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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)06 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 INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 02-05-2008 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 114,845 0.0034 8,232,494 0.245(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 114,845 0.0034 8,232,494 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/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) (AUD)Purchase 4,235 43.14Purchase 75,000 43.23Purchase 700 43.24Purchase 700 43.22Purchase 2,000 42.89Sale -72 43.20Sale -6,935 43.42Sale -3,065 43.42Sale -700 43.31Sale -9,895 43.20Sale -105 43.20Sale -1,831 43.21Sale -1,803 43.21Sale -3,366 43.21Sale -4,618 43.22Sale -1 43.22Sale -4,000 43.20Sale -5,000 43.20Sale -4,928 43.20Sale -770 43.20Sale -3,230 43.20Sale -1,098 43.23Sale -4,283 43.24Sale -4,794 43.25Sale -206 43.25Sale -3,105 43.24Sale -1 43.24Sale -432 43.24Sale -1,631 43.25Sale -3,369 43.25Sale -6,462 43.28Sale -1,411 43.26Sale -6,000 43.26Sale -890 43.26Sale -1,699 43.26Sale -700 43.19TOTAL BUYS:82635 TOTAL SELLS:86400 (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 INFORMATION :Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 06-05-2008Contact name Segal, DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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