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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 November 2007 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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 21-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 5213119 0.155(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 5213119 0.155 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 1090 41.05Purchase 1200 41.05Purchase 2428 41.05Purchase 502 41.07Purchase 939 41.05Purchase 1429 41.03Purchase 1292 41.23Purchase 89 41.11Purchase 911 41.11Purchase 156 41.34Purchase 776 41.30Purchase 94 41.26Purchase 529 41.26Purchase 377 41.26Purchase 500 40.90Purchase 500 40.61Purchase 690 40.62Purchase 310 40.62Purchase 1000 40.75Purchase 300 40.75Purchase 1 40.75Sale 154 40.99Sale 110 41.14Sale 142 41.14Sale 101 41.09Sale 101 41.10Sale 156 41.34Sale 51 41.04Sale 50 41.04Sale 7183 40.99Sale 450 40.99Sale 6400 40.98Sale 488 40.99Sale 9829 40.99Sale 353 41.03Sale 2 41.03Sale 117 41.03Sale 7 41.03Sale 4 41.03Sale 460 41.03Sale 868 41.03Sale 1100 41.03Sale 2042 41.03Sale 548 41.03Sale 1687 41.03Sale 1000 41.04Sale 898 41.03Sale 1118 41.04Sale 156 41.05Sale 2000 41.05Sale 105 41.05Sale 3607 41.04Sale 143 41.04Sale 527 41.04Sale 9902 41.05Sale 97 41.06Sale 1614 41.05Sale 1731 41.05Sale 932 41.05Sale 250 41.14Sale 14 41.14Sale 148 41.14Sale 256 41.14Sale 4580 41.14Sale 4277 41.14Sale 101 41.14Sale 4277 41.07Sale 168 41.08Sale 4109 41.08Sale 883 41.09Sale 413 41.09Sale 178 41.09Sale 587 41.09Sale 2094 41.09Sale 122 41.09Sale 19 41.10Sale 616 41.10Sale 5000 41.10Sale 110 41.10Sale 41 41.10Sale 202 41.10Sale 101 41.11Sale 7030 41.10Sale 200 41.10Sale 111 41.10Sale 600 41.10Sale 5092 41.10Sale 8056 41.10Sale 22 41.11Sale 100 41.11Sale 35 41.11Sale 385 41.11Sale 12 41.11Sale 300 41.11Sale 1886 41.11Sale 435 41.15Sale 749 41.15Sale 970 41.15Sale 2123 41.15Sale 4277 41.17Sale 401 41.19Sale 1996 41.19Sale 1267 41.19Sale 613 41.19Sale 4705 41.20Sale 114 41.16Sale 135 41.16Sale 965 41.16Sale 35 41.16Sale 3028 41.16Sale 1777 41.15Sale 2500 41.16Sale 5133 41.15Sale 66 41.16Sale 11 41.16Sale 113 41.16Sale 900 41.16Sale 500 41.16Sale 887 41.16Sale 3865 41.11Sale 4705 41.11Sale 101 41.07Sale 101 41.01Sale 101 41.07Sale 67 41.00Sale 5560 40.95Sale 4277 41.02Sale 5 41.01Sale 96 41.02Sale 2976 41.05Sale 198 41.05Sale 700 41.05Sale 1310 41.05Sale 150 41.05Sale 150 41.05Sale 76 41.05Sale 101 41.03Sale 101 41.07Sale 6527 41.15Sale 84 41.15Sale 1000 41.15Sale 2300 41.15Sale 2387 41.15Sale 300 41.19Sale 1000 41.19Sale 4277 41.18Sale 74 41.19Sale 94 41.19Sale 22 41.21Sale 4277 41.23Sale 101 41.18Sale 101 41.13Sale 2886 41.18Sale 705 41.18Sale 686 41.18Sale 4705 41.20Sale 4277 41.24Sale 101 41.22Sale 101 41.31Sale 4277 41.33Sale 130 41.34Sale 5 41.34Sale 1310 41.34Sale 668 41.34Sale 122 41.34Sale 240 41.34Sale 1646 41.34Sale 101 41.36Sale 600 41.36Sale 8 41.36Sale 5178 41.36Sale 1000 41.36Sale 15988 40.86Sale 49 40.86Sale 100 40.86Sale 336 40.86Sale 198 40.86Sale 416 40.89Sale 2772 40.89Sale 5133 40.89Sale 4277 40.89Sale 9 40.91Sale 2400 40.91Sale 500 41.09Sale 197 40.93Sale 30 40.93Sale 36 40.93Sale 237 40.93Sale 828 40.91Sale 34 41.01Sale 412 41.11Sale 1800 41.16Sale 1537 41.11Sale 71 41.10Sale 4718 41.04Sale 435000 41.00TOTAL BUYS:15113 TOTAL SELLS:695316 (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 varying Product 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) Exercising Product 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 OPTIONS Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full 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 27-Nov-2007Contact 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