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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)23 November 2007 i? 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) AMENDMENT1. 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 14-Nov-2007 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 4135705 0.123(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 4135705 0.123 (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 21712 42.2Purchase 4691 42.33Purchase 3090 42.33Purchase 672 42.33Purchase 2253 42.3Purchase 1827 42.3Purchase 1897 42.3Purchase 2606 42.27Purchase 237 42.27Purchase 1823 42.27Purchase 296 42.27Purchase 4484 42.26Purchase 202 42.24Purchase 4548 42.3Purchase 4312 42.19Purchase 2619 42.16Purchase 4172 42.18Purchase 3924 42.19Purchase 1956 42.18Purchase 1968 42.18Purchase 2365 42.29Purchase 650 42.29Purchase 791 42.29Purchase 1903 42.32Purchase 184 42.32Purchase 69 42.27Purchase 2958 42.27Purchase 53 42.27Purchase 3501 42.3Purchase 2066 42.29Purchase 988 42.29Purchase 3271 42.32Purchase 93 42.27Purchase 1000 42.27Purchase 756 42.27Purchase 100 42.26Purchase 1000 42.26Purchase 3145 42.4Purchase 1278 42.37Purchase 100 42.37Purchase 250 42.37Purchase 1808 42.37Purchase 380 42.37Purchase 289 42.35Purchase 563 42.35Purchase 2626 42.39Purchase 86 42.41Purchase 2238 42.41Purchase 2449 42.37Purchase 2304 42.34Purchase 1063 42.36Purchase 747 42.36Purchase 1787 42.38Purchase 1605 42.35Purchase 1391 42.33Purchase 86 42.31Purchase 73 42.3Purchase 515 42.3Purchase 1432 42.31Purchase 1203 42.34Purchase 1099 42.34Purchase 188 42.35Purchase 265 42.35Purchase 207 42.35Purchase 2 42.35Purchase 42 42.35Purchase 367 42.35Purchase 42 42.35Purchase 33 42.35Purchase 1228 42.37Purchase 1240 42.38Purchase 1236 42.34Purchase 492 42.35Purchase 638 42.35Purchase 1315 42.32Purchase 976 42.3Purchase 31 42.3Purchase 289 42.3Purchase 1398 42.27Purchase 1400 42.27Purchase 1692 42.26Purchase 680 42.25Purchase 1042 42.25Purchase 1373 42.25Purchase 45 42.26Purchase 2310 42.26Purchase 2200 42.25Purchase 1957 42.23Purchase 468 42.23Purchase 2734 42.23Purchase 2546 42.23Purchase 54 42.24Purchase 2569 42.24Purchase 304 42.25Purchase 133 42.25Purchase 78 42.25Purchase 119 42.25Purchase 2280 42.25Purchase 65 42.25Purchase 1528 42.25Purchase 502 42.25Purchase 1968 42.22Purchase 484 42.22Purchase 818 42.22Purchase 436 42.24Purchase 1000 42.24Purchase 3031 42.27Purchase 1080 42.27Purchase 2214 42.27Purchase 2060 42.25Purchase 1271 42.25Purchase 2886 42.22Purchase 3217 42.27Purchase 58 42.19Purchase 3800 42.19Purchase 1316 42.12Purchase 1882 42.11Purchase 1400 42.11Purchase 339 42.18Purchase 900 42.18Purchase 2922 42.18Purchase 3777 42.16Purchase 17 42.18Purchase 2164 42.18Purchase 1797 42.18Purchase 2358 42.16Purchase 4228 42.1Purchase 1670 42.15Purchase 48 42.14Purchase 27 42.14Purchase 64 42.14Purchase 2656 42.14Purchase 932 42.08Purchase 2001 42.07Purchase 560 42.07Purchase 900 42.07Purchase 300 42.07Purchase 500 42.07Purchase 400 42.07Purchase 771 42.07Purchase 600 42.07Purchase 300 42.07Purchase 85 42.07Purchase 69 42.16Purchase 1283 42.16Purchase 3935 42.14Purchase 1 42.14Purchase 1146 42.18Purchase 1950 42.16Purchase 1520 42.21Purchase 926 42.15Purchase 300 42.15Purchase 800 42.15Purchase 2452 42.15Purchase 3755 42.29Purchase 682 42.07Purchase 7626 42.17Purchase 2479 42.26Purchase 1984 42.12Purchase 1182 42.28Purchase 488 