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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)29 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 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 25-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 356,463 0.011 1,093,042 0.033(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 356,463 0.011 1,093,042 0.033 (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 6000 36.8Purchase 570 35.74Sale -2271 36.28Sale -1000 36.8Sale -1000 36.8Sale -500 36.8Sale -4274 36.35Sale -97 36.44Sale -168 36.28Sale -186 36.24Sale -2275 36.24Sale -350 36.24Sale -1649 36.24Sale -2831 36Sale -2583 36.14Sale -764 35.86Sale -837 35.61Sale -3437 35.61Sale -923 35.7Sale -4063 35.43Sale -5311 35.44Sale -1118 35.44Sale -65 35.44Sale -800 35.44Sale -1132 35.44Sale -449 35.45Sale -100 35.45Sale -1800 35.45Sale -27 35.45Sale -200 35.45Sale -800 35.45Sale -898 35.45Sale -15 35.44Sale -2358 35.43Sale -480 35.43Sale -338 35.43Sale -709 35.43Sale -280 35.46Sale -4003 35.45Sale -271 35.45Sale -879 35.46Sale -4274 35.46Sale -2454 35.44Sale -175 35.44Sale -100 35.44Sale -300 35.44Sale -2546 35.43Sale -140 35.43Sale -550 35.43Sale -1404 35.43Sale -20 35.43Sale -141 35.43Sale -619 35.43Sale -500 35.43Sale -150 35.43Sale -200 35.43Sale -100 35.43Sale -100 35.43Sale -1000 35.43Sale -210 35.43Sale -870 35.43Sale -300 35.43Sale -84 35.43Sale -80 35.44Sale -15 35.44Sale -1000 35.44Sale -1917 35.44Sale -100 35.44Sale -1471 35.44Sale -3529 35.44Sale -200 35.44Sale -500 35.44Sale -45 35.44Sale -150 35.47Sale -563 35.47Sale -50 35.47Sale -1591 35.47Sale -10 35.47Sale -500 35.47Sale -280 35.47Sale -700 35.47Sale -300 35.49Sale -200 35.49Sale -130 35.49Sale -533 35.48Sale -5 35.48Sale -844 35.48Sale -2000 35.48Sale -1 35.48Sale -211 35.48Sale -2818 35.48Sale -467 35.49Sale -19 35.49Sale -100 35.49Sale -4274 35.5Sale -14 35.52Sale -2080 35.51Sale -963 35.5Sale -1000 35.5Sale -2739 35.5Sale -820 35.52Sale -300 35.52Sale -150 35.52Sale -500 35.52Sale -1500 35.52Sale -20 35.52Sale -71 35.52Sale -140 35.52Sale -15 35.52Sale -100 35.52Sale -30 35.52Sale -114 35.52Sale -400 35.52Sale -100 35.52Sale -108 35.51Sale -3000 35.51Sale -1166 35.51Sale -4274 35.5Sale -3844 35.48Sale -3904 35.45Sale -1125 35.45Sale -100 35.45Sale -142 35.48Sale -100 35.48Sale -188 35.48Sale -78 35.74Sale -1860 35.44Sale -2136 36.44Sale -2041 36.44TOTAL BUYS:6570 TOTAL SELLS:127203 (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 which Exercise Type, e.g. Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying the option relates (Note 6) price American, received per unit (Noteoption etc. European etc. 4) Expiry date (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 29-Jan-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