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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)22 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 21-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 286,774 0.008 1,094,095 0.032(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 286,774 0.008 1,094,095 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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 11,770 38.45Purchase 1,170 38.45Purchase 260 38.45Purchase 1,000 38.45Purchase 800 38.45Purchase 1,199 38.41Purchase 1 38.41Purchase 4,024 38.49Purchase 256 38.49Purchase 2,835 39.06Purchase 22,165 39.06Purchase 929 38.99Purchase 73 38.99Purchase 1,438 38.99Purchase 2 38.99Purchase 20,000 38.99Purchase 105 38.99Purchase 47 38.99Purchase 1,734 38.99Purchase 672 38.99Purchase 1,243 39.03Purchase 20,000 39.03Purchase 2,240 39.03Purchase 306 39.03Purchase 1,211 39.03Purchase 15 39.03Purchase 3,464 39.03Purchase 124 39.02Purchase 1,248 39.02Purchase 700 39.10Purchase 44,095 39.10Purchase 490 39.10Purchase 99 39.10Purchase 7,088 39.10Purchase 251 39.10Purchase 1,940 39.10Purchase 34,242 39.10Purchase 140 39.10Purchase 1,840 39.10Purchase 228 39.10Purchase 8,561 39.10Purchase 8,561 39.10Purchase 8,561 39.10Purchase 8,561 39.10Purchase 7,099 39.10Purchase 1,158 39.03Purchase 40,000 39.00Sale -1,461 38.75Sale -718 38.45Sale -265 38.45Sale -17 38.46Sale -500 38.51Sale -839 38.51Sale -39 38.51Sale -11 38.51Sale -23 38.51Sale -150 38.53Sale -12 38.53Sale -100 38.53Sale -24 38.53Sale -5,564 38.74Sale -6,918 38.74Sale -17 38.74Sale -16 38.74Sale -2,485 38.74Sale -1,595 38.70Sale -5,104 38.70Sale -1 38.70Sale -8,300 38.70Sale -4,605 38.75Sale -9,397 38.75Sale -750 38.75Sale -10,000 38.75Sale -193 38.76Sale -55 38.76Sale -4,929 38.97Sale -4,278 38.97Sale 5,358 38.97Sale -5,358 38.97Sale -665 38.97Sale -47 38.97Sale -750 38.97Sale -1,800 38.97Sale -7,173 39.00Sale 108 38.96Sale -108 38.96Sale -20,000 38.96Sale -100 38.96Sale -613 38.96Sale -50 38.96Sale -3,144 38.96Sale -1,190 38.99Sale -356 38.99Sale -7,500 38.86Sale -650 38.91Sale -1,000 38.91Sale -2,350 38.91Sale -1,307 39.04Sale -507 39.04Sale -3,995 39.04Sale -200 39.05Sale -108 38.96Sale -5,358 38.97Sale -20,439 38.96Sale -1,200 35.50TOTAL BUYS:273945 TOTAL SELLS:148907 (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 22-Feb-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