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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)07 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 4-04-2008 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 206,054 0.006 7,508,126 0.223(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 206,054 0.006 7,508,126 0.223 (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 500 38.55Purchase 14 38.65Purchase 986 38.65Purchase 3,978 38.61Purchase 168 38.61Purchase 106 38.57Purchase 1,000 38.80Purchase 4,860 38.80Purchase 140 38.79Purchase 252 38.74Purchase 2,000 38.74Purchase 1,500 38.74Purchase 500 38.74Purchase 5,688 38.61Purchase 70 38.61Purchase 195 38.61Purchase 1,117 38.60Purchase 500 38.60Purchase 500 38.60Purchase 135 38.60Purchase 2,000 38.60Purchase 3,192 38.59Purchase 1,060 38.59Purchase 3,966 38.56Purchase 83 38.56Purchase 203 38.56Purchase 2,623 38.55Purchase 100 38.55Purchase 1,027 38.55Purchase 502 38.55Sale -697 38.62Sale -2,000 38.63Sale -1,288 38.62Sale -15 38.62Sale -7 38.61Sale -793 38.61Sale -1 38.61Sale -1 38.61Sale -350 38.61Sale -848 38.61Sale -986 38.59Sale -500 38.60Sale -340 38.60Sale -1,110 38.60Sale -1,110 38.62Sale -954 38.62Sale -1,000 38.46TOTAL BUYS:38965 TOTAL SELLS:12000 (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 derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 07-04-2008 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