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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)16 January 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 15-Jan-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 1,333,586 0.039(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,333,586 0.039 (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 150 38.50Purchase 713 38.51Purchase 705 38.51Purchase 535 38.76Purchase 103 38.80Purchase 1,351 38.88Purchase 2,290 38.88Purchase 3,766 38.90Purchase 9,000 38.90Purchase 100 38.90Purchase 2,000 38.90Purchase 73 38.90Purchase 2,859 38.90Purchase 100 38.89Purchase 293 38.89Purchase 1,709 38.89Purchase 100 38.89Purchase 904 38.88Purchase 770 38.88Purchase 2,500 38.88Purchase 26 38.88Purchase 340 38.88Purchase 56 38.88Purchase 263 38.88Purchase 103 38.80Purchase 100 38.84Purchase 195 38.84Purchase 684 38.72Purchase 719 38.78Purchase 1,000 38.95Purchase 1,154 39.12Purchase 558 39.12Purchase 288 39.12Purchase 5,154 39.10Purchase 204 39.10Purchase 9 39.10Purchase 293 39.10Purchase 24,340 39.10Purchase 4,374 39.14Purchase 1,923 39.14Purchase 293 39.14Purchase 3,410 39.14Purchase 590 39.14Purchase 3,460 39.14Purchase 950 39.13Purchase 3,965 39.14Purchase 50 39.14Purchase 7 39.14Purchase 225 39.14Purchase 350 39.14Purchase 67 39.14Purchase 36 39.14Purchase 5,300 39.14Sale -28,500 38.90Sale -206 38.88Sale -523 38.73Sale -10 38.77Sale -12 38.96Sale -2,248 38.96Sale -840 39.04Sale -1,010 39.04Sale -13 39.03Sale -9 39.10Sale -57,000 39.14Sale -7 39.14Sale -4,500 38.71Sale -878 38.64Sale -3,385 38.48Sale -510 38.48Sale -250 38.48Sale -129 38.48Sale -4,894 38.51Sale -5,129 38.50Sale -24 38.48Sale -1,000 38.48Sale -250 38.48Sale -3,000 38.48Sale -4,274 38.50Sale -147 38.94Sale -244 38.94Sale -161 38.78Sale -8 38.84Sale -9 38.81Sale -9 38.71Sale -9 38.70Sale -10 38.73Sale -8 38.70Sale -10 38.73Sale -10 38.86Sale -9 38.85Sale -10 38.85Sale -10 38.80Sale -11 38.75Sale -11 38.96Sale -10 38.95Sale -11 38.85Sale -12 38.98Sale -600 38.96Sale -770 38.98Sale -13 38.98Sale -88 38.98Sale -12 39.02Sale -2,050 39.04Sale -3 38.91Sale -11 38.92Sale -600 39.04Sale -1,000 39.04Sale -300 39.04Sale -13 39.07Sale -1 39.07Sale -1 39.07Sale -18 39.06Sale -6 39.10Sale -22 39.10Sale -1,090 38.51Sale -110 38.75TOTAL BUYS:90507 TOTAL SELLS:126018 (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 OPTIONSAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 16-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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