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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd20 November 2007 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 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. 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 2,671,768 0.118 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,671,768 0.118 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares ( AU000000BHP4 Long) Short (1) Relevant Securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 ( 0 % ) 0 ( 0 % ) (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Buy 3030 16.01Buy 1334 16.01Buy 500 16.02Buy 1044 16.02Buy 3065 16Buy 156 15.97Buy 790 15.83Buy 550 15.85Buy 2312 15.85Buy 12 15.85Buy 3079 15.85Buy 217 15.91Buy 467 15.91Buy 167 15.92Buy 324 15.92Buy 497 15.84Buy 157 15.83Buy 63 15.83Buy 8683 15.73Buy 1000 15.75Buy 132 15.75Buy 42 15.75Buy 3078 15.72Buy 3151 15.72Buy 2642 15.72Buy 396 15.72Buy 3303 15.76Buy 382 15.76Buy 739 15.75Buy 868 15.78Buy 423 15.78Buy 392 15.77Buy 8187 15.8Buy 375 15.82Buy 1758 15.81Buy 365 15.81Buy 3097 15.8Buy 1969 15.79Buy 310 15.8Buy 46 15.8Buy 370 15.81Buy 1668 15.8Buy 22 15.8Buy 978 15.8Buy 45 15.8Buy 2364 15.81Buy 350 15.79Buy 349 15.79Buy 4023 15.79Buy 4447 15.79Buy 1515 15.79Buy 1647 15.79Buy 789 15.79Buy 320 15.84Buy 317 15.87Buy 800 15.89Buy 24 15.89Buy 307 15.88Buy 9 15.88Buy 191 15.88Buy 777 15.88Buy 3134 15.86Buy 500 15.86Buy 2030 15.86Buy 1228 15.85Buy 5201 15.83Buy 5323 15.83Buy 1018 15.83Buy 158 15.79Buy 158 15.79Buy 63 15.79Buy 586 15.77Buy 5000 15.77Buy 1131 15.77Buy 6053 15.77Buy 158 15.78Buy 63 15.78Buy 158 15.78Buy 158 15.75Buy 63 15.75Buy 158 15.75Buy 158 15.73Buy 158 15.73Buy 63 15.73Buy 1122 15.75Buy 48 15.68Buy 271 15.68Buy 66 15.68Buy 597 15.68Buy 3178 15.76Buy 1198 15.78Buy 975 15.78Buy 3036 15.8Buy 1818 15.75Buy 12770 15.72Buy 2462 15.72Buy 3107 15.76Buy 1200 15.81Buy 2098 15.81Buy 386 15.7Buy 1073 15.7Buy 3148 15.7Buy 8163 15.7Buy 1067 15.67Buy 674 15.67Buy 831 15.72Buy 200 15.72Buy 1907 15.75Buy 724 15.7Buy 96 15.72Buy 7109 15.72Buy 4841 15.72Buy 1500 15.56Buy 1200 15.57Buy 1031 15.57Buy 9039 15.57Buy 159 15.61Buy 160 15.59Buy 160 15.57Buy 64 15.57Buy 535 15.58Buy 2611 15.58Buy 2611 15.58Buy 2611 15.58Buy 1501 15.58Buy 3436 15.58Buy 380 15.6Buy 500 15.6Buy 1500 15.6Buy 960 15.6Buy 40 15.6Buy 400 15.6Buy 104 15.6Buy 540 15.61Buy 2025 15.61Buy 159 15.61Buy 159 15.62Buy 64 15.56Buy 160 15.56Buy 160 15.54Buy 64 15.54Buy 6359 15.54Buy 1000 15.54Buy 5411 15.54Buy 160 15.51Buy 64 15.51Buy 161 15.49Buy 64 15.49Buy 64 15.55Buy 160 15.53Buy 