EPT Disclosure

1st May 2008 11:51

Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)01 May 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) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 30-04-2008 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 120,933 0.0036 8,232,494 0.245(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 120,933 0.0036 8,232,494 0.245 (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) (AUD)Purchase 498 42.38Purchase 1,502 42.38Purchase 502 42.38Purchase 1,498 42.38Purchase 1,396 42.33Purchase 20 42.32Purchase 584 42.32Purchase 240 42.32Purchase 1,124 42.42Purchase 876 42.42Purchase 2,000 42.48Purchase 180 42.39Purchase 1,250 42.39Purchase 180 42.38Purchase 11 42.38Purchase 2,000 42.39Purchase 3,218 42.33Purchase 1,782 42.33Purchase 240 42.32Purchase 240 42.27Purchase 240 42.20Purchase 240 42.18Purchase 240 42.35Purchase 3,879 42.25Purchase 1,070 42.25Purchase 134 42.25Purchase 806 42.26Purchase 4,277 42.26Purchase 4,082 42.28Purchase 153 42.28Purchase 2,230 42.28Purchase 202 42.28Purchase 1,713 42.28Purchase 194 42.28Purchase 320 42.28Purchase 2,330 42.19Purchase 1,843 42.19Purchase 62 42.19Purchase 2,500 42.18Purchase 974 42.18Purchase 439 42.16Purchase 61 42.16Purchase 2,140 42.16Purchase 5,000 42.16Purchase 4,235 42.15Purchase 4,235 42.15Purchase 4,235 42.15Purchase 4,235 42.16Purchase 4,701 42.16Purchase 2,500 42.16Purchase 670 42.20Purchase 3,157 42.20Purchase 2,504 42.22Purchase 110 42.22Purchase 1,919 42.22Purchase 50 42.22Purchase 500 42.22Purchase 1,679 42.20Purchase 4,659 42.17Purchase 322 42.18Sale -540 42.29Sale -60 42.29Sale -716 42.28Sale -500 42.28Sale -1,334 42.28Sale -34 42.30Sale -236 42.30Sale -236 42.30Sale -5,000 42.30Sale -1,546 42.31Sale -105 42.31Sale -500 42.31Sale -66 42.31Sale -2,099 42.32Sale -800 42.33Sale -734 42.33Sale -151 42.33Sale -39 42.32Sale -152 42.32Sale -207 42.32Sale -292 42.32Sale -2,000 42.32Sale -2,000 42.32Sale -100 42.33Sale -2,950 42.33Sale -282 42.33Sale -1,060 42.33Sale -267 42.33Sale -2,690 42.31Sale -93 42.31Sale -200 42.31Sale -341 42.31Sale -526 42.31Sale -6,353 42.27Sale -498 42.30Sale -5,000 42.30Sale -750 42.32Sale -59 42.32Sale -432 42.30Sale -1,240 42.32Sale -343 42.31TOTAL BUYS:94181 TOTAL SELLS:42531 (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 :Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 1-05-2008 Contact name Segal, Debra Telephone number 44 20 7883 4577 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 Exchange

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