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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 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 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 12-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 4312068 0.128(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 4312068 0.128 (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)Purchase 150000 41.9082Purchase 7953 41.94Purchase 1601 41.94Purchase 1572 41.94Purchase 13874 41.94Purchase 948 41.7Purchase 937 41.95Purchase 193 42.26Purchase 300 42.26Purchase 125 42.26Purchase 260 42.06Purchase 408 41.81Purchase 1672 41.86Purchase 3007 41.86Purchase 170 41.61Purchase 495 41.82Purchase 5 41.79Purchase 395 41.77Purchase 1000 41.76Purchase 605 41.74Purchase 224 42.02Purchase 776 42.02Purchase 1000 41.79Purchase 1000 41.83Purchase 1000 41.83Purchase 20000 41.96Purchase 5000 41.96Purchase 2000 41.7Purchase 2464 41.7Purchase 2000 41.7Purchase 1536 41.7Purchase 10000 42Purchase 7094 41.9Purchase 74 41.9Purchase 2832 41.89Purchase 616134 41.7417Purchase 1 41.96Sale -2000 41.7Sale -2 41.76Sale -765 42.08Sale 765 42.08Sale -765 42.08Sale -3000 42.49Sale -431 42.22Sale 431 42.22Sale -431 42.22Sale -58 41.7Sale -1000 41.7Sale -400 41.7Sale -160 41.7Sale -5000 41.7Sale -242 41.7Sale -12142 41.7Sale -4896 41.68Sale -829 41.76Sale -240 41.76Sale -3508 41.76Sale -1983 41.72Sale -6125 41.56Sale -4393 41.55Sale -300 41.55Sale -100 41.55Sale -281 41.55Sale -4866 41.62Sale -4369 41.71Sale -205 41.77Sale -2400 41.77Sale -300 41.77Sale -1006 41.77Sale -4704 41.75Sale -1315 41.81Sale -720 41.81Sale -1289 41.81Sale -257 41.76Sale -480 41.76Sale -500 41.76Sale -340 41.76Sale -1920 41.76Sale -352 41.76Sale -992 41.72Sale -100 41.72Sale -50 41.72Sale -300 41.72Sale -2463 41.72Sale -29 41.7Sale -80 41.71Sale -5 41.71Sale -300 41.71Sale -24 41.71Sale -500 41.71Sale -3003 41.71Sale -3345 41.7Sale -1045 41.79Sale -1500 41.79Sale -986 41.79Sale -3524 41.75Sale -98 41.75Sale -3375 41.87Sale -463 41.88Sale -2893 41.88Sale -3316 41.85Sale -660 41.88Sale -156 41.88Sale -20 41.88Sale -2999 41.99Sale -2853 42.01Sale -2600 42.05Sale -419 42.21Sale -2508 42.09Sale -1568 42.18Sale -972 42.2Sale -2056 42.27Sale -1828 42.23Sale -1668 42.27Sale -115 42.27Sale -123 42.29Sale -40 42.29Sale -500 42.29Sale -1000 42.29Sale -1732 42.19Sale -1032 42.09Sale -425 42.09Sale -146 42.12Sale -104 42.25Sale -339 42.28Sale -1236 42.43Sale -50 42.43Sale -145 42.43Sale -1214 42.41Sale -379 42.52Sale -767 42.52Sale -3000 42.52Sale -770 42.45Sale -30 42.45Sale -1291 42.4Sale -100 42.4Sale -500 42.4Sale -1109 42.4Sale -1321 42.19Sale -1000 42.19Sale -9000 42.19Sale -956 42.22Sale -927 41.9Sale -4 41.9Sale -300 41.9Sale -123 41.9Sale -40 41.9Sale -148 41.9Sale -238 41.9Sale -220 41.9Sale -20000 41.96Sale -5000 41.96Sale -267 41.66Sale -15 41.66Sale -1852 42.39Sale -70 41.92Sale -475 41.87Sale -757 41.95Sale -999 41.95Sale -2200 41.95Sale -44 41.95Sale -5000 41.76Sale -1 41.96Sale -1 41.7Sale -2 42.25Sale -2 41.9Sale -2 41.91Sale -3 41.62Sale -3 41.84Sale -3 42.22Sale -3 41.9Sale -3 41.9Sale -3 41.94Sale -4 41.76Sale -4 42.12Sale -4 42.12Sale -4 41.72Sale -4 41.69Sale -5 41.94Sale -6 41.81Sale -8 41.72Sale -9 41.92Sale -9 41.94Sale -9 42.13Sale -13 41.8Sale -15 41.68Sale -20 41.9Sale -21 41.93Sale -25 41.9Sale -25 41.69Sale -26 41.62Sale -28 42.2Sale -29 41.94Sale -30 42.27Sale -35 41.82Sale -36 41.73Sale -40 41.65Sale -42 41.9Sale -42 42.12Sale -45 41.93Sale -45 42.12Sale -47 42.27Sale -48 41.87Sale -48 41.68Sale -50 41.85Sale -52 41.62Sale -57 41.75Sale -57 41.73Sale -61 41.92Sale -61 41.69Sale -65 41.93Sale -75 42.22Sale -79 41.68Sale -86 41.9Sale -90 41.98Sale -99 41.95Sale -100 41.65Sale -100 41.97Sale -100 42Sale -100 42.22Sale -100 42.25Sale -100 41.91Sale -100 41.9Sale -100 41.94Sale -100 42.16Sale -106 41.96Sale -107 41.89Sale -107 41.85Sale -108 42.16Sale -113 41.91Sale -114 41.97Sale -115 41.91Sale -115 41.91Sale -118 42.27Sale -118 41.85Sale -120 41.95Sale -120 42.03Sale -120 41.69Sale -125 41.65Sale -132 41.92Sale -139 42.16Sale -145 41.76Sale -150 41.62Sale -150 41.9Sale -150 41.9Sale -157 41.85Sale -160 41.87Sale -166 41.94Sale -170 42.12Sale -172 41.69Sale -178 41.85Sale -200 41.59Sale -200 41.88Sale -200 41.88Sale -200 41.93Sale -200 41.94Sale -200 41.91Sale -200 41.73Sale -200 41.74Sale -200 41.69Sale -200 41.69Sale -215 42.25Sale -217 41.72Sale -222 41.9Sale -228 41.9Sale -235 41.9Sale -236 42.27Sale -240 42.27Sale -240 41.68Sale -249 42.27Sale -250 41.64Sale -250 41.62Sale -250 41.7Sale -250 41.92Sale -250 41.9Sale -251 41.93Sale -251 42.03Sale -261 42.22Sale -275 41.9Sale -283 41.85Sale -289 41.92Sale -297 41.95Sale -300 41.95Sale -300 41.93Sale -300 41.85Sale -300 42.12Sale -300 42.12Sale -300 41.68Sale -300 41.68Sale -300 41.69Sale -300 41.69Sale -300 41.69Sale -300 41.7Sale -305 41.88Sale -320 41.95Sale -323 41.89Sale -350 42.12Sale -350 41.89Sale -350 41.9Sale -355 41.9Sale -363 41.88Sale -365 41.88Sale -366 41.73Sale -396 41.62Sale -396 41.64Sale -400 41.82Sale -400 41.68Sale -403 41.91Sale -407 41.73Sale -414 41.76Sale -436 42.12Sale -440 42.03Sale -445 41.9Sale -450 41.9Sale -453 41.91Sale -461 41.74Sale -465 42.27Sale -470 42.27Sale -474 41.8Sale -475 41.76Sale -500 41.62Sale -500 41.65Sale -500 41.65Sale -500 41.75Sale -500 42.2Sale -500 41.9Sale -500 41.9Sale -500 41.9Sale -500 41.9Sale -500 41.92Sale -500 41.9Sale -500 41.9Sale -500 41.94Sale -500 41.94Sale -500 42.12Sale -500 41.68Sale -500 41.7Sale -529 41.89Sale -530 41.98Sale -530 42.22Sale -537 41.92Sale -550 42.16Sale -570 41.89Sale -600 41.68Sale -600 41.69Sale -610 42.2Sale -610 42.12Sale -623 42.22Sale -626 41.94Sale -628 41.59Sale -640 41.88Sale -661 41.65Sale -674 42.13Sale -692 41.73Sale -696 42.16Sale -700 42.27Sale -700 41.92Sale -700 42.16Sale -700 41.73Sale -700 41.69Sale -710 41.89Sale -733 41.81Sale -770 41.96Sale -800 41.92Sale -800 41.89Sale -800 41.68Sale -839 41.62Sale -849 41.85Sale -851 41.95Sale -891 41.92Sale -895 42.16Sale -897 41.62Sale -900 41.91Sale -900 41.92Sale -900 41.7Sale -912 41.87Sale -917 42.22Sale -917 41.73Sale -920 41.94Sale -944 41.87Sale -972 41.75Sale -994 41.94Sale -1000 41.82Sale -1000 41.87Sale -1000 41.94Sale -1000 42.12Sale -1000 42.12Sale -1000 42.2Sale -1000 42.2Sale -1000 42.2Sale -1000 42.2Sale -1000 41.91Sale -1000 41.89Sale -1000 41.92Sale -1000 41.85Sale -1000 42.12Sale -1000 41.73Sale -1000 41.68Sale -1047 42.16Sale -1053 41.72Sale -1090 41.59Sale -1155 41.64Sale -1156 41.65Sale -1165 41.9Sale -1200 41.65Sale -1202 41.85Sale -1222 42Sale -1238 41.91Sale -1250 41.62Sale -1261 41.75Sale -1261 41.73Sale -1277 41.8Sale -1290 41.85Sale -1300 41.69Sale -1390 42.12Sale -1400 41.9Sale -1482 41.95Sale -1493 41.8Sale -1500 42Sale -1500 41.91Sale -1566 41.84Sale -1679 42.25Sale -1686 41.97Sale -1710 42Sale -1711 41.74Sale -1714 41.94Sale -1732 41.88Sale -1770 42Sale -1809 41.76Sale -1865 42.27Sale -1904 42.04Sale -1917 41.93Sale -1989 41.98Sale -1989 42.16Sale -2000 41.93Sale -2000 42.12Sale -2012 41.94Sale -2060 41.95Sale -2288 41.9Sale -2338 41.74Sale -2350 41.88Sale -2354 41.95Sale -2377 41.91Sale -2378 42.04Sale -2382 41.97Sale -2400 41.64Sale -2428 41.73Sale -2512 42Sale -2571 42.12Sale -2636 42.22Sale -2683 41.9Sale -2713 41.84Sale -2789 41.8Sale -2792 41.59Sale -2888 42.12Sale -2890 41.8Sale -2923 41.92Sale -2964 41.73Sale -3000 42.01Sale -3000 41.72Sale -3009 41.7Sale -3067 41.91Sale -3235 42.16Sale -3310 41.75Sale -3339 42.12Sale -3471 42.03Sale -3508 41.85Sale -3549 41.81Sale -3779 41.9Sale -3785 42.25Sale -3795 42.25Sale -3891 41.95Sale -4032 41.7Sale -4175 41.88Sale -4193 41.93Sale -4245 42.27Sale -4282 41.63Sale -4282 41.85Sale -4282 42.25Sale -4282 41.92Sale -4282 41.9Sale -4282 42.14Sale -4282 42.13Sale -4282 42.14Sale -4482 41.91Sale -4629 42Sale -4710 41.95Sale -4710 41.95Sale -4710 41.93Sale -4877 41.91Sale -5138 41.93Sale -5138 41.7Sale -5519 42.25Sale -5566 42.19Sale -5907 41.85Sale -5994 41.88Sale -5994 42.11Sale -6057 42Sale -6423 41.88Sale -8135 42.15Sale -12262 41.88Sale -153 41.96Sale -250 41.96Sale -18848 41.96Sale -377 41.96Sale -1000 41.96Sale -2000 41.96Sale -2372 41.97Sale -4 42.16Sale -2930 42.16Sale -400 42.16Sale -120 42.16Sale -1250 42.16Sale -1000 42.16Sale -6974 42.16Sale -4613 41.9Sale -500 41.9Sale -600 41.9Sale -250 41.9Sale -4037 41.9Sale -1000 41.94Sale -300 41.94Sale 3891 41.95Sale 994 41.94Sale 4877 41.91Sale 1904 42.04Sale 2354 41.95Sale 1686 41.97Sale -3891 41.95Sale -994 41.94Sale -4877 41.91Sale -1904 42.04Sale -2354 41.95Sale -1686 41.97TOTAL BUYS:858655 TOTAL SELLS:634595 (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 21-Nov-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name 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:
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