64 15.53Buy 160 15.55Buy 6 15.55Buy 3434 15.54Buy 282 15.55Buy 1522 15.55Buy 1722 15.55Buy 1722 15.55Buy 1722 15.55Buy 1621 15.55Buy 745 15.55Buy 1379 15.55Buy 2054 15.55Buy 5000 15.55Buy 1722 15.55Buy 1722 15.55Buy 893 15.55Buy 17 15.52Buy 1 15.52Buy 3 15.49Buy 1 15.49Buy 266 15.47Buy 1722 15.47Buy 1722 15.47Buy 1722 15.47Buy 589 15.47Buy 1147 15.51Buy 29 15.22Buy 12 15.22Buy 684 15.27Buy 5804 15.27Buy 6282 15.27Buy 1 15.19Buy 2 15.15Buy 2 15.1Buy 1616 15.12Buy 3489 15.21Buy 9281 15.21Buy 965 15.19Buy 5017 15.19Buy 1300 15.19Sell 168 16.06Sell 1951 16.03Sell 2000 16.04Sell 99 16.04Sell 1600 15.99Sell 500 15.99Sell 381 15.99Sell 2996 15.98Sell 1277 15.96Sell 1519 15.98Sell 1074 15.96Sell 381 15.95Sell 800 15.94Sell 800 15.94Sell 4 15.94Sell 459 15.85Sell 900 15.82Sell 2147 15.82Sell 690 15.83Sell 500 15.82Sell 476 15.82Sell 63 15.82Sell 3228 15.83Sell 177 15.81Sell 2121 15.81Sell 37 15.73Sell 2600 15.73Sell 12 15.73Sell 403 15.72Sell 300 15.75Sell 300 15.74Sell 882 15.74Sell 21 15.74Sell 3309 15.75Sell 1577 15.77Sell 28 15.77Sell 736 15.77Sell 327 15.76Sell 1000 15.76Sell 54 15.76Sell 652 15.76Sell 163 15.76Sell 8884 15.76Sell 198 15.76Sell 198 15.76Sell 198 15.76Sell 200 15.8Sell 2500 15.8Sell 750 15.8Sell 2500 15.8Sell 300 15.8Sell 496 15.8Sell 3156 15.8Sell 8087 15.8Sell 4222 15.8Sell 461 15.8Sell 158 15.8Sell 79 15.78Sell 1200 15.78Sell 778 15.78Sell 60 15.8Sell 800 15.8Sell 290 15.8Sell 157 15.84Sell 157 15.83Sell 337 15.89Sell 37 15.89Sell 343 15.89Sell 157 15.9Sell 157 15.92Sell 2015 15.91Sell 26 15.91Sell 139 15.91Sell 10000 15.86Sell 49 15.85Sell 1571 15.85Sell 223 15.86Sell 355 15.86Sell 289 15.89Sell 71 15.89Sell 538 15.88Sell 295 15.88Sell 2023 15.88Sell 1316 15.88Sell 1998 15.87Sell 314 15.85Sell 337 15.81Sell 157 15.84Sell 332 15.81Sell 345 15.81Sell 314 15.8Sell 158 15.82Sell 63 15.82Sell 300 15.82Sell 306 15.82Sell 157 15.83Sell 43 15.82Sell 267 15.82Sell 1205 15.82Sell 1205 15.82Sell 1205 15.82Sell 1205 15.82Sell 1205 15.82Sell 1205 15.82Sell 1205 15.82Sell 1205 15.82Sell 1205 15.82Sell 1205 15.82Sell 720 15.82Sell 1725 15.8Sell 636 15.8Sell 299 15.77Sell 272 15.78Sell 158 15.79Sell 158 15.8Sell 158 15.82Sell 600 15.8Sell 1617 15.8Sell 1722 15.8Sell 61 15.8Sell 785 15.79Sell 1478 15.79Sell 10 15.79Sell 1013 15.75Sell 444 15.75Sell 2282 15.74Sell 880 15.74Sell 63 15.74Sell 746 15.74Sell 935 15.73Sell 7650 15.75Sell 1722 15.77Sell 1722 15.77Sell 1674 15.77Sell 819 15.69Sell 29 15.69Sell 159 15.72Sell 158 15.76Sell 984 15.75Sell 158 15.79Sell 709 15.78Sell 348 15.79Sell 1464 15.79Sell 1205 15.8Sell 197 15.78Sell 