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EPT Disclosure

25th Sep 2008 12:00

RNS Number : 3068E

Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)

25 September 2008

4FORM 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 disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	24-09-2008

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			9146008	0.272
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total			9146008	0.272

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares	Long	Short
(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase	334,967	37.90
Purchase	2,497	37.87
Purchase	611	37.87
Purchase	6,688	37.87
Purchase	149	37.87
Purchase	20,000	37.87
Purchase	9,000	37.87
Purchase	7,373	37.87
Purchase	397	37.66
Purchase	34	37.69
Purchase	522	37.69
Purchase	33	37.70
Purchase	8	37.72
Purchase	476	37.72
Purchase	4,125	37.73
Purchase	482	37.73
Purchase	3	37.73
Purchase	5,702	37.73
Purchase	4,125	37.73
Purchase	1,877	37.73
Purchase	267	37.73
Purchase	847	37.73
Purchase	21	37.73
Purchase	1,438	37.73
Purchase	500	37.73
Purchase	172	37.71
Purchase	281	37.71
Purchase	188	37.71
Purchase	524	37.71
Purchase	23	37.71
Purchase	3,762	37.71
Purchase	230	37.69
Purchase	1,720	37.69
Purchase	2,175	37.69
Purchase	1,082	37.69
Purchase	23	37.69
Purchase	3,020	37.69
Purchase	682	37.70
Purchase	4,680	37.70
Purchase	558	37.70
Purchase	267	37.70
Purchase	150	37.70
Purchase	375	37.70
Purchase	2,775	37.70
Purchase	581	37.69
Purchase	1,958	37.70
Purchase	1,286	37.70
Purchase	1,029	37.70
Purchase	264	37.70
Purchase	261	37.69
Purchase	3,864	37.69
Purchase	5,775	37.70
Purchase	1,306	37.70
Purchase	286	37.70
Purchase	268	37.70
Purchase	1,494	37.70
Purchase	771	37.70
Purchase	476	37.74
Purchase	15,000	37.77
Purchase	441	37.76
Purchase	3,062	37.85
Purchase	1,888	37.85
Purchase	305	37.85
Purchase	62	37.85
Purchase	243	37.85
Purchase	1,832	37.86
Purchase	5	37.86
Purchase	630	37.86
Purchase	783	37.86
Purchase	875	37.86
Purchase	4,125	37.86
Purchase	2	37.85
Purchase	300	37.85
Purchase	1	37.85
Purchase	434	37.85
Purchase	5,000	37.85
Purchase	48	37.85
Purchase	97	37.85
Purchase	498	37.85
Purchase	172	37.88
Purchase	219	37.88
Purchase	27	37.88
Purchase	3	37.88
Purchase	348	37.90
Purchase	605	37.88
Purchase	1,248	37.88
Purchase	2,212	37.88
Purchase	60	37.87
Purchase	4,950	37.86
Purchase	420	37.88
Purchase	834	37.88
Purchase	779	37.88
Purchase	2,092	37.88
Purchase	4,125	37.87
Purchase	412	37.89
Purchase	3,260	37.86
Purchase	696	37.86
Purchase	169	37.86
Purchase	360	37.86
Purchase	108	37.85
Purchase	383	37.81
Purchase	377	37.76
Purchase	41	37.74
Purchase	100	37.74
Purchase	139	37.76
Purchase	170	37.76
Purchase	1,691	37.76
Purchase	304	37.86
Purchase	364	37.92
Purchase	289	37.94
Purchase	90	37.94
Purchase	233	37.94
Purchase	126	37.94
Purchase	328	37.92
Purchase	303	37.90
Purchase	309	37.86
Purchase	266	37.83
Purchase	136	37.89
Purchase	226	37.89
