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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd11 March 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 Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 10-Mar-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 850,411 0.038 10,418 0.0005(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 850,411 0.038 10,418 0.0005 (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 ( AU000000BHP4) Long Short (1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 0 ( 0 % ) 0 ( 0 % ) (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)Buy 5000 15.04 (GBP)Buy 4876 15.14 (GBP)Buy 4766 14.97 (GBP)Buy 4766 14.97 (GBP)Buy 4695 15.04 (GBP)Buy 4687 14.96 (GBP)Buy 4000 15.19 (GBP)Buy 3953 15.15 (GBP)Buy 3900 14.97 (GBP)Buy 3105 15.17 (GBP)Buy 2660 15.12 (GBP)Buy 2415 15.04 (GBP)Buy 2070 14.97 (GBP)Buy 1977 14.97 (GBP)Buy 1963 15.17 (GBP)Buy 1963 15.17 (GBP)Buy 1848 15.12 (GBP)Buy 1838 15.16 (GBP)Buy 1759 15.16 (GBP)Buy 1725 15.05 (GBP)Buy 1725 14.93 (GBP)Buy 1697 15.12 (GBP)Buy 1655 15.36 (GBP)Buy 1498 15.05 (GBP)Buy 1469 15.16 (GBP)Buy 1410 15.18 (GBP)Buy 1307 15.05 (GBP)Buy 1207 15.17 (GBP)Buy 1178 14.96 (GBP)Buy 1119 14.96 (GBP)Buy 1100 15.18 (GBP)Buy 1072 15.17 (GBP)Buy 1039 14.97 (GBP)Buy 960 15.18 (GBP)Buy 880 14.93 (GBP)Buy 800 15.05 (GBP)Buy 800 15.36 (GBP)Buy 800 15.36 (GBP)Buy 800 15.16 (GBP)Buy 799 14.97 (GBP)Buy 786 15.12 (GBP)Buy 690 14.96 (GBP)Buy 690 15.17 (GBP)Buy 661 15.09 (GBP)Buy 661 15.09 (GBP)Buy 608 15.17 (GBP)Buy 600 15.16 (GBP)Buy 564 15.19 (GBP)Buy 518 14.97 (GBP)Buy 516 14.96 (GBP)Buy 500 14.93 (GBP)Buy 387 14.97 (GBP)Buy 380 15.105 (GBP)Buy 378 15.135 (GBP)Buy 371 15.07 (GBP)Buy 346 15.27 (GBP)Buy 345 15.12 (GBP)Buy 345 15.11 (GBP)Buy 335 14.91 (GBP)Buy 334 14.95 (GBP)Buy 334 14.92 (GBP)Buy 333 15.26 (GBP)Buy 327 15.24 (GBP)Buy 287 15.27 (GBP)Buy 263 15.17 (GBP)Buy 262 15.19 (GBP)Buy 228 15.3 (GBP)Buy 227 15.25 (GBP)Buy 225 15.25 (GBP)Buy 224 15.25 (GBP)Buy 220 15.18 (GBP)Buy 220 15.18 (GBP)Buy 211 15.08 (GBP)Buy 211 15.08 (GBP)Buy 206 15.24 (GBP)Buy 205 15.23 (GBP)Buy 203 15.27 (GBP)Buy 202 15.27 (GBP)Buy 198 15.16 (GBP)Buy 198 15.11 (GBP)Buy 193 15.27 (GBP)Buy 192 15.27 (GBP)Buy 192 15.03 (GBP)Buy 192 15.28 (GBP)Buy 191 15.03 (GBP)Buy 191 15.28 (GBP)Buy 191 15.29 (GBP)Buy 190 15.25 (GBP)Buy 190 15.29 (GBP)Buy 189 15.04 (GBP)Buy 189 15.26 (GBP)Buy 189 15.28 (GBP)Buy 189 15.26 (GBP)Buy 189 15.25 (GBP)Buy 188 15.17 (GBP)Buy 188 15.07 (GBP)Buy 188 15.02 (GBP)Buy 187 15.28 (GBP)Buy 186 15.26 (GBP)Buy 186 15.27 (GBP)Buy 185 15.26 (GBP)Buy 185 15.27 (GBP)Buy 184 15.16 (GBP)Buy 183 15.17 (GBP)Buy 182 15.27 (GBP)Buy 182 15.27 (GBP)Buy 182 15.27 (GBP)Buy 181 15.27 (GBP)Buy 178 15.28 (GBP)Buy 178 15.28 (GBP)Buy 176 15.28 (GBP)Buy 174 15.18 (GBP)Buy 174 15.18 (GBP)Buy 172 15.06 (GBP)Buy 172 15.06 (GBP)Buy 162 15.27 (GBP)Buy 162 15.27 (GBP)Buy 