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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)13 February 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-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 214596 0.006 1504355 0.045(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 214596 0.006 1504355 0.045 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 3500 36.91Purchase 2074 36.7Purchase 1200 36.7Purchase 1000 36.7Purchase 9242 36.31Purchase 5000 36.31Purchase 740 36.31Purchase 9 36.31Purchase 9 36.31Purchase 2000 36.1Purchase 985 36.1Purchase 37 36.1Purchase 500 36.09Purchase 978 36.09Purchase 709 36Purchase 267 36Purchase 500 36Purchase 3524 36Purchase 340 36.08Purchase 700 36.08Purchase 92 36.08Purchase 500 36.08Purchase 868 36.08Purchase 261 36.08Purchase 500 36.08Purchase 613 36.08Purchase 1126 36.08Purchase 1828 36.05Purchase 167 36.04Purchase 500 36.04Purchase 2505 36.04Purchase 2466 36.05Purchase 34 36.05Purchase 14 36.07Purchase 500 36.04Purchase 321 36.04Purchase 1665 36.04Purchase 2500 36.1Purchase 430 36.11Purchase 692 36.11Purchase 90 36.11Purchase 430 36.11Purchase 858 36.1Purchase 680 36.1Purchase 500 36.09Purchase 1000 36.09Purchase 250 36.09Purchase 170 36.09Purchase 1 36.1Purchase 1 36.11Purchase 1 36.17Purchase 1000 36.2Purchase 6055 36.2Purchase 40000 35.8048Purchase 20000 35.9837Purchase 20000 35.9542Purchase 5000 36.4904Sale -1710 36.7Sale -1389 36.3Sale -933 36.3Sale -907 36.3Sale -2683 36.3Sale -1850 36.18Sale -1780 36.08Sale -868 36.08Sale -261 36.08Sale -16525 36.91Sale -5 36.91Sale -698 36.91Sale -857 36.73Sale -1614 36.73Sale -1302 36.78Sale -2316 36.49Sale -758 36.4Sale -100 36.4Sale -1732 36.4Sale -277 36.4Sale -1056 36.4Sale -1581 36.39Sale -87 36.39Sale -14974 36.38Sale -921 36.32Sale -3944 36.32Sale -26 36.38Sale -613 36.28Sale -275 36.3Sale -33 36.31Sale -129 36.3Sale -4500 36.18Sale -4150 36.18Sale -4500 36.18Sale -1 36.25Sale -485 36.18Sale -981 36.17Sale -206 36.17Sale -3362 36.15Sale -250 36.15Sale -139 36.15Sale -2932 36.15Sale -5220 36.08Sale -2000 36.08Sale -1000 36.08Sale -2569 36.1Sale -100 36.1Sale -415 36.1Sale -1720 36.1Sale -3118 36.04Sale -3410 36.03Sale -475 36.03Sale -1446 36.08Sale -195 36.08Sale -1980 36.08Sale -2539 36.03Sale -1 36.05Sale -1 36.1Sale -100 36.13Sale -1385 36.17Sale -45 36.15Sale -5000 36.4913TOTAL BUYS:146932TOTAL SELLS:116429 (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 13-Feb-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