Purchase	20	37.89
Purchase	252	37.91
Purchase	309	37.88
Purchase	30	37.91
Purchase	343	37.87
Purchase	104	37.85
Purchase	342	37.85
Purchase	276	37.81
Purchase	30	37.85
Purchase	291	37.74
Purchase	30	37.71
Purchase	306	37.74
Purchase	298	37.74
Purchase	24	37.73
Purchase	251	37.73
Purchase	300	37.64
Purchase	321	37.65
Purchase	239	37.62
Purchase	262	37.60
Purchase	263	37.52
Purchase	397	37.49
Purchase	72	37.48
Purchase	298	37.48
Purchase	288	37.48
Purchase	194	37.48
Purchase	176	37.45
Purchase	156	37.51
Purchase	144	37.53
Purchase	163	37.63
Purchase	159	37.62
Purchase	207	37.48
Purchase	114	37.48
Purchase	93	37.41
Purchase	80	37.41
Purchase	129	37.40
Purchase	136	37.44
Purchase	1,901	37.45
Purchase	47	37.45
Purchase	700	37.45
Purchase	35	37.45
Purchase	1,908	37.45
Purchase	138	37.45
Purchase	271	37.45
Purchase	140	37.47
Purchase	132	37.46
Purchase	40	37.47
Purchase	14	37.47
Purchase	190	37.48
Purchase	49	37.51
Purchase	167	37.51
Purchase	119	37.51
Purchase	109	37.44
Purchase	132	37.49
Purchase	210	37.52
Purchase	64	37.50
Purchase	128	37.50
Purchase	169	37.57
Purchase	144	37.43
Purchase	137	37.41
Purchase	72	37.44
Purchase	162	37.35
Purchase	182	37.38
Purchase	182	37.37
Purchase	193	37.40
Purchase	189	37.37
Purchase	177	37.38
Purchase	57	37.40
Purchase	137	37.40
Purchase	244	37.42
Purchase	218	37.38
Purchase	257	37.34
Purchase	238	37.33
Purchase	226	37.36
Purchase	229	37.37
Purchase	79	37.38
Purchase	262	37.35
Purchase	286	37.40
Purchase	200	37.72
Purchase	230	37.84
Sale	-848	37.69
Sale	-824	37.69
Sale	-309	37.69
Sale	-958	37.69
Sale	-424	37.41
Sale	-4,052	37.69
Sale	-3,660	37.67
Sale	-1,340	37.67
Sale	-397	37.69
Sale	-419	37.69
Sale	-12	37.69
Sale	-1,137	37.69
Sale	-75	37.69
Sale	-21	37.69
Sale	-899	37.69
Sale	-4,101	37.69
Sale	-9,923	37.90
Sale	-45	37.90
Sale	-23	37.90
Sale	-64	37.90
Sale	-45	37.90
Sale	-900	37.90
Sale	-7,900	37.92
Sale	-2,720	37.94
Sale	-10,000	37.94
Sale	-2,280	37.94
Sale	-2,786	37.95
Sale	-6	37.95
Sale	-47	37.95
Sale	-1,014	37.95
Sale	-1,147	37.95
Sale	-30	37.86
Sale	-15	37.88
Sale	-10	37.77
Sale	-10	37.69
Sale	-10	37.67
Sale	-10	37.62
Sale	-10	37.52
Sale	-15	37.59
Sale	-30	37.44
Sale	-1,323	37.40
Sale	-1,712	37.40
Sale	-510	37.40
Sale	-250	37.40
Sale	-5,000	37.40
Sale	-2,500	37.40
Sale	-130	37.40
Sale	-447	37.41
Sale	-5	37.41
Sale	-41	37.41
Sale	-14	37.41
Sale	-2,000	37.41
Sale	-644	37.41
Sale	-4,946	37.69
Sale	-1	37.69
Sale	-1	37.69

TOTAL BUYS: 526914

TOTAL SELLS: 78040

(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)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (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

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No

Date of disclosure	25-09-2008
Contact name	Carolyn Collins/Simon Crawley
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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

EMMILFEIARIEFIT

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