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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)28 March 2008 i? 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 27-03-2008 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 276,061 0.008 8,376,283 0.249(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 276,061 0.008 8,376,283 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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 375 35.53Purchase 1,000 35.53Purchase 500 35.53Purchase 604 35.53Purchase 112 35.53Purchase 4,218 35.53Purchase 4,500 35.46Purchase 2,000 35.49Purchase 700 35.54Purchase 2,244 35.46Purchase 6,000 35.46Purchase 699 35.46Purchase 3 35.46Purchase 225 35.46Purchase 1,829 35.46Purchase 1,000 35.50Purchase 2,960 35.63Purchase 500 35.63Purchase 1,540 35.63Purchase 3,460 35.63Purchase 41 35.63Purchase 1,499 35.63Purchase -1,624 35.64Purchase 1,624 35.64Purchase -1,516 35.64Purchase 1,516 35.64Purchase 500 35.64Purchase 500 35.64Purchase 7,484 35.64Purchase 1,898 35.64Purchase 102 35.64Purchase 876 35.63Purchase 4,000 35.63Purchase 26 35.63Purchase 1,000 35.63Purchase 974 35.63Purchase 3,279 35.93Purchase 240 35.93Purchase 358 35.93Purchase 375 35.93Purchase 532 35.60Purchase 1,516 35.64Purchase 1,624 35.64Sale -30,500 35.47Sale -26 35.37Sale -1,200 35.37Sale -29 35.37Sale -145 35.37Sale -30,500 35.64TOTAL BUYS:61293 TOTAL SELLS:62400 (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 :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONSAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 28-March-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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