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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch18 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 17-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 1,406,489 0.042 10,667,270 0.318(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 340,000 0.010 619,000 0.018Total 1,746,489 0.052 11,286,270 0.336 (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 3,255 36.50Purchase 2,000 36.50Purchase 500 36.50Purchase 5,000 36.50Purchase 1,000 36.50Purchase 3,000 36.50Purchase 5,000 36.50Purchase 6,000 36.50Purchase 887 36.50Sale -375 36.76Sale -801 36.52Sale -530 36.52Sale -813 36.52Sale -1,000 36.52Sale -173 36.52Sale -410 36.52Sale -324 36.52Sale -560 36.59Sale -124 36.59Sale -2,328 36.59Sale -2,114 36.56Sale -9,886 36.56Sale -2,320 36.53Sale -1,100 36.53Sale -3,625 36.53Sale -1,312 36.52Sale -637 36.52Sale -1,600 36.52Sale -1,120 36.52Sale -7,736 36.52Sale -4,715 36.49Sale -1,000 36.49Sale -970 36.49Sale -360 36.49Sale -1,636 36.50Sale -405 36.50Sale -1,053 36.47Sale -8,947 36.47Sale -459 36.42Sale -693 36.42Sale -250 36.42Sale -190 36.42Sale -251 36.42Sale -1,100 36.42Sale -3,264 36.42Sale -1,227 36.48Sale -4,850 36.48Sale -90 36.48Sale -690 36.48Sale -191 36.48Sale -2,691 36.47Sale -59 36.47Sale -135 36.47Sale -105 36.47Sale -300 36.47Sale -960 36.47Sale -5,000 36.47Sale -960 36.48Sale -105 36.48Sale -74 36.48Sale -4,611 36.48Sale -2,680 36.46Sale -10,000 36.46Sale -5,000 36.46Sale -1,060 36.46Sale -200 36.46Sale -246 36.46Sale -814 36.46Sale -5,568 36.69Sale -342 36.69Sale -794 36.69Sale -1,599 36.69Sale -293 36.69Sale -1,404 36.69Sale -276 36.76Sale -1,000 36.76Sale -100 36.76Sale -10,000 36.50Sale -35,000 36.43Total Buys:26642 Total Sells:162605(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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 18-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group