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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch17 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 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 14-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 9,860,684 0.294(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,677,000 0.08 1,790,000 0.053Total 8,973,684 0.267 (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 14294 42.05Purchase 839 42.05Purchase 65194 42.05Sale -1878 41.84Sale -235 41.84Sale -423 41.84Sale -31 41.84Sale -171 41.84Sale -124 41.84Sale -215 41.84Sale -988 41.84Sale -328 41.84Sale -172 41.84Sale -317 41.84Sale -118 41.84Sale -1434 41.83Sale -3459 41.83Sale -134 41.81Sale -310 41.81Sale -88 41.81Sale -79 41.81Sale -30 41.81Sale -1239 41.81Sale -25 41.81Sale -1000 41.81Sale -30 41.81Sale -2000 41.81Sale -1802 41.81Sale -460 41.81Sale -1200 41.83Sale -1000 41.83Sale -120 41.83Sale -500 41.83Sale -256 41.83Sale -29 41.83Sale -10 41.83Sale -1683 41.83Sale -110 41.83Sale -9 41.83Sale -190 41.83Sale -4716 41.84Sale -310 41.84Sale -134 41.84Sale -310 41.84Sale -8 41.84Sale -1371 41.84Sale -3151 41.84Sale -2808 42.39Sale -7192 42.39Sale -7041 42.45Sale -1695 42.46Sale -4000 42.46Sale -5 42.46Sale -510 42.46Sale -1662 42.44Sale -135 42.44Sale -117 42.44Sale -13 42.44Sale -39 42.44Sale -171 42.44Sale -325 42.44Sale -36 42.44Sale -28 42.44Sale -2778 42.44Sale -4696 42.44Sale -470 42.46Sale -400 42.46Sale -2920 42.46TOTAL BUYS:80327 TOTAL SELLS:69238 (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) NO Date of disclosure 17-Dec-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group