152 15.07 (GBP)Buy 145 15.16 (GBP)Buy 145 15.27 (GBP)Buy 144 15.07 (GBP)Buy 137 15.17 (GBP)Buy 137 15.04 (GBP)Buy 136 15.28 (GBP)Buy 134 15.11 (GBP)Buy 134 15.15 (GBP)Buy 133 15.11 (GBP)Buy 133 15.17 (GBP)Buy 132 15.12 (GBP)Buy 132 15.12 (GBP)Buy 132 15.12 (GBP)Buy 132 15.12 (GBP)Buy 132 15.05 (GBP)Buy 131 15.19 (GBP)Buy 131 15.13 (GBP)Buy 121 15.26 (GBP)Buy 113 15.12 (GBP)Buy 106 15.07 (GBP)Buy 100 15.07 (GBP)Buy 100 15.29 (GBP)Buy 99 15.28 (GBP)Buy 98 15.12 (GBP)Buy 53 15.07 (GBP)Buy 53 15.12 (GBP)Buy 53 15.16 (GBP)Buy 51 15.29 (GBP)Buy 51 15.04 (GBP)Buy 50 15.17 (GBP)Buy 50 15.28 (GBP)Buy 49 15.16 (GBP)Buy 49 15.17 (GBP)Buy 47 15.12 (GBP)Buy 47 15.28 (GBP)Buy 45 15.07 (GBP)Buy 40 15.29 (GBP)Buy 33 15.07 (GBP)Buy 29 15.28 (GBP)Buy 4 14.97 (GBP)Buy 4 14.97 (GBP)Buy 1 15.26 (GBP)Sell 11143 15.15 (GBP)Sell 7082 14.96 (GBP)Sell 6800 15.22 (GBP)Sell 6458 14.97 (GBP)Sell 3570 14.96 (GBP)Sell 2700 15.22 (GBP)Sell 2609 15.22 (GBP)Sell 2593 15.35 (GBP)Sell 2569 15.07 (GBP)Sell 2500 15.2 (GBP)Sell 2500 15.2 (GBP)Sell 2213 15.27 (GBP)Sell 2175 15.18 (GBP)Sell 2160 15.23 (GBP)Sell 2070 15.08 (GBP)Sell 2070 15.27 (GBP)Sell 2000 15.21 (GBP)Sell 1878 15.07 (GBP)Sell 1632 15.19 (GBP)Sell 1621 15.09 (GBP)Sell 1587 15.22 (GBP)Sell 1563 15.07 (GBP)Sell 1561 15.22 (GBP)Sell 1429 15.25 (GBP)Sell 1380 15.08 (GBP)Sell 1380 15.08 (GBP)Sell 1380 15.09 (GBP)Sell 1003 14.97 (GBP)Sell 938 15.17 (GBP)Sell 880 15.22 (GBP)Sell 874 15.02 (GBP)Sell 827 15.17 (GBP)Sell 800 15.17 (GBP)Sell 787 15.17 (GBP)Sell 690 15.08 (GBP)Sell 690 15.27 (GBP)Sell 671 15.2 (GBP)Sell 665 15.02 (GBP)Sell 665 15.02 (GBP)Sell 638 15.19 (GBP)Sell 600 15.07 (GBP)Sell 600 15.23 (GBP)Sell 600 15.17 (GBP)Sell 594 15.07 (GBP)Sell 558 15.22 (GBP)Sell 533 15.24 (GBP)Sell 525 14.97 (GBP)Sell 504 15.24 (GBP)Sell 438 15.22 (GBP)Sell 400 15.18 (GBP)Sell 374 15.17 (GBP)Sell 345 15.17 (GBP)Sell 345 15.05 (GBP)Sell 345 15.05 (GBP)Sell 333 15.27 (GBP)Sell 327 15.28 (GBP)Sell 267 14.98 (GBP)Sell 267 14.97 (GBP)Sell 265 15.04 (GBP)Sell 248 15.25 (GBP)Sell 245 15.27 (GBP)Sell 215 15.22 (GBP)Sell 174 15.24 (GBP)Sell 169 15.26 (GBP)Sell 151 15.07 (GBP)Sell 148 15.18 (GBP)Sell 133 15.03 (GBP)Sell 133 15 (GBP)Sell 133 14.99 (GBP)Sell 133 14.98 (GBP)Sell 133 15.02 (GBP)Sell 130 15.28 (GBP)Sell 123 15.26 (GBP)Sell 118 14.97 (GBP)Sell 113 14.92 (GBP)Sell 106 15.285 (GBP)Sell 103 15.065 (GBP)Sell 101 15.085 (GBP)Sell 100 15.19 (GBP)Sell 87 15.24 (GBP)Sell 80 14.93 (GBP)Sell 79 15.025 (GBP)Sell 76 15.12 (GBP)Sell 74 15.19 (GBP)Sell 64 14.955 (GBP)Sell 57 15.08 (GBP)Sell 53 15.26 (GBP)Sell 37 15.18 (GBP)Sell 10 15.04 (GBP)Total buys:112780 Total sells:100497 (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) 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 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 11-Mar-2008 10:02:00 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