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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)16 April 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 Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 15-04-2008 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 145,168 0.0043 8,371,779 0.249(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 145,168 0.0043 8,371,779 0.249 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 250 42.00Purchase 1,000 42.00Purchase 2,857 42.25Purchase 280 42.25Purchase 580 42.25Purchase 1,808 42.25Purchase 484 42.24Purchase 100 42.24Purchase 177 42.24Purchase 750 42.24Purchase 270 42.24Purchase 500 42.24Purchase 1,950 42.24Purchase 7,118 42.22Purchase 530 42.22Purchase 2,000 42.22Purchase 100 42.22Purchase 107 42.22Purchase 100 42.22Purchase 4,250 42.20Purchase 2,647 42.20Purchase 200 42.20Purchase 19 42.20Purchase 500 42.20Purchase 1,309 42.20Purchase 676 42.20Purchase 100 42.20Purchase 3,000 42.20Purchase 100 42.20Purchase 374 42.20Purchase 380 42.19Purchase 1 42.19Purchase 1,000 42.19Purchase 1,000 42.19Purchase 500 42.19Purchase 750 42.19Purchase 1,000 42.19Purchase 1,319 42.19Purchase 2,255 42.13Purchase 250 42.13Purchase 22 42.13Purchase 1,008 42.13Purchase 100 42.13Purchase 602 42.13Purchase 3,153 41.99Purchase 3 41.99Purchase 19 41.99Purchase 1,500 41.99Purchase 2,931 41.97Purchase 171 41.97Purchase 1,148 41.97Purchase 611 41.98Purchase 18 41.98Purchase 169 41.98Purchase 5 41.98Purchase 3,424 41.94Purchase 23 41.94Purchase 37 41.88Purchase 30 41.88Purchase 275 41.88Purchase 418 41.88Purchase 7,650 41.81Purchase 4,150 41.68Purchase 100 41.68Purchase 5,525 41.66Purchase 4,250 41.67Purchase 3,915 41.88Purchase 1,520 42.22Purchase 13 42.13Purchase 19 42.24Sale -47 42.14Sale -30 42.14Sale -588 41.92Sale -186 41.96Sale -10,771 42.00Sale -39 42.16Sale -31 42.13Sale -40 42.16Sale -35 42.12Sale -35 42.01Sale -31 42.13Sale -28 42.14Sale -31 42.15Sale -27 42.12Sale -30 42.17Sale -31 42.14Sale -42 42.09Sale -28 42.09Sale -27 42.13Sale -26 42.12Sale -24 42.09Sale -24 42.13Sale -19 42.16Sale -19 42.19Sale -20 42.24Sale -22 42.23Sale -17 42.17Sale -18 42.19Sale -17 42.17Sale -14 42.11Sale -12 42.07Sale -12 42.10Sale -11 42.12Sale -15 42.04Sale -12 42.17Sale -13 42.12Sale -9 42.15Sale -11 42.09Sale -10 41.99Sale -10 41.99Sale -12 41.93Sale -10 41.88Sale -1,802 41.92Sale -29 41.92Sale -81 41.92Sale -17 41.95Sale -11 41.95Sale -10 41.87Sale -10 41.86Sale -11 41.84Sale -11 41.85Sale -13 41.88Sale -12 41.88Sale -14 41.90Sale -11 41.88Sale -12 41.84Sale -15 41.84Sale -13 41.91Sale -297 41.96Sale -270 41.96Sale -4,200 41.96Sale -47 41.97Sale -1,938 41.98Sale -29 41.98Sale -584 41.99Sale -251 41.99Sale -13,509 41.59Sale -2 41.91Sale -11 42.01Sale -13 42.13Sale -19 42.24Sale -32 42.11Sale -32 42.05Sale -32 42.16TOTAL BUYS:85400 TOTAL SELLS:35772 (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 INFORMATION :Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 16-04-2008 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 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