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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd27 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 INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 24-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 2405357 0.108 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2405357 0.108 (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 ( AU000000BHP4 )Long Short (1) Relevant Securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 ( 0 % ) 0 ( 0 % ) (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) Buy 1667 15.63 (GBP)Buy 1592 15.6 (GBP)Buy 1585 15.64 (GBP)Buy 1567 15.64 (GBP)Buy 1562 15.7 (GBP)Buy 1535 15.61 (GBP)Buy 1500 15.59 (GBP)Buy 1497 15.57 (GBP)Buy 1353 15.57 (GBP)Buy 1251 15.57 (GBP)Buy 1095 15.56 (GBP)Buy 1000 15.56 (GBP)Buy 1000 15.61 (GBP)Buy 955 15.61 (GBP)Buy 920 15.61 (GBP)Buy 737 15.61 (GBP)Buy 702 15.57 (GBP)Buy 596 15.59 (GBP)Buy 571 15.56 (GBP)Buy 567 15.6 (GBP)Buy 534 15.56 (GBP)Buy 500 15.61 (GBP)Buy 400 15.61 (GBP)Buy 381 15.63 (GBP)Buy 374 15.6 (GBP)Buy 367 15.59 (GBP)Buy 363 15.6 (GBP)Buy 353 15.6 (GBP)Buy 343 15.59 (GBP)Buy 337 15.61 (GBP)Buy 332 15.59 (GBP)Buy 310 15.63 (GBP)Buy 284 15.56 (GBP)Buy 280 15.57 (GBP)Buy 265 15.62 (GBP)Buy 246 15.64 (GBP)Buy 218 15.58 (GBP)Buy 135 15.58 (GBP)Buy 130 15.57 (GBP)Buy 124 15.6 (GBP)Buy 106 15.61 (GBP)Buy 85 15.56 (GBP)Buy 36 15.61 (GBP)Buy 27 15.57 (GBP)Sell 1607 15.58 (GBP)Sell 1605 15.53 (GBP)Sell 1566 15.55 (GBP)Sell 1543 15.64 (GBP)Sell 1073 15.55 (GBP)Sell 1073 15.53 (GBP)Sell 1033 15.59 (GBP)Sell 1028 15.55 (GBP)Sell 988 15.6 (GBP)Sell 862 15.57 (GBP)Sell 788 15.65 (GBP)Sell 773 15.57 (GBP)Sell 761 15.55 (GBP)Sell 728 15.64 (GBP)Sell 691 15.63 (GBP)Sell 678 15.64 (GBP)Sell 676 15.65 (GBP)Sell 674 15.64 (GBP)Sell 673 15.53 (GBP)Sell 672 15.63 (GBP)Sell 585 15.68 (GBP)Sell 558 15.53 (GBP)Sell 556 15.57 (GBP)Sell 554 15.55 (GBP)Sell 509 15.59 (GBP)Sell 505 15.53 (GBP)Sell 498 15.62 (GBP)Sell 444 15.64 (GBP)Sell 400 15.62 (GBP)Sell 378 15.6 (GBP)Sell 301 15.6 (GBP)Sell 272 15.59 (GBP)Sell 265 15.62 (GBP)Sell 174 15.57 (GBP)Sell 173 15.6 (GBP)Sell 70 15.55 (GBP)Sell 48 15.59 (GBP)Sell 9 15.53 (GBP)Sell 5 15.64 (GBP) Total Buys:29782 Total Sells:25796 (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 Full 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 27-Dec-2007 10:49:08 Contact name Burford,Glenda B Telephone number 44 20 7888 3599 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