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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd16 April 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 Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP BillitonClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 15-Apr-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 1797087 0.081 76067 0.003(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1797087 0.081 76067 0.003 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares 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)Buy 2824 17.7 (GBP)Buy 2818 17.74 (GBP)Buy 2813 17.77 (GBP)Buy 2812 17.78 (GBP)Buy 2554 17.64 (GBP)Buy 2181 17.66 (GBP)Buy 2000 17.54 (GBP)Buy 1970 17.67 (GBP)Buy 1937 17.74 (GBP)Buy 1902 17.45 (GBP)Buy 1687 17.71 (GBP)Buy 1613 17.67 (GBP)Buy 1500 17.7 (GBP)Buy 1382 17.51 (GBP)Buy 1035 17.42 (GBP)Buy 1000 17.81 (GBP)Buy 1000 17.73 (GBP)Buy 1000 17.8 (GBP)Buy 975 17.4 (GBP)Buy 904 17.67 (GBP)Buy 880 17.4 (GBP)Buy 880 17.4 (GBP)Buy 859 17.67 (GBP)Buy 839 17.81 (GBP)Buy 769 17.51 (GBP)Buy 700 17.4 (GBP)Buy 691 17.73 (GBP)Buy 650 17.66 (GBP)Buy 650 17.4 (GBP)Buy 636 17.7 (GBP)Buy 618 17.81 (GBP)Buy 564 17.4 (GBP)Buy 564 17.4 (GBP)Buy 500 17.71 (GBP)Buy 330 17.73 (GBP)Buy 300 17.4 (GBP)Buy 300 17.67 (GBP)Buy 287 17.36 (GBP)Buy 287 17.37 (GBP)Buy 287 17.39 (GBP)Buy 286 17.41 (GBP)Buy 286 17.42 (GBP)Buy 286 17.42 (GBP)Buy 286 17.42 (GBP)Buy 282 17.7 (GBP)Buy 281 17.75 (GBP)Buy 281 17.72 (GBP)Buy 280 17.78 (GBP)Buy 275 17.7 (GBP)Buy 274 17.37 (GBP)Buy 231 17.46 (GBP)Buy 224 17.8 (GBP)Buy 215 17.735 (GBP)Buy 197 17.42 (GBP)Buy 180 17.775 (GBP)Buy 177 17.45 (GBP)Buy 168 17.46 (GBP)Buy 166 17.44 (GBP)Buy 166 17.42 (GBP)Buy 165 17.44 (GBP)Buy 162 17.47 (GBP)Buy 162 17.45 (GBP)Buy 161 17.47 (GBP)Buy 161 17.43 (GBP)Buy 160 17.43 (GBP)Buy 156 17.36 (GBP)Buy 150 17.42 (GBP)Buy 144 17.42 (GBP)Buy 143 17.42 (GBP)Buy 142 17.42 (GBP)Buy 118 17.45 (GBP)Buy 100 17.4 (GBP)Buy 100 17.8 (GBP)Buy 93 17.72 (GBP)Buy 93 17.72 (GBP)Buy 92 17.41 (GBP)Buy 92 17.41 (GBP)Buy 62 17.46 (GBP)Buy 53 17.42 (GBP)Buy 43 17.45 (GBP)Buy 39 17.73 (GBP)Buy 39 17.65 (GBP)Buy 39 17.82 (GBP)Buy 27 17.36 (GBP)Buy 25 17.67 (GBP)Buy 23 17.7 (GBP)Buy 17 17.68 (GBP)Buy 1 17.65 (GBP)Sell 5958 17.7 (GBP)Sell 5927 17.7 (GBP)Sell 5292 17.42 (GBP)Sell 4658 17.7 (GBP)Sell 4233 17.7 (GBP)Sell 3795 17.44 (GBP)Sell 3294 17.39 (GBP)Sell 3000 17.52 (GBP)Sell 2826 17.69 (GBP)Sell 2816 17.52 (GBP)Sell 2760 17.4 (GBP)Sell 2660 17.72 (GBP)Sell 2500 17.78 (GBP)Sell 2415 17.39 (GBP)Sell 2246 17.69 (GBP)Sell 2238 17.67 (GBP)Sell 2217 17.52 (GBP)Sell 2214 17.51 (GBP)Sell 2070 17.43 (GBP)Sell 2070 17.43 (GBP)Sell 2025 17.71 (GBP)Sell 2014 17.52 (GBP)Sell 2000 17.6 (GBP)Sell 1945 