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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch24 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 INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 23-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 1,392,405 0.041 10,908,417 0.325 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,287,000 0.157 4,986,000 0.148 Total 6,679,405 0.199 15,894,417 0.473 (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/sell Total (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 2,199 33.89Purchase 25,000 33.89Purchase 25,000 33.89Purchase 25,000 33.89Purchase 65 33.51Purchase 989 33.51Purchase 150 33.51Purchase 500 33.51Purchase 150 33.51Purchase 720 33.51Purchase 150 33.51Purchase 150 33.51Purchase 138 33.51Purchase 127 33.52Purchase 14 33.52Purchase 10 33.52Purchase 9,848 33.52Purchase 1 33.51Purchase 2,000 33.50Purchase 5,000 33.50Purchase 2,611 33.56Purchase 351 33.56Purchase 1 33.56Purchase 1 33.56Purchase 5,649 33.56Purchase 13 33.56Purchase 6 33.56Purchase 1,367 33.56Purchase 1 33.54Purchase 3,000 0.39Sale -12,922 33.89Sale -8,000 33.89Sale -50 33.89Sale -500 33.89Sale -200 33.89Sale -1,000 33.89Sale -1,000 33.89Sale -300 33.89Sale -500 33.89Sale -23,599 33.89Sale -259 33.96Sale -660 33.96Sale -6 33.96Sale -600 33.96Sale -291 33.96Sale -561 33.96Sale -500 33.97Sale -123 33.97Sale -516 33.92Sale -290 33.92Sale -30 33.92Sale -500 33.92Sale -200 33.92Sale -12,094 33.92Sale -100 33.92Sale -300 33.92Sale -470 33.92Sale -200 33.92Sale -300 33.92Sale -1,101 33.74Sale -890 33.74Sale -737 33.74Sale -60 33.74Sale -1,000 33.74Sale -40 33.74Sale -1,499 33.74Sale -110 33.74Sale -105 33.74Sale -150 33.74Sale -1,000 33.74Sale -37 33.74Sale -800 33.74Sale -86 33.74Sale -1,450 33.74Sale -200 33.74Sale -30 33.74Sale -58 33.74Sale -310 33.74Sale -322 33.74Sale -15 33.74Sale -2,051 33.40Sale -51 33.40Sale -1,100 33.40Sale -5,000 33.40Sale -500 33.40Sale -1,490 33.40Sale -5,000 33.40Sale -2,500 33.40Sale -260 33.40Sale -148 33.40Sale -1,000 33.40Sale -900 33.40Sale -757 33.40Sale -250 33.40Sale -17,750 33.40Sale -600 33.40Sale -305 33.40Sale -338 33.40Sale -20,000 33.40Sale -20,000 33.40Sale -38,050 33.40Sale -100 33.40Sale -400 33.40Sale -364 33.40Sale -125 33.40Sale -961 33.40Sale -2,601 33.40Sale -300 33.40Sale -220 33.40Sale -5,000 33.40Sale -63 33.40Sale -605 33.40Sale -142 33.40Sale -400 33.40Sale -144 33.40Sale -200 33.40Sale -300 33.40Sale -284 33.40Sale -100 33.40Sale -100 33.40Sale -2,000 33.40Sale -160 33.40Sale -250 33.40Sale -114 33.40Sale -150 33.40Sale -500 33.40Sale -500 33.40Sale -150 33.40Sale -100 33.40Sale -100 33.40Sale -20 33.40Sale -280 33.40Sale -160 33.40Sale -320 33.40Sale -30 33.40Sale -120 33.40Sale -300 33.40Sale -1,000 33.40Sale -3,000 33.40Sale -320 33.40Sale -70 33.40Sale -100 33.40Sale -1,200 33.40Sale -175 33.40Sale -400 33.40Sale -400 33.40Sale -400 33.40Sale -200 33.40Sale -500 33.40Sale -250 33.40Sale -150 33.40Sale -70 33.40Sale -300 33.40Sale -60 33.40Sale -250 33.40Sale -3,000 33.40Sale -5,000 33.40Sale -954 33.40Sale -6,488 33.40Total Buys:110211 Total Sells:236071 (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 Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 24-Jan-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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group