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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)28 April 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 24-04-2008 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 98,240 0.003 8,228,656 0.245(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 98,240 0.003 8,228,656 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/sell Total (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) (AUD)Purchase 147 44.75Purchase 235 44.75Purchase 218 44.75Sale -33 44.60Sale -110 44.76Sale -200 44.78Sale -129 44.77Sale -410 44.79Sale -352 44.79Sale -39 44.82Sale -118 44.82Sale -117 44.80Sale -362 44.82Sale -388 44.79Sale -368 44.77Sale -188 44.76Sale -391 44.78Sale -145 44.81Sale -416 44.82Sale -4,249 44.50Sale -5,632 44.40Sale -317 44.40Sale -590 44.48Sale -996 44.48Sale -702 44.49Sale -1,960 44.49Sale -1,013 44.48Sale -996 44.48Sale -1,458 44.48Sale -107 44.49Sale -1,395 44.54Sale -205 44.53Sale -4,044 44.53Sale -208 44.54Sale -56 44.54Sale -88 44.54Sale -996 44.54Sale -150 44.54Sale -1,035 44.54Sale -996 44.57Sale -4,249 44.52Sale -4,249 44.52Sale -4,297 44.46Sale -671 44.55Sale -488 44.55Sale -500 44.55Sale -175 44.55Sale -272 44.55Sale -3,842 44.55Sale -275 44.56Sale -54 44.56Sale -81 44.56Sale -1 44.56Sale -463 44.56Sale -5,000 44.56Sale -26 44.56Sale -2,381 44.60Sale -500 44.60Sale -500 44.60Sale -835 44.60Sale -2,923 44.59Sale -1,000 44.59Sale -5,000 44.59Sale -1,425 44.66Sale -2,824 44.66Sale -334 44.75Sale -417 44.75Sale -85 44.75Sale -3,413 44.75TOTAL BUYS:600 TOTAL SELLS:77239 (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 NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 28-04-2008 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