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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd04 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) PLEASE NOTE THAT THE POSITION PROVIDED IN SECTION 2 IS A NET FIGURE COMPOSED OF LONG AND SHORT POSITIONS, NOT GROSS POSITIONS 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 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 3,809,229 0.171(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,809,229 0.171 (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 0 ( 0 % ) 0 ( 0 % ) (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 29383 16.22Buy 410 15.935Buy 168 16.07Buy 122 16.07Buy 45 16.07Buy 160 16.38Buy 116 16.38Buy 43 16.375Buy 165 16.38Buy 342 15.9Buy 1205 15.9Buy 1205 15.9Buy 1205 15.9Buy 1205 15.9Buy 1205 15.9Buy 1205 15.9Buy 2222 15.9Buy 1205 15.9Buy 1205 15.9Buy 885 15.9Buy 2879 15.9Buy 3000 15.81Buy 3000 15.81Buy 3000 15.81Buy 6968 15.81Buy 1178 15.78Buy 13187 15.78Buy 1603 15.78Buy 5396 15.9Buy 10572 15.9Buy 7500 15.92Buy 4442 15.92Buy 4026 15.92Buy 7727 16Buy 2540 16.01Buy 2540 16.01Buy 2540 16.01Buy 2540 16.01Buy 2540 16.01Buy 1880 16.01Buy 392 16.01Buy 2303 16.21Buy 2000 16.21Buy 4300 16.21Buy 4300 16.21Buy 3065 16.21Buy 3212 16.43Buy 10000 16.43Buy 2756 16.43Buy 2521 16.37Buy 500 16.52Buy 1500 16.53Buy 1009 16.53Buy 1800 16.51Buy 1500 16.51Buy 1800 16.51Buy 705 16.51Buy 3600 16.51Buy 1800 16.51Buy 1754 16.51Buy 193 16.67Buy 1500 16.67Buy 1500 16.67Buy 1500 16.67Buy 150 16.67Buy 5693 16.68Buy 1500 16.68Buy 1500 16.68Buy 1500 16.68Buy 932 16.68Buy 630 16.8Buy 2253 16.8Buy 10437 16.7Buy 5531 16.7Buy 398 16.58Buy 1916 16.58Buy 814 16.58Buy 4001 16.56Buy 1504 16.56Buy 1000 16.42Buy 44 16.42Buy 698 16.42Buy 4000 16.42Buy 862 16.45Buy 3859 16.45Buy 15968 16.6Buy 1700 16.55Buy 566 16.55Buy 2431 16.56Buy 1728 16.56Buy 377 16.56Buy 100 16.56Buy 925 16.57Buy 665 16.57Buy 1500 16.51Buy 1500 16.51Buy 1500 16.51Buy 1500 16.51Buy 1500 16.51Buy 1500 16.51Buy 1500 16.51Buy 517 16.51Buy 1500 16.52Buy 1500 16.52Buy 1500 16.52Buy 451 16.52Buy 6452 16.48Buy 800 16.48Buy 870 16.48Buy 3880 16.48Buy 3966 16.45Buy 737 16.54Buy 293 16.54Buy 737 16.54Buy 1211 16.54Buy 1449 16.54Buy 15968 16.34Buy 1314 16.15Buy 8058 16.21Buy 4000 16.21Buy 155 16.21Buy 473 16.21Buy 921 16.21Buy 326 16.21Buy 721 16.21Buy 995 16.17Buy 5500 16.17Buy 2586 16.17Buy 8804 16.21Buy 924 16.21Buy 521 16.21Buy 392 16.21Buy 2584 16.21Buy 2743 16.21Buy 218 16.08Buy 6000 16.08Buy 1688 16.08Buy 1617 16.07Buy 3094 16.16Buy 2414 15.94Buy 550 15.91Buy 2414 16.02Buy 2358 15.98Buy 359 15.92Buy 1256 15.92Buy 1261 15.86Buy 978 15.82Buy 219 15.82Buy 67 15.82Buy 1265 15.81Buy 189 15.79Buy 189 15.81Buy 189 15.84Buy 189 15.79Buy 1262 15.84Buy 1261 15.85Buy 1200 15.92Buy 56 15.92Buy 1249 16Buy 188 15.91Buy 188 15.91Buy 935 15.97Buy 188 15.91Buy 188 15.91Buy 961 15.91Buy 1255 15.93Buy 149 15.95Buy 188 15.93Buy 188 