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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)12 March 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 101-03-2008 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 209,431 0.006 2,098,171 0.063(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 209,431 0.006 2,098,171 0.063 (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 87 35.50Purchase 167 35.50Purchase 1,746 35.50Purchase 100 35.53Purchase 200 35.84Purchase 13 36.34Purchase 187 36.34Purchase 100 36.06Sale -1,752 36.05Sale -142 35.99Sale -8,000 35.59Sale -200 35.50Sale -200 35.82Sale -10,000 36.30Sale -1,000 36.21Sale -850 36.19Sale -3 36.19Sale -500 36.19Sale -147 36.19Sale -500 36.20Sale -1,000 36.20Sale -288 36.17Sale -843 36.17Sale -347 36.17Sale -653 36.17Sale -2,271 36.02Sale -191 36.05Sale -38 36.06Sale -200 36.02Sale -2,000 36.03Sale -1,024 36.15Sale -700 36.15Sale -776 36.15Sale -1,000 36.21Sale -2,000 36.21Sale -2,000 36.11Sale -348 36.04Sale -400 36.04Sale -1,715 35.98Sale -800 36.00Sale -800 36.00Sale -500 36.00Sale -300 36.00Sale -885 36.00Sale -5,000 36.00Sale -245 35.97Sale -900 35.98Sale -600 35.98Sale -300 35.98Sale -400 35.98Sale -1,239 35.98Sale -374 35.98Sale -800 35.99TOTAL BUYS:2600 TOTAL SELLS:54231 (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 12-March-2008Contact 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