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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd04 December 2007 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) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 3-Dec-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)1070266 16.16 15.77 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)978441 16.29 15.71 (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 Long 68842 15.77 (GBP)CFD Long 91750 15.77 (GBP)CFD Long 4889 15.77 (GBP)CFD Long 600 15.77 (GBP)CFD Short 300 15.77 (GBP)CFD Short 50000 15.77 (GBP)CFD Short 300 15.77 (GBP)CFD Short 80207 15.77 (GBP)CFD Short 40000 15.77 (GBP)CFD Short 100000 15.77 (GBP)CFD Short 200000 15.77 (GBP) (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 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. Date of disclosure 4-12-2007Contact name Carolyn CollinsTelephone number 0207 888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group