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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd29 November 2007 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28-Nov-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)5406034 15.69 (GBP) 14.715 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)4104250 15.69 (GBP) 14.71 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)CFD Long 89088 15.69 (GBP)CFD Long 70000 15.69 (GBP)CFD Long 46844 15.69 (GBP)CFD Long 25783 15.69 (GBP)CFD Long 2880 15.69 (GBP)CFD Long 1440 15.69 (GBP)CFD Long 1 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 163500 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 130000 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 89088 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 50000 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 50000 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 46844 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 25783 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 13965 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 7753 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 2880 15.69 (GBP)CFD Short 1440 15.69 (GBP) (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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. Date of disclosure Contact name Collins,Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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