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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd06 December 2007 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP BillitonClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 05-Dec-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2)(a) Purchases and salesTotal number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)869883 16.47(GBP) 15.8(GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)1156822 16.47 (GBP) 15.8 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)CFD LONG 37529 16.47 (GBP)CFD LONG 13777 16.47 (GBP)CFD LONG 2350 16.47 (GBP)CFD LONG 250000 16.47 (GBP)CFD LONG 250000 16.47 (GBP)CFD LONG 6873 16.47 (GBP)CFD SHORT 35000 16.47 (GBP)CFD SHORT 30 16.47 (GBP)CFD SHORT 10000 16.47 (GBP)CFD SHORT 50330 16.47 (GBP)CFD SHORT 100 16.47 (GBP)CFD SHORT 37836 16.47 (GBP)CFD SHORT 44485 16.47 (GBP)CFD SHORT 65469 16.47 (GBP) (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 06-Dec-2007Contact name Burford,Glenda BTelephone number 44 20 7888 3599Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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