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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)04 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 3-03-2008 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 255,276 0.007 1,930,028 0.057(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 255,276 0.007 1,930,028 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/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 27,116 38.59Purchase 12,497 38.59Purchase 600 38.52Purchase 400 38.52Purchase 622 39.03Purchase 44 39.03Purchase 26 39.03Purchase 2,925 39.03Purchase 614 39.03Purchase 55 39.00Purchase 4,286 38.97Sale -1,000 38.59Sale -390 38.60Sale -4,191 38.52Sale -520 38.52Sale -3 38.52Sale -229 38.50Sale -442 38.50Sale -300 38.51Sale -29 38.51Sale -1,000 38.60Sale -940 38.65Sale -52 38.65Sale -8 38.65Sale -799 38.70Sale -52 38.70Sale -1 38.70Sale -147 38.70Sale -1 38.70Sale -2,500 38.72Sale -2,000 38.73Sale -610 38.80Sale -610 38.60Sale -23 38.90Sale -77 38.90Sale -1,190 38.90Sale -1,630 38.91Sale -320 38.91Sale -50 38.92Sale -346 39.02Sale -1,000 39.00Sale -38 39.00TOTAL BUYS: 49185 TOTAL SELLS:20498 (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 4-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 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