1655 15.78Sell 366 15.78Sell 464 15.73Sell 369 15.71Sell 345 15.7Sell 1205 15.74Sell 4 15.74Sell 342 15.74Sell 1447 15.75Sell 39 15.75Sell 1952 15.75Sell 1952 15.75Sell 1952 15.75Sell 1952 15.75Sell 1952 15.75Sell 1952 15.75Sell 1058 15.75Sell 158 15.79Sell 340 15.8Sell 422 15.71Sell 416 15.73Sell 1722 15.71Sell 1418 15.71Sell 300 15.7Sell 328 15.7Sell 159 15.72Sell 63 15.72Sell 25 15.72Sell 649 15.72Sell 313 15.7Sell 1266 15.67Sell 1126 15.67Sell 316 15.67Sell 1589 15.67Sell 242 15.64Sell 588 15.65Sell 1722 15.72Sell 1722 15.72Sell 2147 15.72Sell 1722 15.72Sell 1722 15.72Sell 1722 15.72Sell 878 15.72Sell 765 15.72Sell 1555 15.75Sell 722 15.75Sell 1380 15.69Sell 5555 15.64Sell 5555 15.64Sell 1660 15.64Sell 5216 15.64Sell 2070 15.57Sell 2415 15.58Sell 1396 15.58Sell 297 15.6Sell 1205 15.65Sell 1205 15.65Sell 1205 15.65Sell 1205 15.65Sell 1205 15.65Sell 1205 15.65Sell 1205 15.65Sell 1205 15.65Sell 1205 15.65Sell 1205 15.65Sell 720 15.65Sell 1121 15.64Sell 84 15.64Sell 1205 15.64Sell 1967 15.65Sell 3111 15.65Sell 349 15.65Sell 1208 15.64Sell 840 15.64Sell 365 15.64Sell 341 15.64Sell 275 15.64Sell 35 15.64Sell 190 15.64Sell 111 15.64Sell 1 15.64Sell 7 15.64Sell 244 15.65Sell 3255 15.58Sell 535 15.57Sell 4495 15.61Sell 1722 15.59Sell 3300 15.63Sell 2440 15.62Sell 4000 15.62Sell 3030 15.62Sell 232 15.62Sell 800 15.56Sell 552 15.55Sell 257 15.55Sell 212 15.55Sell 1 15.55Sell 644 15.55Sell 265 15.55Sell 381 15.55Sell 618 15.55Sell 161 15.55Sell 158 15.55Sell 871 15.54Sell 150 15.54Sell 196 15.54Sell 142 15.54Sell 105 15.54Sell 339 15.54Sell 231 15.54Sell 103 15.54Sell 503 15.54Sell 1997 15.54Sell 1200 15.54Sell 1324 15.54Sell 1419 15.58Sell 1722 15.58Sell 1722 15.58Sell 1310 15.58Sell 6597 15.58Sell 12770 15.55Sell 6200 15.55Sell 46 15.52Sell 2183 15.52Sell 664 15.52Sell 1722 15.52Sell 1722 15.52Sell 1722 15.52Sell 1521 15.52Sell 1800 15.46Sell 500 15.46Sell 805 15.46Sell 3011 15.53Sell 1200 15.06Sell 767 15.11Sell 678 15.11Sell 171 15.11Sell 100 15.18Sell 200 15.18Sell 1722 15.17Sell 7408 15.2Sell 1000 15.2Sell 4062 15.2Sell 2070 15.2Sell 4485 15.19Sell 6265 15.19Sell 2070 15.19Sell 4795 15.19Sell 4795 15.19Sell 591 15.19Sell 4204 15.19Sell 4795 15.19Sell 1459 15.19Sell 4795 15.19 TOTAL BUYS:29019 TOTAL SELLS:381561 (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 varying Product 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) Exercising Product 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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 20-Nov-2007 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group