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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)11 April 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 10-04-2008 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 185,640 0.0055 8,383,186 0.2496(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 185,640 0.0055 8,383,186 0.2496 (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 15,530 42.00Purchase 1 41.95Purchase 10,000 41.96Purchase 1 41.95Purchase 180 42.10Purchase 180 42.10Purchase 400 41.92Sale -3,957 41.93Sale -29 41.93Sale -691 41.93Sale -5,527 41.85Sale -6,378 41.84Sale -2,255 41.94Sale -250 41.94Sale -2,597 41.94Sale -3,707 41.92Sale -200 41.92Sale -345 41.92Sale -281 41.94Sale -890 41.95Sale -3,081 41.95Sale -3,877 41.94Sale -3 41.94Sale -167 41.94Sale -205 41.94Sale -5,527 42.00Sale -179 41.92Sale -222 41.92Sale -735 41.92Sale -4,391 41.92Sale -609 41.92Sale -4,068 41.92Sale -36 42.00Sale -1,170 42.00Sale -3,046 42.00Sale -4,677 42.00Sale -200 41.92Sale -189 41.89Sale -2,000 41.89Sale -434 41.89Sale -8 41.89Sale -634 41.86Sale -2,000 41.86Sale -1,618 41.86Sale -702 41.86Sale -1,000 41.86Sale -2,000 41.86Sale -300 41.86Sale -800 41.86Sale -300 41.86Sale -600 41.75Sale -600 41.80Sale -1,811 41.81Sale -700 41.81Sale -300 41.81Sale -400 41.81Sale -1,041 41.81Sale -302 41.82Sale -800 41.82Sale -300 41.82Sale -300 41.82Sale -300 41.82Sale -400 41.82Sale -500 41.82Sale -500 41.82Sale -500 41.82Sale -400 41.82Sale -400 41.82Sale -600 41.82Sale -225 41.82Sale -4,564 41.84Sale -600 41.84Sale -400 41.84Sale -300 41.84Sale -89 41.84Sale -422 41.85Sale -600 41.85Sale -500 41.85Sale -1,000 41.85Sale -6,385 41.86Sale -187 41.86Sale -127 41.86Sale -1,380 41.86Sale -4,252 41.91Sale -4,182 41.96Sale -1,250 41.96Sale -77 41.96Sale -3,240 41.96Sale -1,250 41.96Sale -1 41.96Sale -4,389 41.97Sale -150 41.97Sale -705 41.97Sale -315 42.02Sale -1,170 42.02Sale -92 42.02Sale -22 42.07Sale -4,252 42.06Sale -300 42.07Sale -300 42.07Sale -1,200 42.07Sale -100 42.07Sale -200 42.07Sale -553 42.07Sale -4,252 42.05Sale -3,279 42.06Sale -973 42.06Sale -2,410 41.97Sale -1,730 41.85Sale -2,471 41.89TOTAL BUYS:26292 TOTAL SELLS:141933 (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 :Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 11-04-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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