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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd28 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 Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 27-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 2465655 0.109(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2465655 0.109 (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 ( AU000000BHP4 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 533 14.88Buy 169 14.88Buy 168 14.91Buy 168 14.93Buy 122 14.94Buy 45 14.94Buy 352 14.94Buy 297 14.94Buy 41 14.95Buy 274 14.95Buy 61 14.95Buy 176 14.95Buy 128 14.95Buy 47 14.96Buy 350 14.96Buy 167 14.96Buy 122 14.96Buy 45 14.97Buy 339 14.97Buy 128 14.98Buy 95 14.98Buy 95 14.98Buy 149 14.98Buy 149 14.98Buy 126 14.98Buy 20 14.98Buy 146 14.98Buy 32 14.98Buy 32 14.99Buy 32 15Buy 32 15Buy 32 15.01Buy 33 15.02Buy 32 15.02Buy 32 15.02Buy 33 15.02Buy 33 15.02Buy 33 15.03Buy 33 15.04Buy 33 15.04Buy 33 15.05Buy 33 15.05Buy 33 15.05Buy 33 15.05Buy 33 15.05Buy 33 15.06Buy 33 15.07Buy 33 15.07Buy 33 15.07Buy 33 15.075Buy 33 15.08Buy 33 15.08Buy 33 15.09Buy 33 15.09Buy 33 15.09Buy 6 15.09Buy 33 15.1Buy 33 15.1Buy 33 15.11Buy 33 15.11Buy 33 15.12Buy 33 15.12Buy 33 15.13Buy 33 15.13Buy 33 15.13Buy 33 15.13Buy 33 15.13Buy 33 15.13Buy 33 15.15Buy 7 15.15Buy 33 15.17Buy 33 15.18Buy 2863 15.18Buy 729 15.18Buy 354 15.21Buy 1035 15.26Buy 345 15.265Buy 2341 15.27Buy 345 15.27Buy 1800 15.28Buy 1300 15.31Buy 1115 15.31Buy 2500 15.31Buy 2000 15.31Buy 708 15.33Buy 300 15.33Buy 995 15.36Buy 6596 15.37Buy 1344 15.41Buy 1800 15.41Buy 500 15.415Buy 49 15.43Buy 286 15.43Buy 1627 15.43Buy 1447 15.43Sell 858 14.96Sell 357 14.96Sell 257 14.99Sell 2261 15Sell 331 15.01Sell 635 15.01Sell 399 15.01Sell 131 15.02Sell 353 15.04Sell 362 15.04Sell 395 15.04Sell 744 15.04Sell 36 15.04Sell 302 15.04Sell 21 15.05Sell 103 15.05Sell 103 15.05Sell 238 15.06Sell 173 15.06Sell 64 15.06Sell 182 15.06Sell 132 15.06Sell 49 15.06Sell 234 15.07Sell 2098 15.07Sell 174 15.07Sell 126 15.08Sell 47 15.08Sell 179 15.08Sell 179 15.08Sell 190 15.09Sell 139 15.09Sell 51 15.09Sell 94 15.09Sell 406 15.09Sell 433 15.09Sell 118 15.09Sell 118 15.09Sell 193 15.09Sell 194 15.1Sell 190 15.1Sell 190 15.11Sell 183 15.11Sell 184 15.11Sell 189 15.11Sell 51 15.11Sell 87 15.11Sell 51 15.11Sell 193 15.11Sell 140 15.11Sell 27 15.11Sell 25 15.12Sell 196 15.12Sell 143 15.12Sell 52 15.12Sell 269 15.125Sell 164 15.135Sell 164 15.14Sell 146 15.14Sell 146 15.14Sell 132 15.14Sell 133 15.14Sell 128 15.14Sell 93 15.14Sell 34 15.14Sell 32 15.14Sell 32 15.14Sell 32 15.14Sell 32 15.14Sell 32 15.14Sell 32 15.14Sell 32 15.14Sell 32 15.14Sell 1169 15.14Sell 2500 15.145Sell 345 15.15Sell 2760 15.16Sell 71 15.16Sell 85 15.18Sell 1000 15.18Sell 500 15.18Sell 715 15.18Sell 1500 15.18Sell 1500 15.18Sell 1800 15.18Sell 450 15.21Sell 406 15.21Sell 2500 15.27Sell 1035 15.27Sell 1725 15.27Sell 247 15.27Sell 500 15.28Sell 2 15.28Sell 976 15.28Sell 926 15.28Sell 345 15.28Sell 1116 15.29Sell 32 15.29Sell 1000 15.29Sell 1357 15.3Sell 1100 15.31Sell 3397 15.31Sell 994 15.31Sell 33 15.31Sell 1200 15.31Sell 800 15.31Sell 398 15.32Sell 300 15.32Sell 690 15.35Sell 310 15.35Sell 214 15.37Sell 300 15.37Sell 265 15.37Sell 555 15.38Sell 1000 15.38Sell 345 15.38Sell 690 15.39Sell 380 15.39Sell 345 15.39Sell 500 15.39Sell 1491 15.4Sell 800 15.41Sell 345 15.41Sell 528 15.42Sell 2577 15.42Sell 2423 15.42Sell 1 15.42Sell 482 15.42Sell 908 15.43Sell 1725 15.43Sell 1380 15.43Sell 2070 15.43Sell 248 15.43Sell 468 15.43Sell 538 15.44Sell 2 15.44Sell 4799 15.44Sell 4799 15.44Sell 4799 15.44Total Buys:38316 Total Sells;87786(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 28/11/2007 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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