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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd12 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 INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP BillitonClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 11-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 2308989 0.103(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 2308989 0.103 (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 12196 16.51 (GBP)Buy 12080 16.7 (GBP)Buy 11000 16.72 (GBP)Buy 8926 16.79 (GBP)Buy 6000 16.53 (GBP)Buy 5000 16.53 (GBP)Buy 4932 16.58 (GBP)Buy 4131 16.72 (GBP)Buy 4027 16.555 (GBP)Buy 4011 16.82 (GBP)Buy 3648 16.82 (GBP)Buy 3000 16.71 (GBP)Buy 2976 16.56 (GBP)Buy 2878 16.56 (GBP)Buy 2640 16.71 (GBP)Buy 2571 16.56 (GBP)Buy 2571 16.56 (GBP)Buy 2250 16.66 (GBP)Buy 2069 16.53 (GBP)Buy 1661 16.8 (GBP)Buy 1500 16.94 (GBP)Buy 1500 16.53 (GBP)Buy 1500 16.53 (GBP)Buy 1483 16.82 (GBP)Buy 1477 16.93 (GBP)Buy 1330 16.58 (GBP)Buy 1321 16.8 (GBP)Buy 1200 16.56 (GBP)Buy 1200 16.85 (GBP)Buy 1198 16.7 (GBP)Buy 1196 16.72 (GBP)Buy 1086 16.53 (GBP)Buy 1056 16.87 (GBP)Buy 1005 16.87 (GBP)Buy 1000 16.58 (GBP)Buy 1000 16.8 (GBP)Buy 1000 16.8 (GBP)Buy 1000 16.67 (GBP)Buy 985 16.92 (GBP)Buy 980 16.86 (GBP)Buy 973 16.555 (GBP)Buy 959 16.72 (GBP)Buy 955 16.85 (GBP)Buy 830 16.72 (GBP)Buy 819 16.85 (GBP)Buy 800 16.96 (GBP)Buy 781 16.9 (GBP)Buy 700 16.57 (GBP)Buy 680 16.82 (GBP)Buy 675 16.53 (GBP)Buy 655 16.9 (GBP)Buy 649 16.58 (GBP)Buy 640 16.54 (GBP)Buy 640 16.53 (GBP)Buy 622 16.93 (GBP)Buy 584 16.87 (GBP)Buy 567 16.62 (GBP)Buy 537 16.94 (GBP)Buy 525 16.53 (GBP)Buy 519 16.71 (GBP)Buy 500 16.58 (GBP)Buy 468 16.71 (GBP)Buy 466 16.69 (GBP)Buy 464 16.95 (GBP)Buy 434 16.58 (GBP)Buy 420 16.53 (GBP)Buy 386 16.62 (GBP)Buy 371 16.6 (GBP)Buy 366 16.58 (GBP)Buy 360 16.83 (GBP)Buy 354 16.53 (GBP)Buy 332 16.94 (GBP)Buy 310 16.58 (GBP)Buy 281 16.82 (GBP)Buy 276 16.71 (GBP)Buy 206 16.53 (GBP)Buy 203 16.71 (GBP)Buy 197 16.53 (GBP)Buy 195 16.62 (GBP)Buy 178 16.72 (GBP)Buy 141 16.62 (GBP)Buy 135 16.71 (GBP)Buy 133 16.53 (GBP)Buy 93 16.54 (GBP)Buy 93 16.8 (GBP)Buy 89 16.57 (GBP)Buy 84 16.66 (GBP)Buy 68 16.6 (GBP)Buy 60 16.58 (GBP)Buy 60 16.62 (GBP)Buy 60 16.53 (GBP)Buy 60 16.53 (GBP)Buy 60 16.53 (GBP)Buy 60 16.52 (GBP)Buy 60 16.52 (GBP)Buy 60 16.54 (GBP)Buy 60 16.54 (GBP)Buy 60 16.57 (GBP)Buy 60 16.56 (GBP)Buy 60 16.56 (GBP)Buy 60 16.57 (GBP)Buy 60 16.6 (GBP)Buy 60 16.57 (GBP)Buy 60 16.57 (GBP)Buy 60 16.64 (GBP)Buy 60 16.62 (GBP)Buy 59 16.72 (GBP)Buy 59 16.66 (GBP)Buy 59 16.68 (GBP)Buy 59 16.66 (GBP)Buy 52 16.94 (GBP)Buy 50 16.7 (GBP)Buy 24 16.53 (GBP)Buy 17 16.8 (GBP)Buy 16 16.94 (GBP)Buy 16 16.96 (GBP)Buy 15 16.85 (GBP)Buy 13 16.86 (GBP)Buy 5 16.6 (GBP)Buy 4 16.49 (GBP)Buy 3 16.95 (GBP)Sell 10000 16.68 (GBP)Sell 