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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)09 April 2008 i? 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 8-04-2008 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 223,678 0.006 8,300,096 0.247(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 5,000 0.000Total 228,678 0.006 8,300,096 0.247 (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 2,397 40.40Purchase 6,241 40.40Purchase 4,514 40.68Purchase 12 40.67Purchase 461 40.67Purchase 12 40.66Purchase 5,000 40.66Purchase 1 40.66Purchase 5,000 40.67Purchase 282 40.68Purchase 2,410 40.68Purchase 56 40.68Purchase 2 40.68Purchase 2,000 40.68Purchase 250 40.68Purchase 5,000 40.66Purchase 385 40.65Purchase 4,615 40.65Purchase 1,601 40.28Purchase 474 40.28Purchase 3,878 40.28Purchase 200 40.25Purchase 2,089 40.64Purchase 200 40.56Purchase 200 40.65Purchase 1,758 40.80Purchase 2,494 40.80Purchase 10,873 41.02Purchase 300 41.02Purchase 2,073 41.05Purchase 2,000 41.05Purchase 5 41.05Purchase 174 41.05Purchase 9 41.02Purchase 1,112 41.02Purchase 888 41.02Purchase 173 41.02Purchase 3,191 41.02Purchase 300 40.99Purchase 12 40.99Purchase 12 40.99Purchase 124 40.99Purchase 74 40.97Purchase 553 40.97Purchase 4,050 40.97Purchase 1 40.91Purchase 13 40.91Purchase 4,252 41.07Purchase 2,128 41.15Purchase 6,075 41.15Purchase 1,797 41.15Purchase 4,233 41.16Purchase 1,000 41.16Purchase 1,145 41.16Purchase 64 41.18Purchase 300 41.18Purchase 500 41.18Purchase 696 41.18Purchase 500 41.18Purchase 400 41.18Purchase 215 41.18Purchase 96 41.18Purchase 931 41.18Purchase 500 41.18Purchase 50 41.18Purchase 10,000 41.20Purchase 5,434 41.24Purchase 500 41.24Purchase 175 41.24Purchase 3,127 41.24Purchase 764 41.23Purchase 4,252 41.22Purchase 3,660 41.17Purchase 1,024 41.17Purchase 250 41.17Purchase 100 41.17Purchase 375 41.17Purchase 377 41.16Purchase 600 41.16Purchase 1,023 41.16Purchase 1,000 41.14Purchase 433 41.03Purchase 3,819 41.03Purchase 321 40.98Purchase 1,607 40.98Purchase 13 40.98Purchase 12 40.98Purchase 3,000 41.02Purchase 478 41.01Purchase 300 41.01Purchase 1,722 41.00Purchase 2,500 41.01Purchase 49 41.08Purchase 1,951 41.08Purchase 1,500 41.07Purchase 1,000 41.07Purchase 2,417 41.17Purchase 175 40.64Purchase 2,413 40.64Purchase 5,000 40.45Sale -4,565 40.45Sale -435 40.45Sale -4,986 40.11Sale -14 40.11Sale -4,500 40.51Sale -347 40.51Sale -318 40.51Sale -460 40.51Sale -300 40.51Sale -182 40.51Sale -191 40.51Sale -248 40.51Sale -193 40.52Sale -306 40.53Sale -455 40.54Sale -1,248 40.49Sale -2 40.52Sale -175 40.41Sale -1,027 40.41Sale -2,500 40.39Sale -1,000 40.46Sale -563 40.51Sale -37 40.51Sale -2,000 40.44Sale -200 40.60Sale -2,800 40.60Sale -7,500 40.62Sale -3,000 40.73Sale -200 41.19Sale -200 40.99Sale -200 40.80TOTAL BUYS:163722 TOTAL SELLS:40152 (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 OPTIONSAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) yes Date of disclosure 09-04-2008Contact 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/. Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DateCall Option PURCHASED 5,000 40.00 American Jun 26 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group