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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)23 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 22-04-2008 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 80940 0.0024 8,195,428 0.244(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 80940 0.0024 8,195,428 0.244 (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) (AUD)Purchase 200 43.52Purchase 2,000 43.70Purchase 10 43.77Purchase 16 43.77Purchase 347 43.78Purchase 253 43.78Purchase 15 43.77Purchase 30 43.61Purchase 29 43.70Purchase 29 43.70Sale -133 43.90Sale -867 43.90Sale -129 43.52Sale -600 43.70Sale -8 43.60Sale -5,000 43.60Sale -100 43.60Sale -950 43.60Sale -471 43.61Sale -1,028 43.61Sale -2,750 43.61Sale -4,946 43.62Sale -100 43.62Sale -52 43.62Sale -775 43.69Sale -1,843 43.63Sale -16 43.63Sale -110 43.63Sale -2,280 43.63Sale -1,000 43.80Sale -525 43.86Sale -300 43.86Sale -597 43.86Sale -1 43.86Sale -577 43.86Sale -1,000 43.80Sale -1,000 43.94Sale -2,000 44.00Sale -1,602 44.00Sale -24 44.00Sale -874 44.00Sale -1,665 43.60TOTAL BUYS:2929 TOTAL SELLS:33323 (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 : Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 23-04-2008 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