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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd20 November 2007 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19-Nov-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 2643100 16.06 (GBP) 15.04 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)3856392 16.09 (GBP) 15.03 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD Long 60000 15.19CFD Long 1800 15.19CFD Long 500000 15.19CFD Short 500 15.19CFD Short 300 15.19CFD Short 250000 15.19CFD Short 200 15.19CFD Short 200 15.19CFD Short 200 15.19CFD Short 400 15.19CFD Short 500000 15.19CFD Short 150000 15.19CFD Short 164000 15.19CFD Short 2600 15.19CFD Short 310000 15.19CFD Short 500000 15.19CFD Short 8533 15.19CFD Short 10030 15.19CFD Short 14769 15.19 (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure 20-Nov-2007Contact name Collins,CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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