7264 16.55 (GBP)Sell 7181 16.51 (GBP)Sell 6911 16.57 (GBP)Sell 6413 16.52 (GBP)Sell 5720 16.77 (GBP)Sell 5512 16.8 (GBP)Sell 5174 16.72 (GBP)Sell 5133 16.56 (GBP)Sell 4262 16.64 (GBP)Sell 3530 16.71 (GBP)Sell 3320 16.6 (GBP)Sell 3315 16.57 (GBP)Sell 2611 16.75 (GBP)Sell 2500 16.8 (GBP)Sell 2500 16.98 (GBP)Sell 2470 16.51 (GBP)Sell 2352 16.64 (GBP)Sell 2196 16.68 (GBP)Sell 2173 16.7 (GBP)Sell 2000 16.51 (GBP)Sell 1932 16.71 (GBP)Sell 1849 16.72 (GBP)Sell 1842 16.61 (GBP)Sell 1803 16.52 (GBP)Sell 1800 16.56 (GBP)Sell 1771 16.64 (GBP)Sell 1737 16.6 (GBP)Sell 1697 16.67 (GBP)Sell 1665 16.8 (GBP)Sell 1546 16.8 (GBP)Sell 1252 16.64 (GBP)Sell 1251 16.55 (GBP)Sell 1250 16.94 (GBP)Sell 1248 16.65 (GBP)Sell 1244 16.88 (GBP)Sell 1230 16.64 (GBP)Sell 1200 16.56 (GBP)Sell 1000 16.71 (GBP)Sell 959 16.72 (GBP)Sell 930 16.6 (GBP)Sell 917 16.7 (GBP)Sell 900 16.94 (GBP)Sell 887 16.7 (GBP)Sell 830 16.72 (GBP)Sell 803 16.54 (GBP)Sell 800 16.99 (GBP)Sell 800 16.99 (GBP)Sell 787 16.89 (GBP)Sell 750 16.57 (GBP)Sell 750 16.55 (GBP)Sell 732 16.52 (GBP)Sell 702 16.85 (GBP)Sell 700 16.73 (GBP)Sell 699 16.55 (GBP)Sell 657 16.55 (GBP)Sell 568 16.54 (GBP)Sell 550 16.7 (GBP)Sell 549 16.71 (GBP)Sell 544 16.61 (GBP)Sell 544 16.52 (GBP)Sell 544 16.59 (GBP)Sell 521 16.53 (GBP)Sell 500 16.7 (GBP)Sell 500 16.72 (GBP)Sell 500 16.52 (GBP)Sell 500 16.52 (GBP)Sell 500 16.51 (GBP)Sell 491 16.54 (GBP)Sell 459 16.54 (GBP)Sell 432 16.64 (GBP)Sell 418 16.53 (GBP)Sell 393 16.7 (GBP)Sell 375 16.53 (GBP)Sell 343 16.53 (GBP)Sell 333 16.53 (GBP)Sell 326 16.98 (GBP)Sell 325 16.71 (GBP)Sell 319 16.71 (GBP)Sell 312 16.53 (GBP)Sell 308 16.72 (GBP)Sell 282 16.52 (GBP)Sell 269 16.53 (GBP)Sell 247 16.52 (GBP)Sell 221 16.6 (GBP)Sell 214 16.55 (GBP)Sell 188 16.7 (GBP)Sell 187 16.7 (GBP)Sell 185 16.61 (GBP)Sell 173 16.53 (GBP)Sell 168 16.56 (GBP)Sell 158 16.59 (GBP)Sell 155 16.555 (GBP)Sell 146 16.53 (GBP)Sell 143 16.555 (GBP)Sell 140 16.54 (GBP)Sell 139 16.72 (GBP)Sell 129 16.7 (GBP)Sell 121 16.57 (GBP)Sell 113 16.7 (GBP)Sell 100 16.71 (GBP)Sell 98 16.71 (GBP)Sell 97 16.74 (GBP)Sell 90 16.56 (GBP)Sell 89 16.55 (GBP)Sell 83 16.7 (GBP)Sell 72 16.55 (GBP)Sell 60 16.65 (GBP)Sell 60 16.65 (GBP)Sell 60 16.62 (GBP)Sell 59 16.74 (GBP)Sell 59 16.72 (GBP)Sell 59 16.75 (GBP)Sell 59 16.79 (GBP)Sell 59 16.71 (GBP)Sell 54 16.55 (GBP)Sell 53 16.67 (GBP)Sell 45 16.58 (GBP)Sell 43 16.99 (GBP)Sell 15 16.72 (GBP)Sell 9 16.565 (GBP)Sell 1 16.565 (GBP)Sell 1 16.565 (GBP)Sell 1 16.55 (GBP)Sell 1 16.54 (GBP)TOTAL BUYS:145828 TOTAL SELLS:153334 (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 varying Product 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 derivatives Full 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 12-Dec-2007 11:35:45Contact 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