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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd07 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP BillitonClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 06-May-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 1853847 0.08 9712 0(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1853847 0.08 9712 0 (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 0 ( 0 % ) 0 ( 0 % ) (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)Buy 516 19.15 (GBP)Buy 470 19.14 (GBP)Buy 467 19.13 (GBP)Buy 427 19.13 (GBP)Buy 420 19.13 (GBP)Buy 417 19.16 (GBP)Buy 412 19.1 (GBP)Buy 405 19.14 (GBP)Buy 397 19.11 (GBP)Buy 395 19.13 (GBP)Buy 389 19.12 (GBP)Buy 385 19.15 (GBP)Buy 384 19.1 (GBP)Buy 369 19.12 (GBP)Buy 368 19.14 (GBP)Buy 367 19.14 (GBP)Buy 367 19.12 (GBP)Buy 356 19.145 (GBP)Buy 354 19.14 (GBP)Buy 346 19.13 (GBP)Buy 340 19.11 (GBP)Buy 328 19.11 (GBP)Buy 321 19.115 (GBP)Buy 314 19.12 (GBP)Buy 310 19.11 (GBP)Buy 303 19.08 (GBP)Buy 300 19.11 (GBP)Buy 293 19.16 (GBP)Buy 289 19.075 (GBP)Buy 283 19.15 (GBP)Buy 278 19.19 (GBP)Buy 221 19.17 (GBP)Buy 215 19.155 (GBP)Buy 209 19.06 (GBP)Buy 208 19.1 (GBP)Buy 208 19.14 (GBP)Buy 198 19.14 (GBP)Buy 166 19.11 (GBP)Buy 165 19.11 (GBP)Buy 163 19.12 (GBP)Buy 161 19.13 (GBP)Buy 159 19.15 (GBP)Buy 158 19.08 (GBP)Buy 158 19.08 (GBP)Buy 158 19.15 (GBP)Buy 156 19.17 (GBP)Buy 155 19.12 (GBP)Buy 154 19.12 (GBP)Buy 148 19.1 (GBP)Buy 141 19.04 (GBP)Buy 140 19.14 (GBP)Buy 139 19.16 (GBP)Buy 139 19.12 (GBP)Buy 139 19.17 (GBP)Buy 138 19.15 (GBP)Buy 136 19.14 (GBP)Buy 135 19.14 (GBP)Buy 134 19.05 (GBP)Buy 131 19.11 (GBP)Buy 130 19.15 (GBP)Buy 130 19.15 (GBP)Buy 129 19.14 (GBP)Buy 129 19.14 (GBP)Buy 128 19.15 (GBP)Buy 127 19.15 (GBP)Buy 126 19.15 (GBP)Buy 126 19.15 (GBP)Buy 125 19.14 (GBP)Buy 118 19.13 (GBP)Buy 117 19.14 (GBP)Buy 107 19.1 (GBP)Buy 107 19.14 (GBP)Buy 102 19.12 (GBP)Buy 102 19.04 (GBP)Buy 98 19.08 (GBP)Buy 98 19.17 (GBP)Buy 96 19.11 (GBP)Buy 90 19.14 (GBP)Buy 90 19.17 (GBP)Buy 90 19.16 (GBP)Buy 90 19.16 (GBP)Buy 88 19.165 (GBP)Buy 70 19.11 (GBP)Buy 65 19.48 (GBP)Buy 43 19.13 (GBP)Buy 41 19.12 (GBP)Buy 40 19.1 (GBP)Buy 38 19.04 (GBP)Buy 36 19.08 (GBP)Buy 35 19.11 (GBP)Buy 17 19.14 (GBP)Buy 11 19.16 (GBP)Buy 11 19.12 (GBP)Buy 5 19.13 (GBP)Sell 10093 19.48 (GBP)Sell 4262 19.48 (GBP)Sell 513 19.48 (GBP)Sell 211 19.48 (GBP)Sell 206 19.4 (GBP)Sell 91 19.29 (GBP)Sell 88 19.165 (GBP)Sell 79 19.11 (GBP)Sell 77 19.295 (GBP)Sell 67 19.3 (GBP)Sell 64 19.175 (GBP)Sell 57 19.305 (GBP)Sell 57 19.15 (GBP)Sell 55 19.11 (GBP)Sell 43 19.14 (GBP)Sell 39 19.14 (GBP)Sell 36 19.17 (GBP)Sell 35 19.29 (GBP)Sell 35 19.3 (GBP)Sell 33 19.135 (GBP)Sell 31 19.31 (GBP)Sell 29 19.16 (GBP)Sell 29 19.48 (GBP)Sell 27 19.305 (GBP)Sell 25 19.145 (GBP)TOTAL BUYS: 18857 TOTAL SELLS: 16282(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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull 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 07-May-2008 08:51:31Contact name Segal,DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe 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