15.93Buy 187 16.01Buy 186 16.04Buy 187 16.01Buy 599 16.06Buy 646 16.06Buy 185 16.13Buy 851 16.2Buy 753 16.2Buy 10 16.2Buy 285 16.2Buy 1234 16.2Buy 1230 16.26Buy 1211 16.26Buy 1230 16.26Buy 1229 16.27Buy 1226 16.31Buy 1218 16.42Buy 1217 16.43Buy 1217 16.43Buy 10 16.42Buy 1000 16.42Buy 1218 16.42Buy 1036 16.43Buy 500 16.42Buy 1115 16.4Buy 1221 16.37Buy 250 16.37Buy 1000 16.39Buy 300 16.65Buy 301 16.6Buy 1000 16.6Buy 301 16.57Buy 302 16.54Buy 117 16.51Buy 667 16.52Buy 1207 16.56Buy 1100 16.51Buy 300 16.51Buy 238 16.51Buy 1209 16.51Buy 1208 16.55Buy 1206 16.58Buy 1199 16.68Buy 298 16.75Buy 1197 16.7Buy 574 16.7Buy 625 16.68Buy 517 16.62Buy 483 16.6Buy 721 16.6Buy 1204 16.61Buy 180 16.57Buy 436 16.63Buy 766 16.63Buy 22 16.55Buy 159 16.55Buy 182 16.54Buy 318 16.54Buy 181 16.53Buy 181 16.5Buy 181 16.49Buy 181 16.49Buy 554 16.51Buy 657 16.51Buy 180 16.58Buy 518 16.56Buy 200 16.56Buy 200 16.56Buy 1000 16.58Buy 206 16.58Buy 800 16.59Buy 722 16.61Buy 380 16.59Buy 915 16.59Buy 290 16.59Buy 671 16.61Buy 500 16.61Buy 33 16.61Buy 822 16.61Buy 687 16.64Buy 514 16.64Buy 583 16.45Buy 1217 16.43Buy 626 16.46Buy 182 16.45Buy 361 16.61Buy 137 16.61Buy 600 16.61Buy 1203 16.62Buy 1207 16.57Buy 600 16.51Buy 80 16.57Buy 152 16.57Buy 975 16.57Buy 800 16.5Buy 340 16.5Buy 872 16.5Buy 732 16.51Buy 479 16.51Buy 282 16.44Buy 1212 16.5Buy 1205 16.59Buy 181 16.5Buy 181 16.5Buy 356 16.49Buy 585 16.49Buy 182 16.45Buy 182 16.45Buy 181 16.49Buy 181 16.49Buy 181 16.52Buy 181 16.52Buy 181 16.52Buy 1211 16.51Buy 1209 16.53Buy 181 16.51Buy 181 16.51Buy 181 16.51Buy 181 16.52Buy 181 16.51Buy 181 16.51Buy 181 16.5Buy 68 16.5Buy 113 16.5Buy 154 16.49Buy 1213 16.47Buy 182 16.45Buy 180 16.45Buy 2 16.45Buy 182 16.41Buy 182 16.41Buy 182 16.39Buy 182 16.39Buy 182 16.39Buy 183 16.33Buy 183 16.33Buy 183 16.33Buy 183 16.33Buy 182 16.4Buy 182 16.4Buy 182 16.4Buy 1218 16.42Buy 182 16.38Buy 183 16.33Buy 183 16.33Buy 183 16.33Buy 183 16.33Buy 183 16.31Buy 183 16.31Buy 183 16.29Buy 183 16.29Buy 184 16.26Buy 184 16.26Buy 184 16.22Buy 184 16.22Buy 1232 16.23Buy 1230 16.25Buy 183 16.31Buy 183 16.31Buy 9 16.3Buy 183 16.3Buy 184 16.26Buy 184 16.26Buy 5 16.26Buy 27 16.26Buy 831 16.3Buy 395 16.3Buy 184 16.26Buy 184 16.26Buy 873 16.13Buy 1000 16.15Buy 669 16.18Buy 185 16.15Buy 185 16.15Buy 185 16.15Buy 1234 16.19Buy 185 16.16Buy 185 16.16Buy 185 16.15Buy 185 16.15Buy 185 16.14Buy 1230 16.26Buy 1103 16.09Buy 140 16.09Buy 1063 16.07Buy 1600 16.17Sell 952 16.08Sell 1450 16.08Sell 439 16.08Sell 488 16.09Sell 68 16.08Sell 774 16.08Sell 300 16.06Sell 1316 16.07Sell 705 16.44Sell 3082 16.44Sell 585 16.44Sell 191 16.44Sell 177 16.44Sell 2014 16.43Sell 871 16.44Sell 2211 16.44Sell 3082 16.44Sell 1190 16.44Sell 160 16.43Sell 148 16.43Sell 150 16.43Sell 411 16.43Sell 1566 16.43Sell 141 16.43Sell 405 16.44Sell 1049 16.44Sell 530 16.44Sell 212 16.44Sell 352 16.44Sell 1024 16.43Sell 212 16.43Sell 3084 16.43Sell 957 