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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)04 February 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 1-Feb-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 459,873 0.014 1,060,713 0.032(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 459,873 0.014 1,060,713 0.032 (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 250 38.55Purchase 3000 38.55Purchase 1000 38.55Purchase 8000 38.55Purchase 500 38.55Purchase 5557 38.82Purchase 3629 38.84Purchase 1500 38.84Purchase 2762 38.82Purchase 3222 38.82Purchase 107 38.92Purchase 665 38.94Purchase 97 38.94Purchase 4274 38.9Purchase 129 38.84Purchase 4702 38.87Purchase 3383 38.84Purchase 1339 38.83Purchase 3569 38.74Purchase 60 38.74Purchase 1500 38.74Purchase 4274 38.7Purchase 4274 38.78Purchase 560 38.78Purchase 4000 38.78Purchase 142 38.78Purchase 4274 38.79Purchase 3702 38.76Purchase 1000 38.75Purchase 4185 38.74Purchase 6 38.74Purchase 51 38.74Purchase 887 38.74Purchase 3779 38.7Purchase 97 38.7Purchase 398 38.7Purchase 1290 38.75Purchase 2984 38.74Purchase 1401 38.74Purchase 1343 38.74Purchase 531 38.74Purchase 774 38.75Purchase 3500 38.75Purchase 999 38.74Purchase 469 38.55Purchase 135 38.35Purchase 30 38.22Purchase 237 38.29Purchase 3308 38.29Purchase 14185 38.3Purchase 814 38.28Purchase 1 38.28Purchase 4274 38.15Purchase 687 38.15Purchase 1765 38.15Purchase 1000 38.15Purchase 822 38.15Purchase 1902 37.85Purchase 500 37.85Purchase 1706 37.85Purchase 10000 37.85Purchase 551 37.85Purchase 5316 37.85Purchase 25 37.83Purchase 2332 37.89Purchase 921 37.89Purchase 5303 37.89Purchase 1444 37.89Purchase 750 37.74Purchase 685 37.65Purchase 34 37.65Purchase 2700 37.63Purchase 21507 37.75Purchase 3000 37.75Purchase 225 37.75Purchase 268 37.75Purchase 4274 38.11Purchase 5073 38.83Purchase 5450 38.92Purchase 500 36.68Sale -1948 38.85Sale -38874 38.55Sale -97 38.66Sale -750 38.66Sale -983 38.66Sale -200 38.67Sale -470 38.68Sale -30 38.65Sale -856 38.65Sale -9 38.65Sale -105 38.65Sale -73 38.75Sale -3946 38.77Sale -30 38.77Sale -24 38.77Sale -3000 38.79Sale -61 38.85Sale -60 38.85Sale -60 38.78Sale -645 38.78Sale -449 38.78Sale -1034 38.78Sale -367 38.75Sale -458 38.72Sale -11 38.76Sale -1161 38.6Sale -250 38.6Sale -500 38.5Sale -211 38.27Sale -60 38.21Sale -1192 38.15Sale -3171 38.15Sale -10000 38.13Sale -200 38.15Sale -3982 38.15Sale -75 38.12Sale -1500 38.08Sale -25 37.98Sale -3813 37.96Sale -747 37.97Sale -1555 37.97Sale -1499 37.79Sale -2233 37.79Sale -718 37.79Sale -252 37.79Sale -3497 37.64Sale -50 37.64Sale -8 37.64Sale -293 37.64Sale -426 37.64TOTAL BUYS:195889 TOTAL SELLS:91958 (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 4-Feb-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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