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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd31 January 2008 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP BillitonClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 30-Jan-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and salesTotal number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 3649103 14.82 (GBP) 14.11 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3) 3448830 14.7987 (GBP) 14.12 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD SHORT 2323 14.46CFD LONG 175000 14.46CFD SHORT 121694 14.46CFD SHORT 121694 14.46CFD SHORT 52101 14.46 CFD LONG 12101 14.46CFD SHORT 366 14.46CFD LONG 831 14.46CFD SHORT 7064 14.46CFD LONG 7064 14.46 (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Date of disclosure 31/01/08Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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