16.43Sell 4141 16.01Sell 3843 16.01Sell 15968 15.96Sell 1500 15.79Sell 443 15.79Sell 9078 15.79Sell 4947 15.77Sell 198 15.86Sell 73 15.86Sell 15697 15.86Sell 3973 15.96Sell 441 15.96Sell 1928 15.96Sell 242 15.96Sell 4000 15.96Sell 2464 15.96Sell 1100 15.96Sell 1820 15.94Sell 3060 16.03Sell 3194 16.03Sell 798 16.03Sell 675 16.03Sell 40 16.03Sell 3178 16.03Sell 2217 16.01Sell 6289 16.01Sell 1572 16.01Sell 393 16.01Sell 393 16.01Sell 98 16.01Sell 98 16.01Sell 98 16.01Sell 300 16.01Sell 148 16.01Sell 148 16.01Sell 1698 16.15Sell 1698 16.15Sell 424 16.15Sell 106 16.15Sell 830 16.18Sell 1872 16.18Sell 2080 16.18Sell 1817 16.18Sell 520 16.18Sell 520 16.18Sell 454 16.18Sell 130 16.18Sell 130 16.18Sell 130 16.18Sell 130 16.18Sell 984 16.19Sell 2445 16.19Sell 15968 16.53Sell 1843 16.43Sell 496 16.43Sell 133 16.43Sell 49 16.43Sell 5843 16.4Sell 1571 16.4Sell 423 16.4Sell 6212 16.4Sell 1919 16.4Sell 65 16.55Sell 1971 16.53Sell 302 16.53Sell 10000 16.53Sell 3630 16.53Sell 629 16.78Sell 1623 16.78Sell 170 16.78Sell 1623 16.78Sell 405 16.78Sell 448 16.78Sell 600 16.78Sell 600 16.78Sell 600 16.78Sell 101 16.78Sell 150 16.78Sell 150 16.78Sell 150 16.78Sell 300 16.78Sell 300 16.78Sell 173 16.78Sell 199 16.78Sell 112 16.78Sell 93 16.78Sell 112 16.78Sell 93 16.78Sell 800 16.78Sell 1500 16.79Sell 7920 16.79Sell 3128 16.56Sell 3700 16.57Sell 12022 16.57Sell 246 16.57Sell 1500 16.62Sell 1500 16.62Sell 1500 16.62Sell 1500 16.62Sell 310 16.62Sell 5590 16.6Sell 1921 16.6Sell 1594 16.57Sell 553 16.57Sell 4058 16.63Sell 1500 16.63Sell 6943 16.63Sell 333 16.63Sell 2514 16.61Sell 620 16.61Sell 66 16.5Sell 2490 16.5Sell 3221 16.5Sell 2270 16.5Sell 445 16.5Sell 30 16.54Sell 765 16.53Sell 1500 16.53Sell 1500 16.53Sell 129 16.53Sell 1500 16.53Sell 1176 16.53Sell 509 16.5Sell 400 16.5Sell 200 16.5Sell 4470 16.5Sell 1100 16.5Sell 2689 16.5Sell 750 16.61Sell 3677 16.61Sell 1500 16.52Sell 1500 16.52Sell 1500 16.52Sell 1500 16.52Sell 103 16.52Sell 3752 16.52Sell 1500 16.5Sell 1500 16.5Sell 1351 16.5Sell 1762 16.5Sell 1097 16.14Sell 1162 16.13Sell 1603 16.13Sell 1005 16.13Sell 682 16.13Sell 683 16.13Sell 682 16.13Sell 683 16.13Sell 2958 16.13Sell 683 16.13Sell 1365 16.13Sell 3365 16.13Sell 3389 16.18Sell 5692 16.18Sell 5454 16.22Sell 4005 16.22Sell 6509 16.24Sell 9523 16.15Sell 7984 16.22Sell 3095 16.15Sell 1221 16.16Sell 113 16.07Sell 1521 16.07Sell 3000 16.08Sell 390 16.01Sell 920 15.9Sell 929 15.9Sell 1096 15.9Sell 1170 15.83Sell 93 15.83Sell 1263 15.83Sell 1266 15.79Sell 190 15.78Sell 188 15.9Sell 188 15.93Sell 298 15.86Sell 133 15.87Sell 833 15.87Sell 188 15.92Sell 921 15.89Sell 188 15.94Sell 189 15.87Sell 1258 15.89Sell 1257 15.91Sell 1250 15.99Sell 1251 15.98Sell 1115 15.99Sell 186 16.09Sell 1233 16.09Sell 114 16.17Sell 71 16.17Sell 185 16.18Sell 184 16.23Sell 184 16.23Sell 185 16.21Sell 185 16.21Sell 1135 16.25Sell 184 16.27Sell 184 16.27Sell 184 16.27Sell 1200 16.28Sell 776 