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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)28 December 2007 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 27-Dec-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 1,757,086 0.052(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,757,086 0.052 (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 922 41.10Purchase 57 41.10Purchase 1,021 41.10Purchase 226 41.14Purchase 1,739 41.14Purchase 35 41.14Purchase 2 41.15Purchase 1,638 41.15Purchase 360 41.15Purchase 1,000 41.15Purchase 1,500 41.15Purchase 5,000 41.15Purchase 1,000 41.13Sale -25 41.13Sale -4 41.13Sale -9 41.13Sale -4,282 41.12Sale -111 41.13Sale -16 41.13Sale -5 41.13Sale -193 41.13Sale -1,289 41.13Sale -39 41.13Sale -2,780 41.13Sale -20 41.13Sale -5,094 41.16Sale -42 41.17Sale -25 41.17Sale -9 41.17Sale -2 41.17Sale -190 41.17Sale -364 41.17Sale -268 41.17Sale -1,248 41.16Sale -874 41.16Sale -200 41.16Sale -1,000 41.16Sale -512 41.15Sale -744 41.15Sale -10 41.15Sale -3,000 41.15Sale -16 41.15Sale -6 41.16Sale -190 41.16Sale -1,266 41.16Sale -38 41.16Sale -744 41.16Sale -930 41.17Sale -430 41.17Sale -19 41.17Sale -267 41.17Sale -2,636 41.17Sale -568 41.10Sale -24 41.10Sale -408 41.10Sale -1,000 41.24Sale -850 41.21Sale -382 41.25Sale -637 41.25Sale -318 41.25Sale -1,075 41.13TOTAL BUYS:14500 TOTAL SELLS:34159 (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 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 28-Dec-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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