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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)20 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 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 19-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 1,333,038 0.397 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,333,038 0.397 (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 1500 40.13Purchase 5000 40.2Purchase 2338 40.19Purchase 7662 40.19Purchase 1 40.19Purchase 600 40.19Purchase 14157 40.19Purchase 242 40.19Purchase 160 40.19Purchase 1340 40.19Purchase 70 40.5Purchase 130 40.5Purchase 500 40.1Purchase 150 40.2Purchase 500 40.32Purchase 222 40.36Purchase 341 40.52Purchase 300 40.52Purchase 194 40.52Purchase 3549 40.8Purchase 1500 40.8Purchase 2500 40.8Purchase 250 40.8Purchase 600 40.8Purchase 510 40.8Purchase 127 40.8Purchase 389 40.8Purchase 575 40.8Sale -1000 40.2Sale -344 40.25Sale -3323 40.25Sale -250 40.25Sale -240 40.25Sale -108 40.25Sale -893 40.21Sale -244 40.21Sale -250 40.21Sale -2 40.21Sale -2346 40.19Sale -782 40.19Sale -174 40.19Sale -1403 40.19Sale -185 40.21Sale -703 40.21Sale -2000 40.21Sale -12 40.26Sale -1000 40.8 TOTAL BUYS:45407TOTAL SELLS:15259 (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 :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONS Agreements, 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 20-Dec-2007 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