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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd08 May 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 07-May-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 1849860 0.08 1753 0(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1849860 0.08 1753 0 (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 0 ( 0 % ) 0 ( 0 % ) (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 6141 19.4 (GBP)Buy 2594 19.27 (GBP)Buy 2574 19.42 (GBP)Buy 2574 19.42 (GBP)Buy 2382 19.39 (GBP)Buy 2288 19.41 (GBP)Buy 2000 19.37 (GBP)Buy 2000 19.44 (GBP)Buy 1991 19.4 (GBP)Buy 1841 19.55 (GBP)Buy 1813 19.39 (GBP)Buy 1759 19.33 (GBP)Buy 1714 19.46 (GBP)Buy 1660 19.46 (GBP)Buy 1616 19.41 (GBP)Buy 1615 19.3 (GBP)Buy 1613 19.52 (GBP)Buy 1506 19.36 (GBP)Buy 1396 19.3 (GBP)Buy 1374 19.33 (GBP)Buy 1365 19.53 (GBP)Buy 1281 19.31 (GBP)Buy 1240 19.41 (GBP)Buy 1125 19.46 (GBP)Buy 1070 19.3 (GBP)Buy 1036 19.3 (GBP)Buy 1036 19.3 (GBP)Buy 1036 19.3 (GBP)Buy 1036 19.3 (GBP)Buy 1034 19.34 (GBP)Buy 1033 19.35 (GBP)Buy 1033 19.36 (GBP)Buy 1031 19.39 (GBP)Buy 1031 19.39 (GBP)Buy 1029 19.42 (GBP)Buy 1029 19.42 (GBP)Buy 1029 19.42 (GBP)Buy 1027 19.46 (GBP)Buy 1026 19.42 (GBP)Buy 975 19.3 (GBP)Buy 966 19.4 (GBP)Buy 937 19.35 (GBP)Buy 932 19.41 (GBP)Buy 932 19.34 (GBP)Buy 912 19.33 (GBP)Buy 908 19.31 (GBP)Buy 900 19.42 (GBP)Buy 897 19.41 (GBP)Buy 840 19.32 (GBP)Buy 835 19.42 (GBP)Buy 800 19.52 (GBP)Buy 800 19.36 (GBP)Buy 800 19.38 (GBP)Buy 793 19.52 (GBP)Buy 778 19.53 (GBP)Buy 733 19.3 (GBP)Buy 700 19.52 (GBP)Buy 700 19.45 (GBP)Buy 655 19.41 (GBP)Buy 649 19.39 (GBP)Buy 620 19.33 (GBP)Buy 605 19.33 (GBP)Buy 600 19.46 (GBP)Buy 587 19.27 (GBP)Buy 586 19.4 (GBP)Buy 580 19.3 (GBP)Buy 513 19.4 (GBP)Buy 509 19.55 (GBP)Buy 400 19.4 (GBP)Buy 400 19.31 (GBP)Buy 395 19.3 (GBP)Buy 321 19.52 (GBP)Buy 318 19.3 (GBP)Buy 315 19.53 (GBP)Buy 307 19.52 (GBP)Buy 300 19.33 (GBP)Buy 299 19.41 (GBP)Buy 296 19.52 (GBP)Buy 287 19.41 (GBP)Buy 259 19.26 (GBP)Buy 258 19.3 (GBP)Buy 257 19.41 (GBP)Buy 243 19.295 (GBP)Buy 237 19.3 (GBP)Buy 231 19.38 (GBP)Buy 222 19.32 (GBP)Buy 219 19.27 (GBP)Buy 207 19.55 (GBP)Buy 206 19.34 (GBP)Buy 206 19.34 (GBP)Buy 206 19.3 (GBP)Buy 200 19.34 (GBP)Buy 199 19.46 (GBP)Buy 199 19.46 (GBP)Buy 196 19.39 (GBP)Buy 195 19.32 (GBP)Buy 162 19.26 (GBP)Buy 158 19.32 (GBP)Buy 151 19.36 (GBP)Buy 150 19.4 (GBP)Buy 149 19.34 (GBP)Buy 147 19.43 (GBP)Buy 141 19.4 (GBP)Buy 134 19.52 (GBP)Buy 133 19.41 (GBP)Buy 129 19.33 (GBP)Buy 129 19.42 (GBP)Buy 129 19.41 (GBP)Buy 128 19.41 (GBP)Buy 125 19.36 (GBP)Buy 116 19.39 (GBP)Buy 107 19.43 (GBP)Buy 100 19.42 (GBP)Buy 98 19.41 (GBP)Buy 94 19.42 (GBP)Buy 90 19.52 (GBP)Buy 84 19.27 (GBP)Buy 84 19.38 (GBP)Buy 68 19.4 (GBP)Buy 64 19.4 (GBP)Buy 60 19.53 (GBP)Buy 45 19.26 (GBP)Buy 45 19.52 (GBP)Buy 42 19.53 (GBP)Buy 