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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)23 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 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 15-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 4055133 0.121(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 4055133 0.121 (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 5498 41.75Purchase 767 42.09Purchase 4281 42.08Purchase 1403 42.07Purchase 926 42.07Purchase 10 42.07Purchase 3227 42.07Purchase 2908 42.21Purchase 4281 42.22Purchase 464 42.21Purchase 284 42.21Purchase 309 42.21Purchase 309 42.21Purchase 7 42.21Purchase 6380 42.21Purchase 42 42.21Purchase 85 42.23Purchase 2837 42.22Purchase 932 42.22Purchase 4281 42.23Purchase 120 42.22Purchase 16 42.22Purchase 713 42.22Purchase 2500 42.22Purchase 3689 42.09Purchase 592 42.09Purchase 3462 42.09Purchase 699 42.09Purchase 120 42.09Purchase 5994 42.09Purchase 4281 42.13Purchase 450 42.13Purchase 5138 42.10Purchase -2137 42.16Purchase 2137 42.16Purchase 3000 42.16Purchase 1 42.16Purchase 3586 42.07Purchase 903 42.09Purchase 539 42.10Purchase 570 42.13Purchase 3711 42.13Purchase 1108 42.10Purchase 1000 42.10Purchase 1634 42.10Purchase 2253 42.09Purchase 545 42.09Purchase 433 42.09Purchase 100 42.09Purchase 47 42.09Purchase 22 42.07Purchase 650 42.07Purchase 880 42.07Purchase 1037 41.97Purchase 78 41.97Purchase 3885 41.97Purchase 3950 41.87Purchase 203 41.87Purchase 128 41.87Purchase 2137 42.16Purchase 1359 42.23Purchase 3514 42.09Purchase 3500 41.71Sale 77 41.26Sale 63 41.37Sale 44 41.53Sale 37 42.06Sale 42 42.21Sale 43 42.12Sale 649 42.15Sale 3950 41.87Sale 296 41.15Sale 72 41.25Sale 63 41.26Sale 70 41.29Sale 65 41.36Sale 23 41.30Sale 59 41.31Sale 59 41.39Sale 58 41.48Sale 49 41.42Sale 54 41.58Sale 52 41.63Sale 43 41.51Sale 45 41.50Sale 49 41.63Sale 43 41.64Sale 51 41.53Sale 39 41.58Sale 36 41.59Sale 38 41.67Sale 32 41.70Sale 36 41.68Sale 32 41.72Sale 23 41.74Sale 24 41.75Sale 21 41.78Sale 20 41.79Sale 22 41.82Sale 18 41.76Sale 16 41.75Sale 16 41.89Sale 18 41.89Sale 16 41.89Sale 18 41.88Sale 16 41.97Sale 17 41.97Sale 20 42.03Sale 20 41.97Sale 18 42.05Sale 22 42.09Sale 24 42.09Sale 29 42.07Sale 31 42.07Sale 30 42.05Sale 35 42.05Sale 34 42.04Sale 37 42.03Sale 43 42.06Sale 45 42.12Sale 46 42.10Sale 46 42.17Sale 47 42.10Sale 43 42.10Sale 45 42.19Sale 50 42.18Sale 5582 42.10Sale 312 42.10Sale 45 42.10Sale 54 42.09Sale 54 42.03Sale 51 41.91Sale 1089 41.87Sale 3139 41.86Sale 59 41.85Sale 62 41.85Sale 4609 41.85Sale 68 41.84Sale 4376 41.85Sale 62 41.82Sale 65 41.76Sale 76 41.78Sale 85 41.80Sale 55 41.89Sale 47 41.88Sale 31 41.85Sale 106 41.90TOTAL BUYS:107778 TOTAL SELLS:27206 (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 :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONS Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 23-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