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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch10 January 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 Sydney branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 09-Jan-2007 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 9,196,968 0.274 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,663,000 0.05 1,284,000 0.038 Total 8,817,968 0.263 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 89 39.05Purchase 100 39.05Purchase 33 39.05Purchase 3,829 39.05Purchase 5,000 39.05Sale -3,770 39.20Sale -876 39.20Sale -7,207 39.05Sale -709 39.05Sale -179 39.05Sale -1,391 38.95Sale -2,372 38.95Sale -1,045 38.95Sale -2,276 38.95Sale -1,745 38.88Sale -2,041 38.87Sale -1,075 38.86Sale -150 38.86Sale -3,905 38.86Sale -500 38.86Sale -390 38.86Sale -2,380 38.75Sale -1,178 38.65Sale -1,139 38.54Sale -3,992 38.54Sale -884 38.54Sale -500 38.54Sale -95 38.54Sale -7,122 38.54Sale -21 38.54Sale -85 38.54Sale -260 38.54Sale -326 38.54Sale -980 38.54Sale -500 38.54Sale -1,900 38.54Sale -10,000 38.67Sale -5,078 38.87Sale -1,202 38.84Sale -5,000 39.05TOTAL BUYS:9051 TOTAL SELLS:72273 (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 Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES Date of disclosure 10-Jan-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 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry Date CALL OPTION Purchased 10000 38 American 27/03/2008CALL OPTION Purchased 2000 38 American 27/03/2008CALL OPTION Purchased 4000 38 American 27/03/2008CALL OPTION Purchased 2000 38 American 27/03/2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group