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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)05 March 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) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 4-03-2008 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 280,189 0.008 1,934,314 0.057(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 280,189 0.008 1,934,314 0.057 (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/sell Total (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 2,793 38.45Purchase 146 38.42Purchase 61 38.42Purchase 2,523 38.45Purchase 1,411 38.45Purchase 5,000 38.45Purchase 66 38.45Purchase 212 38.65Purchase 428 38.64Purchase 4 38.65Purchase 196 38.65Purchase 910 38.70Purchase 390 38.70Purchase 371 38.80Purchase 610 38.80Purchase 31 38.79Purchase 24 38.79Purchase 500 38.79Purchase 23 38.77Purchase 10 38.77Purchase 11 38.77Purchase 13 38.77Purchase 1 38.77Purchase 6,025 38.77Purchase 1,260 38.77Purchase 223 38.76Purchase 545 38.76Purchase 187 38.76Purchase 166 38.76Purchase 2,000 38.92Purchase 173 38.78Purchase 22 38.78Purchase 1,805 38.78Sale -610 38.80Sale -1,000 38.66Sale -117 38.64Sale -100 38.49Sale -68 38.46Sale -32 38.47Sale -175 38.45Sale -43 38.45Sale -232 38.45Sale -850 38.45Sale -1,213 38.62Sale -3,073 38.62TOTAL BUYS: 28140 TOTAL SELLS:7513 (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) NO Date of disclosure 5-March-2008 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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