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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)03 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 29-Feb-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 269,676 0.008 1,973,115 0.058(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 269,676 0.008 1,973,115 0.058 (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 1,036 39.58Purchase 964 39.58Purchase 17,224 39.58Purchase 700 39.40Purchase 300 39.40Purchase 831 39.84Purchase 73 39.84Purchase 1,096 39.84Purchase 94 39.84Sale -152 39.36Sale -213 39.40Sale -200 39.75Sale -500 39.75Sale -300 39.75Sale -1,700 39.27Sale -8 39.27Sale -292 39.34Sale -140 39.36Sale -318 39.36Sale -137 39.36Sale -1,238 39.37Sale -15 39.37Sale -1,222 39.16Sale -778 39.16Sale -2,352 39.13Sale -3,509 39.27Sale -26 39.28Sale -751 39.28Sale -4,714 39.28Sale -6,858 39.30Sale -5,143 39.33Sale -4,714 39.32Sale -4,286 39.31Sale -1,746 39.34Sale -2,000 39.34Sale -2,500 39.34Sale -336 39.34Sale -2,102 39.34Sale -1 39.39Sale -256 39.39Sale -17 39.39Sale -2 39.39Sale -515 39.40Sale -1,000 39.40Sale -500 39.40Sale -3,344 39.40Sale -5,143 39.40Sale -5,143 39.40Sale -4,286 39.40Sale -3,293 39.40Sale -1,168 39.40Sale -253 39.40Sale -4,286 39.40Sale -141 39.51Sale -575 39.51Sale -358 39.51Sale -500 39.51Sale -4,779 39.40Sale -4,286 39.42Sale -4,286 39.42Sale -46 39.44Sale -679 39.44Sale -303 39.44Sale -193 39.44Sale -2,344 39.43Sale -572 39.43Sale -5,000 39.43Sale -4,286 39.42Sale -84 39.41Sale -2,500 39.41Sale -1,702 39.41Sale -2,255 39.41Sale -386 39.41Sale -2,500 39.41Sale -2 39.41Sale -5,143 39.42Sale -2,998 39.45Sale -1,088 39.45Sale -200 39.45Sale -6,858 39.47Sale -204 39.50Sale -1,738 39.50Sale -2,111 39.50Sale -2,000 39.50Sale -175 39.50Sale -748 39.54Sale -2 39.54Sale -100 39.54Sale -2,760 39.54Sale -10 39.52Sale -5,559 39.52Sale -3 39.52Sale -3,240 39.54Sale -1,598 39.55Sale -516 39.55Sale -2,172 39.55Sale -2,644 39.57Sale -938 39.57Sale -75 39.57Sale -629 39.57Sale -990 39.59Sale -3,400 39.59Sale -2,468 39.59Sale -3,933 39.77Sale -353 39.77Sale -5,143 39.76Sale -2,177 39.81Sale -137 39.81Sale -2 39.81Sale -1,970 39.81Sale -1,359 39.88Sale -641 39.88Sale -5,000 39.90Sale -2,000 39.85Sale -2,712 39.51Sale -3,898 39.34TOTAL BUYS:22318 TOTAL SELLS:194926 (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 varying Product 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) Exercising Product 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 NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 3-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