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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd16 April 2008 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERSWITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUSDEALING 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 Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 15-Apr-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 2607224 17.84 (GBP) 17.16047806 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3) 1153956 17.835 (GBP) 17.32 (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 100000 17.7 (GBP)CFD Long 21000 17.7 (GBP)CFD Long 20000 17.7 (GBP)CFD Long 11750 17.7 (GBP)CFD Long 754 17.7 (GBP)CFD Long 600 17.7 (GBP)CFD Short 603000 17.7 (GBP)CFD Short 500000 17.7 (GBP)CFD Short 323000 17.7 (GBP)CFD Short 204091 17.7 (GBP)CFD Short 13474 17.7 (GBP)CFD Short 10762 17.7 (GBP)CFD Short 163 17.7 (GBP) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. American, Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price European etc.Expiry received per unitoption etc. (Note 5) date (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product 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 16-Apr-2008 10:09:29 Contact name Collins,Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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