16.28Sell 184 16.26Sell 184 16.26Sell 184 16.26Sell 184 16.26Sell 184 16.26Sell 300 16.24Sell 931 16.24Sell 1231 16.24Sell 723 16.29Sell 1226 16.3Sell 487 16.3Sell 1220 16.35Sell 183 16.37Sell 183 16.38Sell 183 16.38Sell 1100 16.44Sell 181 16.49Sell 181 16.49Sell 181 16.49Sell 181 16.49Sell 181 16.5Sell 181 16.5Sell 181 16.5Sell 181 16.5Sell 181 16.49Sell 181 16.49Sell 181 16.49Sell 181 16.49Sell 182 16.43Sell 182 16.43Sell 182 16.43Sell 182 16.42Sell 182 16.42Sell 179 16.42Sell 182 16.42Sell 1218 16.42Sell 1217 16.43Sell 1118 16.43Sell 1217 16.43Sell 888 16.43Sell 149 16.43Sell 182 16.44Sell 182 16.44Sell 182 16.44Sell 500 16.43Sell 183 16.38Sell 7 16.38Sell 176 16.38Sell 183 16.38Sell 4 16.38Sell 182 16.42Sell 182 16.42Sell 1119 16.4Sell 183 16.37Sell 5 16.37Sell 182 16.4Sell 1219 16.4Sell 17 16.39Sell 183 16.39Sell 1221 16.37Sell 29 16.4Sell 1014 16.55Sell 1209 16.53Sell 1208 16.55Sell 1208 16.55Sell 1209 16.55Sell 1207 16.56Sell 1196 16.71Sell 306 16.6Sell 898 16.6Sell 289 16.6Sell 915 16.6Sell 1203 16.62Sell 1204 16.61Sell 1207 16.57Sell 67 16.56Sell 1153 16.56Sell 1207 16.57Sell 1204 16.6Sell 897 16.6Sell 1202 16.63Sell 318 16.62Sell 1203 16.63Sell 1204 16.62Sell 255 16.61Sell 91 16.61Sell 858 16.61Sell 75 16.64Sell 105 16.64Sell 181 16.57Sell 180 16.6Sell 153 16.65Sell 1204 16.61Sell 1205 16.59Sell 7 16.59Sell 151 16.65Sell 180 16.65Sell 153 16.65Sell 1 16.64Sell 152 16.64Sell 1207 16.57Sell 900 16.55Sell 308 16.55Sell 1 16.58Sell 3 16.55Sell 10 16.55Sell 10 16.56Sell 1209 16.54Sell 1158 16.5Sell 294 16.5Sell 918 16.5Sell 752 16.5Sell 6 16.51Sell 506 16.49Sell 706 16.49Sell 1215 16.45Sell 1 16.63Sell 1208 16.55Sell 709 16.53Sell 500 16.53Sell 883 16.51Sell 328 16.51Sell 763 16.54Sell 446 16.54Sell 1210 16.52Sell 1217 16.43Sell 182 16.44Sell 1218 16.41Sell 1232 16.23Sell 189 16.23Sell 796 16.15Sell 500 16.15Sell 1236 16.18Sell 23 16.2Sell 1211 16.2Sell 200 16.17Sell 684 16.17Sell 268 16.17Sell 309 16.15Sell 308 16.23Sell 307 16.25Sell 308 16.21Sell 308 16.2Sell 1136 16.17Sell 309 16.15Sell 310 16.12Sell 310 16.08Sell 140 16.02Sell 172 16.02Sell 311 16.04Sell 301 16.22Sell 1559 16.22Sell 3082 16.22Sell 54 16.55Sell 63 16.64Sell 65 16.55Sell 59 16.55Sell 57 16.47Sell 47 16.5Sell 202 16.5Sell 358 16.55Sell 250 16.49Sell 290 16.51Sell 193 16.51Sell 249 16.35Sell 335 16.25Sell 341 16.19Sell 310 16.19Sell 313 16.19Sell 235 16.19Sell 232 16.25Sell 253 16.19Sell 255 16.22Sell 638 16.22Sell 1523 16.56Sell 1113 16.56Sell 300 16.56Sell 110 16.56Sell 3911 16.555Sell 264 16.17Sell 1380 16.16Sell 2415 16.13Sell 1725 16.14Sell 345 16.14Sell 345 16.15Sell 562 16.15Sell 2050 16.15Sell 2741 16.15Sell 4763 16.22Sell 4763 16.22Sell 4763 16.22Sell 4763 16.22Total buys:485640 Total sells:523969(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 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 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