17.52 (GBP)Sell 1870 17.79 (GBP)Sell 1809 17.72 (GBP)Sell 1787 17.52 (GBP)Sell 1746 17.69 (GBP)Sell 1682 17.44 (GBP)Sell 1662 17.42 (GBP)Sell 1660 17.57 (GBP)Sell 1500 17.57 (GBP)Sell 1380 17.43 (GBP)Sell 1380 17.57 (GBP)Sell 1299 17.7 (GBP)Sell 1216 17.7 (GBP)Sell 1200 17.47 (GBP)Sell 1153 17.41 (GBP)Sell 1123 17.78 (GBP)Sell 1042 17.39 (GBP)Sell 1000 17.42 (GBP)Sell 995 17.77 (GBP)Sell 975 17.78 (GBP)Sell 869 17.7 (GBP)Sell 849 17.73 (GBP)Sell 830 17.52 (GBP)Sell 728 17.7 (GBP)Sell 724 17.39 (GBP)Sell 700 17.78 (GBP)Sell 656 17.7 (GBP)Sell 600 17.79 (GBP)Sell 594 17.61 (GBP)Sell 591 17.67 (GBP)Sell 567 17.7 (GBP)Sell 564 17.47 (GBP)Sell 564 17.43 (GBP)Sell 564 17.57 (GBP)Sell 564 17.47 (GBP)Sell 563 17.39 (GBP)Sell 544 17.81 (GBP)Sell 533 17.39 (GBP)Sell 525 17.47 (GBP)Sell 493 17.81 (GBP)Sell 445 17.7 (GBP)Sell 419 17.41 (GBP)Sell 416 17.57 (GBP)Sell 345 17.42 (GBP)Sell 345 17.44 (GBP)Sell 345 17.4 (GBP)Sell 345 17.46 (GBP)Sell 345 17.43 (GBP)Sell 340 17.79 (GBP)Sell 317 17.7 (GBP)Sell 315 17.72 (GBP)Sell 303 17.72 (GBP)Sell 300 17.52 (GBP)Sell 288 17.36 (GBP)Sell 287 17.39 (GBP)Sell 286 17.38 (GBP)Sell 286 17.42 (GBP)Sell 285 17.53 (GBP)Sell 284 17.59 (GBP)Sell 284 17.56 (GBP)Sell 283 17.62 (GBP)Sell 283 17.62 (GBP)Sell 282 17.69 (GBP)Sell 280 17.81 (GBP)Sell 280 17.83 (GBP)Sell 279 17.73 (GBP)Sell 268 17.77 (GBP)Sell 264 17.73 (GBP)Sell 243 17.52 (GBP)Sell 222 17.69 (GBP)Sell 212 17.54 (GBP)Sell 205 17.69 (GBP)Sell 200 17.73 (GBP)Sell 196 17.81 (GBP)Sell 171 17.42 (GBP)Sell 171 17.42 (GBP)Sell 166 17.43 (GBP)Sell 165 17.77 (GBP)Sell 161 17.72 (GBP)Sell 161 17.41 (GBP)Sell 160 17.41 (GBP)Sell 159 17.41 (GBP)Sell 155 17.41 (GBP)Sell 155 17.41 (GBP)Sell 152 17.41 (GBP)Sell 151 17.41 (GBP)Sell 149 17.44 (GBP)Sell 148 17.43 (GBP)Sell 147 17.44 (GBP)Sell 147 17.44 (GBP)Sell 147 17.43 (GBP)Sell 143 17.44 (GBP)Sell 143 17.48 (GBP)Sell 142 17.55 (GBP)Sell 142 17.5 (GBP)Sell 133 17.54 (GBP)Sell 121 17.43 (GBP)Sell 116 17.41 (GBP)Sell 116 17.41 (GBP)Sell 113 17.41 (GBP)Sell 113 17.41 (GBP)Sell 110 17.41 (GBP)Sell 89 17.44 (GBP)Sell 84 17.77 (GBP)Sell 79 17.695 (GBP)Sell 78 17.675 (GBP)Sell 76 17.765 (GBP)Sell 70 17.735 (GBP)Sell 69 17.815 (GBP)Sell 45 17.7 (GBP)Sell 44 17.43 (GBP)Sell 43 17.52 (GBP)Sell 42 17.41 (GBP)Sell 41 17.41 (GBP)Sell 41 17.41 (GBP)Sell 41 17.41 (GBP)Sell 39 17.78 (GBP)Sell 36 17.41 (GBP)Sell 14 17.78 (GBP)Sell 14 17.56 (GBP)Sell 7 17.735 (GBP)Sell 3 17.73 (GBP)TOTAL BUYS:54801 TOTAL SELLS:127363(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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 16-Apr-2008 09:59:11Contact name Collins,CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe 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