42.25Purchase 783 42.31Purchase 2301 42.37Purchase 179 42.26Purchase 6776 42.35Purchase 10000 42.34Purchase 2000 42.33Purchase 500 42.33Purchase 724 42.33Purchase 358 42.33Purchase 1000 42.33Purchase 5327 42.33Purchase 3315 42.33Purchase 500 42.15Purchase 500 42.21Purchase 500 42.25Purchase 500 42.3Purchase 500 42.38Purchase 6027 42.27Purchase 90 42.26Purchase 1383 42.26Purchase 450 42.28Purchase 4785 42.19Purchase 197 42.19Purchase 18 42.19Purchase 856 42.22Purchase 150 42.22Purchase 413 42.22Purchase 300 42.21Purchase 3267 42.21Purchase 14 42.2Purchase 240 42.21Purchase 217 42.21Purchase 423 42.21Purchase 278 42.21Purchase 300 42.2Purchase 800 42.2Purchase 242 42.2Purchase 9201 42.2Purchase 700 42.19Purchase 99 42.19Purchase 2337 42.2Purchase 7663 42.2Purchase 8715 42.3Purchase 1285 42.3Purchase 253 42.08Purchase 449 42.08Purchase 28 42.08Purchase 4542 42.08Purchase 1579 42.07Purchase 2271 42.07Purchase 300 42.07Purchase 300 42.07Purchase 300 42.07Purchase 1539 42.07Purchase 4282 42.07Purchase 8617 42.18Purchase 700 42.18Purchase 600 42.18Purchase 83 42.18Purchase 9863 42.18Purchase 300 42.18Purchase 800 42.18Purchase 300 42.18Purchase 400 42.18Purchase 300 42.18Purchase 400 42.18Purchase 700 42.18Purchase 700 42.18Purchase 106 42.18Purchase 300 42.18Purchase 800 42.18Purchase 31 42.18Purchase 6213 42.18Purchase 12500 42.18Purchase 444 42.18Purchase 107 42.17Purchase 106 42.17Purchase 2000 42.17Purchase 3630 42.17Purchase 1218 42.14Purchase 3651 42.14Purchase 1485 42.16Purchase 3837 42.16Purchase 4678 42.16Purchase 308 42.15Purchase 4000 42.15Purchase 900 42.15Purchase 4678 42.15Purchase 114 42.15Purchase 627 42.08Purchase 5000 42.08Purchase 8011 42.08Purchase 1989 42.08Purchase 1411 42.08Purchase 5000 42.08Purchase 4000 42.08Purchase 341 42.08Purchase 107 42.08Purchase 3141 42.08Purchase 171 42.19Purchase 300 42.19Purchase 300 42.19Purchase 677 42.19Purchase 2 42.18Purchase 16 42.18Purchase 364 42.18Purchase 1170 42.18Purchase 5942 42.2Purchase 4058 42.2Purchase 24993 42.2Purchase 7 42.19Purchase 13600 42.2Purchase 200 42.2Purchase 700 42.2Purchase 500 42.2Purchase 3826 42.14Purchase 10000 42.32Purchase 141 42.31Purchase 3889 42.31Purchase 1000 42.31Purchase 15 42.31Purchase 738 42.31Purchase 1469 42.31Purchase 66 42.25Purchase 9934 42.25Sale 250700 42.233Sale 380 42.09Sale 1713 42.12Sale 4509 42.1Sale 450 42.28Sale 500 42.16Sale 25000 42.19Sale 25000 42.18Sale 53000 42.09Sale 58000 42.09Sale 58000 42.09Sale 53000 42.21Sale 537 42.1Sale 4785 42.1Sale 2449 42.31Sale 45 42.31Sale 1432 42.31Sale 20 42.2Sale 1450 42.2Sale 184 42.2Sale 1420 42.2Sale 2000 42.2Sale 1000 42.2Sale 85 42.2Sale 420 42.2Sale 1000 42.2Sale 340 42.2Sale 580 42.2Sale 1000 42.2Sale 250 42.2Sale 357 42.32Sale 603 42.32Sale 1000 42.32Sale 2363 42.31Sale 369 42.31Sale 369 42.31Sale 973 42.31Sale 2391 42.26Sale 7609 42.26Sale 2961 42.09Sale 500 42.09Sale 10000 42.09Sale 2000 42.09Sale 2000 42.09Sale 1650 42.09Sale 889 42.09TOTAL BUYS:538067 TOTAL SELLS:469283 (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 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) YES Date of disclosure 23-Nov-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DatePUT OPTION Written 44000 40(AUD) American 28-FEB-2008CALL OPTION Written 3000 41(AUD) American 29-NOV-2007CALL OPTION Purchased 3000 41(AUD) American 29-NOV-2007 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