42.71
Purchase	600		42.71
Purchase	705		42.71
Purchase	70		42.71
Purchase	796		42.71
Purchase	500		42.80
Purchase	24,861		42.83
Purchase	110		42.83
Purchase	8,916		42.83
Purchase	150		42.83
Purchase	6,160		42.83
Purchase	4,464		42.83
Purchase	869		42.83
Purchase	2,129		42.83
Purchase	1,000		42.83
Purchase	86		42.83
Purchase	200		42.83
Purchase	1,055		42.83
Purchase	14,236		42.94
Purchase	8,590		42.94
Purchase	13,663		42.94
Purchase	6,548		42.94
Purchase	500		42.94
Purchase	4,000		42.94
Purchase	86		42.94
Purchase	139		42.94
Purchase	1,200		42.94
Purchase	74		42.93
Purchase	964		42.93
Purchase	537		42.94
Purchase	113		42.94
Purchase	350		42.94
Purchase	24,000		43.00
Purchase	1,000		43.00
Purchase	24,000		43.00
Purchase	1,900		43.01
Purchase	507		43.01
Purchase	71		43.01
Purchase	22		43.01
Purchase	1,885		43.08
Purchase	115		43.08
Purchase	21		43.16
Purchase	2,479		43.16
Purchase	2,000		43.17
Purchase	145		43.10
Purchase	1,200		43.10
Purchase	175		43.10
Purchase	34		43.10
Purchase	66		43.10
Purchase	162		43.10
Purchase	137		43.10
Purchase	581		43.10
Purchase	978		43.11
Purchase	105		43.10
Purchase	115		43.10
Purchase	68		43.07
Purchase	768		43.07
Purchase	22		43.06
Purchase	1,000		43.07
Purchase	425		43.04
Purchase	521		43.04
Purchase	42,158		43.40
Purchase	400		43.40
Purchase	2,500		43.40
Purchase	212		43.39
Purchase	55		43.37
Purchase	400		43.36
Purchase	2,500		43.36
Purchase	53		43.36
Purchase	53		43.36
Purchase	94		43.36
Purchase	400		43.36
Purchase	47		43.36
Purchase	820		43.36
Purchase	67		43.36
Purchase	241		43.36
Purchase	28,113		43.30
Purchase	1,200		43.30
Purchase	5,000		43.30
Purchase	500		43.30
Purchase	1,000		43.30
Purchase	4,678		43.30
Purchase	400		43.30
Purchase	794		43.30
Purchase	17		43.30
Purchase	5,000		43.30
Purchase	55		43.29
Purchase	200		43.28
Purchase	100		43.28
Purchase	17		43.28
Purchase	600		43.27
Purchase	600		43.27
Purchase	400		43.27
Purchase	974		43.27
Purchase	100		43.27
Purchase	100		43.27
Purchase	100		43.27
Purchase	52		43.27
Purchase	79,896		43.50
Purchase	8,294		43.50
Purchase	100,000		43.55
Purchase	959		43.50
Purchase	250		43.50
Purchase	400		43.50
Purchase	1,688		43.50
Purchase	400		43.50
Purchase	922		43.50
Purchase	5,000		43.50
Purchase	1,000		43.50
Purchase	250		43.50
Purchase	300		43.50
Purchase	25		43.50
Purchase	400		43.49
Purchase	149		43.48
Purchase	13		43.48
Purchase	54		43.48
Purchase	815		43.49
Purchase	95		43.49
Purchase	450		43.49
Purchase	3,120		43.49
Purchase	1,337		43.50
Purchase	7,500		43.50
Purchase	150		43.50
Purchase	6,013		43.50
Purchase	237		43.49
Purchase	53		43.49
Purchase	52		43.49
Purchase	178		43.49
Sale	-149		42.80
Sale	-139		42.94
Sale	-122		43.01
Sale	-99		43.20
Sale	-126		43.15
Sale	-41		43.24
Sale	-47		43.36
Sale	-79,896		43.50
Sale	-380		43.51
Sale	-29		43.56
Sale	-545		43.56
Sale	-112		43.56
Sale	-1,109		42.89
Sale	-202		42.91
Sale	-190		42.92
Sale	-161		42.92
Sale	-192		42.91
Sale	-138		42.85
Sale	-175		42.85
Sale	-148		42.87
Sale	-167		42.85
Sale	-159		42.79
Sale	-142		42.75
Sale	-139		42.72
Sale	-208		42.81
Sale	-142		42.81
Sale	-130		42.83
Sale	-128		42.85
