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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)13 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 12-03-2008 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 259,931 0.007 2,202,614 0.065(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 259,931 0.007 2,202,614 0.065 (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 4,794 37.00Purchase 4,284 37.00Purchase 500 37.00Purchase 400 37.00Purchase 22 37.00Purchase 1,240 37.11Purchase 858 37.11Purchase 858 37.11Purchase 859 37.11Purchase 859 37.11Purchase 326 37.11Purchase 4,272 37.11Purchase 728 37.11Purchase 1,798 37.11Purchase 202 37.11Purchase 403 37.10Purchase 4,597 37.10Purchase 3,367 37.11Purchase 1,633 37.11Purchase 77 37.12Purchase 1,923 37.12Purchase 2,991 37.12Purchase 340 37.12Purchase 1,669 37.12Purchase 4,847 37.40Purchase 5,153 37.40Purchase 4,500 36.99Purchase 500 36.98Purchase 185 37.00Purchase 715 37.00Purchase 700 36.99Purchase 700 36.99Purchase 400 36.99Purchase 300 36.99Purchase 5,449 37.05Purchase 300 37.04Purchase 900 37.04Purchase 500 37.04Purchase 341 37.04Purchase 510 37.04Purchase 1,193 37.10Purchase 400 37.09Purchase 29 37.09Purchase 1,000 37.09Purchase 978 37.09Purchase 700 37.08Purchase 400 37.08Purchase 300 37.08Purchase 1,512 37.09Purchase 1,001 37.08Purchase 600 37.08Purchase 300 37.08Purchase 300 37.08Purchase 300 37.08Purchase 300 37.07Purchase 687 37.05Purchase 3,422 37.07Purchase 800 37.05Purchase 300 37.05Purchase 100 37.05Purchase 378 37.05Purchase 140,000 38.86Sale -4,284 37.00Sale -29,000 37.13Sale 2,273 36.69Sale -2,273 36.69Sale 1,255 36.96Sale -1,255 36.96Sale -4,530 37.03Sale -55 37.03Sale -29 37.03Sale -67 37.01Sale -5,502 37.01Sale -3,908 37.03Sale -376 37.03Sale -5,141 37.05Sale -4,712 37.10Sale -4,284 37.10Sale -1,628 37.11Sale -150 37.11Sale -33 37.11Sale -1 37.11Sale -247 37.11Sale -2,666 37.11Sale -191 37.11Sale -1,180 37.11Sale -4,284 37.11Sale -4,284 37.11Sale -4,284 37.10Sale -1,234 37.07Sale -3,050 37.08Sale -75 36.69Sale -1,766 36.69Sale -1,830 36.69Sale -1,767 36.69Sale -421 36.77Sale -5,000 36.77Sale -568 36.77Sale -113 36.86Sale -72 36.86Sale -222 36.87Sale -1,802 36.95Sale -2,482 36.95Sale -1,000 36.97Sale -2,752 36.96Sale -8 36.96Sale -41 36.96Sale -172 36.96Sale -36 36.96Sale -2 36.96Sale -18 36.96Sale -1,600 36.97Sale -3,822 37.00Sale -400 37.00Sale -62 37.00Sale -4,712 37.16Sale -3,029 37.17Sale -800 37.17Sale -455 37.18Sale -3,714 37.18Sale -500 37.18Sale -70 37.18Sale -4,284 37.18Sale -1,200 37.46Sale -500 37.19Sale -1,255 36.96Sale -2,273 36.69Sale -140,000 38.83TOTAL BUYS:220000 TOTAL SELLS:273943 (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 13-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