39 19.43 (GBP)Buy 38 19.4 (GBP)Buy 35 19.34 (GBP)Buy 34 19.4 (GBP)Buy 27 19.45 (GBP)Sell 2592 19.29 (GBP)Sell 2589 19.28 (GBP)Sell 2585 19.34 (GBP)Sell 2581 19.37 (GBP)Sell 2575 19.41 (GBP)Sell 2564 19.5 (GBP)Sell 2268 19.4 (GBP)Sell 2100 19.5 (GBP)Sell 2011 19.44 (GBP)Sell 1866 19.38 (GBP)Sell 1799 19.5 (GBP)Sell 1742 19.43 (GBP)Sell 1671 19.45 (GBP)Sell 1660 19.29 (GBP)Sell 1599 19.4 (GBP)Sell 1523 19.3 (GBP)Sell 1521 19.5 (GBP)Sell 1500 19.29 (GBP)Sell 1500 19.33 (GBP)Sell 1402 19.5 (GBP)Sell 1355 19.46 (GBP)Sell 1300 19.49 (GBP)Sell 1036 19.3 (GBP)Sell 1036 19.3 (GBP)Sell 1036 19.3 (GBP)Sell 1036 19.3 (GBP)Sell 1034 19.34 (GBP)Sell 1034 19.34 (GBP)Sell 1034 19.34 (GBP)Sell 1033 19.35 (GBP)Sell 1033 19.36 (GBP)Sell 1032 19.37 (GBP)Sell 1031 19.38 (GBP)Sell 1031 19.38 (GBP)Sell 1030 19.4 (GBP)Sell 1028 19.43 (GBP)Sell 1027 19.46 (GBP)Sell 1025 19.5 (GBP)Sell 1025 19.51 (GBP)Sell 1024 19.52 (GBP)Sell 1002 19.36 (GBP)Sell 1000 19.41 (GBP)Sell 1000 19.42 (GBP)Sell 1000 19.28 (GBP)Sell 989 19.5 (GBP)Sell 919 19.4 (GBP)Sell 904 19.4 (GBP)Sell 899 19.3 (GBP)Sell 863 19.4 (GBP)Sell 856 19.45 (GBP)Sell 835 19.5 (GBP)Sell 831 19.43 (GBP)Sell 810 19.36 (GBP)Sell 810 19.4 (GBP)Sell 805 19.36 (GBP)Sell 792 19.51 (GBP)Sell 791 19.5 (GBP)Sell 765 19.5 (GBP)Sell 734 19.29 (GBP)Sell 724 19.48 (GBP)Sell 700 19.38 (GBP)Sell 650 19.41 (GBP)Sell 650 19.42 (GBP)Sell 650 19.38 (GBP)Sell 650 19.38 (GBP)Sell 600 19.42 (GBP)Sell 588 19.3 (GBP)Sell 561 19.44 (GBP)Sell 536 19.41 (GBP)Sell 516 19.41 (GBP)Sell 477 19.42 (GBP)Sell 379 19.36 (GBP)Sell 373 19.42 (GBP)Sell 362 19.5 (GBP)Sell 309 19.5 (GBP)Sell 296 19.3 (GBP)Sell 291 19.5 (GBP)Sell 257 19.41 (GBP)Sell 256 19.49 (GBP)Sell 233 19.51 (GBP)Sell 228 19.36 (GBP)Sell 205 19.49 (GBP)Sell 205 19.49 (GBP)Sell 205 19.49 (GBP)Sell 204 19.5 (GBP)Sell 200 19.36 (GBP)Sell 183 19.3 (GBP)Sell 166 19.55 (GBP)Sell 164 19.5 (GBP)Sell 150 19.48 (GBP)Sell 141 19.56 (GBP)Sell 137 19.45 (GBP)Sell 134 19.33 (GBP)Sell 126 19.39 (GBP)Sell 111 19.4 (GBP)Sell 111 19.52 (GBP)Sell 110 19.39 (GBP)Sell 100 19.42 (GBP)Sell 99 19.47 (GBP)Sell 90 19.49 (GBP)Sell 88 19.375 (GBP)Sell 72 19.35 (GBP)Sell 67 19.46 (GBP)Sell 65 19.44 (GBP)Sell 64 19.55 (GBP)Sell 60 19.37 (GBP)Sell 57 19.54 (GBP)Sell 56 19.42 (GBP)Sell 49 19.42 (GBP)Sell 48 19.43 (GBP)Sell 48 19.55 (GBP)Sell 48 19.5 (GBP)Sell 46 19.51 (GBP)Sell 46 19.295 (GBP)Sell 36 19.5 (GBP)Sell 36 19.28 (GBP)Sell 29 19.42 (GBP)Sell 27 19.52 (GBP)Sell 25 19.42 (GBP)Sell 23 19.52 (GBP)Sell 23 19.4 (GBP)Sell 21 19.37 (GBP)Sell 19 19.42 (GBP)Sell 4 19.295 (GBP)Sell 2 19.56 (GBP)Sell 2 19.46 (GBP)TOTAL BUYS: 95633 TOTAL SELLS: 91661(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 08-May-2008 09:46:15Contact name Segal,DebraTelephone number 44 20 7883 4577Name 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