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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)05 February 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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 4-Feb-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 449163 0.013 1062713 0.032(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 449163 0.013 1062713 0.032 (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 529 39.42Purchase 1000 39.5Purchase 138 39.6Purchase 1936 39.77Purchase 9 39.77Purchase 555 39.76Purchase 138 39.72Purchase 2500 39.58Purchase 384 39.67Purchase 355 39.82Purchase 2500 39.89Purchase 4460 39.86Purchase 1726 39.78Purchase 111 39.78Purchase 83 39.78Purchase 39 39.78Purchase 41 39.77Purchase 1919 39.68Purchase 40 39.68Purchase 41 39.68Purchase 29 39.68Purchase 40 39.68Purchase 1386 39.78Purchase 86 39.78Purchase 85 39.78Purchase 107 39.78Purchase 474 39.78Purchase 198 39.78Purchase 164 39.78Purchase 2106 39.8Purchase 1750 39.8Purchase 644 39.79Purchase 169 39.79Purchase 331 39.78Purchase 1000 39.6Purchase 767 39.77Purchase 2500 39.75Purchase 2438 40.03Purchase 40 40.03Purchase 22 40.03Purchase 95 40.01Purchase 2500 40.24Purchase 4701 40.16Purchase 1 40.16Purchase 3146 40.14Purchase 928 40.14Purchase 104 40.14Purchase 928 40.14Purchase 23 40.14Purchase 141 40.02Purchase 1000 40.02Purchase 700 40.02Purchase 883 40.02Purchase 800 40.02Purchase 300 40.02Purchase 450 40.02Purchase 569 40.01Purchase 300 40.01Purchase 1400 40.01Purchase 400 40.01Purchase 62 40.01Purchase 893 40.01Purchase 500 40.01Purchase 150 40.01Purchase 153 40.01Purchase 800 40.01Purchase 600 40.01Purchase 47 40.01Purchase 400 40.01Purchase 990 40.03Purchase 510 40.03Purchase 1000 40.03Purchase 2048 40.04Purchase 150 40.04Purchase 39 40.04Purchase 263 40.04Purchase 150 40.01Purchase 1010 40.01Purchase 94 40.01Purchase 371 40.01Purchase 400 40.01Purchase 900 40.01Purchase 829 40Purchase 689 40Purchase 1000 40Purchase 1601 40.02Purchase 3000 39.9Purchase 900 40.02Purchase 700 40.02Purchase 1000 40.02Purchase 60 39.98Purchase 2940 39.96Purchase 197 39.99Purchase 600 39.99Purchase 300 39.99Purchase 300 39.99Purchase 953 39.99Purchase 100 39.99Purchase 400 39.99Purchase 150 39.99Purchase 2914 40.01Purchase 86 40Purchase 2209 39.83Purchase 791 39.83Purchase 1625 39.85Purchase 1375 39.85Purchase 3000 40Purchase 100 40Purchase 2500 40.2Purchase 10000 40.3Purchase 10000 40.3Purchase 10000 40.3Purchase 4365 40.3Purchase 5635 40.3Purchase 4365 40.3Purchase 1500 40.3Purchase 4135 40.3Purchase 2500 40.3Purchase 183000 37.0782Sale -191 39.08Sale -212 39.11Sale -112 39.36Sale -419 39.46Sale -104 39.66Sale -384 39.67Sale -3000 39.32Sale -5000 39.18Sale -433 39.07Sale -1567 39.08Sale -1859 39.08Sale -20000 39Sale -13 39.08Sale -15 39.08Sale -113 39.08Sale -921 39.03Sale -628 39.03Sale -2487 39.02Sale -513 39.02Sale -559 39.03Sale -6405 39.03Sale -3000 39.03Sale -69 39.03Sale -453 39.03Sale -489 39.03Sale -15 39.08Sale -500 39.1Sale -4460 39.09Sale -500 39.09Sale -597 39.09Sale -150 39.11Sale -500 39.11Sale -22 39.11Sale -63 39.11Sale -4250 39.08Sale -992 39.07Sale -512 39.07Sale -3198 39.07Sale -4274 39.06Sale -556 39Sale -100 39Sale -1000 39Sale -718 39Sale -205 39Sale -260 39Sale -1012 39Sale -250 39Sale -173 39Sale -452 39.08Sale -6412 39.1Sale -4274 39.11Sale -4274 39.13Sale -4274 39.15Sale -4274 39.15Sale -3774 39.15Sale -500 39.16Sale -6751 39.22Sale -88 39.22Sale -441 39.36Sale -3625 39.28Sale -300 39.28Sale -500 39.28Sale -2500 39.27Sale -107 39.28Sale -75 39.28Sale -22 39.28Sale -500 39.28Sale -3094 39.36Sale -2621 39.36Sale -5000 39.36Sale -600 39.36Sale -100 39.36Sale -2390 39.43Sale -300 39.43Sale -1736 39.43Sale -26 39.43Sale -50 39.43Sale -200 39.43Sale -4702 39.47Sale -1245 39.46Sale -1532 39.46Sale -41 39.46Sale -67 39.46Sale -71 39.46Sale -415 39.48Sale -4274 39.46Sale -100 39.5Sale -384 39.5Sale -4274 39.48Sale -2335 39.66Sale -2000 39.66Sale -226 39.66Sale -226 39.66Sale -282 39.66Sale -341 39.88Sale -495 39.86Sale -1 39.88Sale -1055 40.09Sale -3689 40.09Sale -182000 37.0782TOTAL BUYS:329558 TOTAL SELLS:342268 (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 5-Feb-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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