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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch22 January 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 21-Jan-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 1,419,138 0.042 10,927,825 0.325(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 343,000 0.010 838,000 0.249Total 1,762,138 0.0525 11,765,825 0.350 (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 1,364 33.29Purchase 16,227 33.29Purchase 10,000 33.29Purchase 1,650 33.95Purchase 4,000 33.95Purchase 500 33.95Purchase 3,850 33.95Purchase 3,396 34.31Purchase 100 34.31Purchase 6,032 34.31Purchase 472 34.31Purchase 205 34.16Purchase 1,286 34.16Purchase 4,904 34.16Purchase 3,605 34.15Purchase 4,252 34.42Purchase 51 34.41Purchase 5,697 34.41Purchase 3,429 34.56Purchase 11 34.56Purchase 700 34.56Purchase 90 34.56Purchase 340 34.56Purchase 340 34.56Purchase 340 34.56Purchase 340 34.56Purchase 363 34.56Purchase 4,047 34.56Purchase 15,000 33.60Purchase 1,364 33.29Sale -75 34.58Sale -189 33.29Sale -5,000 33.29Sale -2,710 33.29Sale -300 33.29Sale -2,000 33.29Sale -90 33.29Sale -500 33.29Sale -1,000 33.29Sale -60 33.29Sale -1,760 33.29Sale -10,000 33.29Sale -27 33.29Sale -4,259 33.60Sale -111 33.60Sale -5,871 33.60Sale -17,405 33.66Sale -96 33.73Sale -171 33.73Sale -10,000 33.70Sale -443 33.71Sale -250 33.71Sale -4,467 33.71Sale -150 33.71Sale -300 33.71Sale -1,000 33.71Sale -885 33.71Sale -50 33.71Sale -500 33.71Sale -10,000 33.80Sale -12,000 33.79Sale -2,875 33.83Sale -145 33.83Sale -400 33.83Sale -200 33.83Sale -3,380 33.83Sale -1,628 34.57Sale -300 34.57Sale -230 34.57Sale -900 34.57Sale -753 34.57Sale -84 34.57Sale -92 34.57Sale -133 34.57Sale -342 34.57Sale -4,658 34.57Sale -300 34.57Sale -147 34.58Sale -7 34.58Sale -4,800 34.58Sale -494 34.61Sale -4,620 34.60Sale -4,620 34.60Sale -4,335 34.58Sale -223 34.58Sale -601 34.60Sale -100 34.60Sale -2,668 34.60Sale -6,631 34.60Sale -4,213 34.60Sale -3,777 34.60Sale -600 34.61Sale -1,410 34.61Sale -15,000 33.60Sale -1,364 33.29Total Buys:93955 Total Sells:163699(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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 22-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group