Sale	-148		42.79
Sale	-98		42.83
Sale	-127		42.87
Sale	-100		42.82
Sale	-594		42.95
Sale	-1,164		42.95
Sale	-250		42.95
Sale	-139		42.92
Sale	-3,006		42.95
Sale	-42		42.96
Sale	-3		43.01
Sale	-283		43.00
Sale	-35		43.00
Sale	-3,682		43.00
Sale	-80		43.01
Sale	-2,807		43.00
Sale	-2,193		43.00
Sale	-5,000		43.00
Sale	-5,000		43.00
Sale	-5,000		43.00
Sale	-2,521		43.00
Sale	-5,000		43.00
Sale	-2,000		43.00
Sale	-5,000		43.00
Sale	-103		43.02
Sale	-2,431		43.02
Sale	-7,945		43.02
Sale	-96		43.03
Sale	-44		43.07
Sale	-84		43.07
Sale	-113		43.10
Sale	-130		43.00
Sale	-118		43.06
Sale	-92		43.13
Sale	-92		43.15
Sale	-144		43.14
Sale	-89		43.14
Sale	-68		43.20
Sale	-95		43.17
Sale	-77		43.18
Sale	-83		43.16
Sale	-73		43.16
Sale	-98		43.10
Sale	-59		43.10
Sale	-50		43.12
Sale	-55		43.10
Sale	-86		43.04
Sale	-52		43.04
Sale	-45		43.13
Sale	-54		43.12
Sale	-52		43.08
Sale	-48		43.10
Sale	-41		43.08
Sale	-41		43.09
Sale	-50		43.04
Sale	-49		43.05
Sale	-41		43.04
Sale	-53		43.02
Sale	-53		43.02
Sale	-43		43.01
Sale	-28		43.01
Sale	-90		43.01
Sale	-64		42.99
Sale	-98		43.00
Sale	-100		42.97
Sale	-62		42.97
Sale	-65		43.07
Sale	-69		43.07
Sale	-82		43.09
Sale	-77		43.13
Sale	-89		43.10
Sale	-86		43.11
Sale	-80		43.12
Sale	-84		43.05
Sale	-99		43.04
Sale	-105		43.00
Sale	-84		42.97
Sale	-100		43.05
Sale	-83		43.07
Sale	-78		43.08
Sale	-107		43.02
Sale	-109		43.12
Sale	-96		43.14
Sale	-62		43.25
Sale	-55		43.25
Sale	-111		43.22
Sale	-117		43.20
Sale	-114		43.09
Sale	-111		43.18
Sale	-102		43.18
Sale	-108		43.26
Sale	-107		43.25
Sale	-8		43.28
Sale	-99		43.28
Sale	-76		43.19
Sale	-31		43.19
Sale	-132		43.17
Sale	-112		43.22
Sale	-121		43.14
Sale	-136		43.28
Sale	-3,500		43.28
Sale	-111		43.27
Sale	-45		43.28
Sale	-135		43.38
Sale	-127		43.38
Sale	-74		43.39
Sale	-145		43.36
Sale	-147		43.31
Sale	-91		43.30
Sale	-2,309		43.30
Sale	-1,200		43.30
Sale	-143		43.29
Sale	-49		43.26
Sale	-1,794		43.30
Sale	-6,250		43.30
Sale	-20		43.30
Sale	-3,936		43.30
Sale	-166		43.34
Sale	-104		43.50
Sale	-152		43.54
Sale	-8,000		43.55
Sale	-5		43.48
Sale	-145		43.48
Sale	-70		43.45
Sale	-117		43.43
Sale	-4,179		43.41
Sale	-5,014		43.43
Sale	-192		43.42
Sale	-181		43.49
Sale	-2,500		43.50
Sale	-490		43.47
Sale	-44		43.47
Sale	-200		43.47
Sale	-1,309		43.48
Sale	-1,303		43.49
Sale	-112		43.50
Sale	-112		43.51
Sale	-50		43.51
Sale	-226		43.51
Sale	-1,086		43.54
Sale	-8,914		43.54
Sale	-183		43.54
Sale	-61		43.55
Sale	-132		43.51
Sale	-10,000		43.50
Sale	-230		43.50
Sale	-133		43.56
Sale	-25		43.56
Sale	-81		43.56
Sale	-75		43.56
Sale	-10,000		42.90

TOTAL BUY:504939

TOTAL SELL:221538

(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)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (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

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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No

Date of disclosure	3-07-2008
Contact name	Carolyn Collins/ Simon Crawley
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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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