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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)25 March 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 20-03-2008 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 273,421 0.008 8,694,856 0.259(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 273,421 0.008 8,694,856 0.259 (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 10,436 33.87Purchase 6,288 33.87Purchase 500 33.99Purchase 1,000 34.38Purchase 19,937 34.45Purchase 63 34.45Purchase 199 34.80Purchase 406 34.80Purchase 180 34.80Purchase 2,060 34.80Purchase 1,000 34.80Purchase 3,000 34.87Purchase 1,299 34.87Purchase 400 34.87Purchase 4,075 34.87Purchase 2,226 34.87Purchase 500 34.82Purchase 9,622 34.88Purchase 378 34.87Purchase 5,000 34.98Purchase 10,000 34.85Sale -494 33.75Sale -1,000 33.75Sale -506 33.75Sale -2,590 33.80Sale -300 33.80Sale -17 33.80Sale -2,084 33.80Sale -5 33.81Sale -4 33.81Sale -1,343 33.76Sale -2,093 33.76Sale -1,000 33.76Sale -500 33.76Sale -64 33.76Sale -4,328 34.13Sale -117 34.13Sale -29 34.13Sale -314 34.14Sale -200 34.16Sale -12 34.17Sale -3,950 34.67Sale -900 34.67Sale -15,000 34.70Sale -150 34.70Sale -705 34.91Sale -47 34.91Sale -111,903 34.85Sale -90,606 34.85Sale -4,125 34.85Sale -50 34.85Sale -200 34.85Sale -1,200 34.85Sale -137 34.85Sale -33 34.85Sale -42,828 34.85Sale -494,998 34.85TOTAL BUYS:78569 TOTAL SELLS:783832 (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 :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONS Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 25-March-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name 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