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EPT Disclosure

14th Jul 2008 12:43

RNS Number : 0005Z

Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)

14 July 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 disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	11-July-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			7804731	0.232
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total			7804731	0.232

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares	Long	Short
(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase	1,247		40.35
Purchase	130		40.35
Purchase	4,762		40.35
Purchase	335		40.19
Purchase	243		40.19
Purchase	769		40.19
Purchase	6		40.16
Purchase	312		40.15
Purchase	96		40.12
Purchase	887		40.12
Purchase	804		40.13
Purchase	979		40.08
Purchase	764		40.08
Purchase	415		40.07
Purchase	594		40.08
Purchase	221		40.08
Purchase	426		40.07
Purchase	483		40.05
Purchase	601		40.06
Purchase	29		40.08
Purchase	185		40.08
Purchase	248		40.08
Purchase	206		40.08
Purchase	3,787		40.10
Purchase	2,500		40.10
Purchase	25,000		40.10
Purchase	25,000		40.10
Purchase	407		40.13
Purchase	192		40.13
Purchase	89		40.10
Purchase	264		40.10
Purchase	300		40.10
Purchase	281		40.10
Purchase	956		40.10
Purchase	135		40.10
Purchase	2,000		40.10
Purchase	5,936		40.10
Purchase	51		40.09
Purchase	296		40.09
Purchase	85		40.09
Purchase	485		40.09
Purchase	3,000		40.09
Purchase	1,755		40.09
Purchase	35		40.08
Purchase	579		40.08
Purchase	25,000		40.05
Purchase	710		40.08
Purchase	724		40.08
Purchase	192		40.08
Purchase	226		40.08
Purchase	536		40.10
Purchase	238		40.10
Purchase	1,004		40.09
Purchase	134		40.05
Purchase	95		40.05
Purchase	288		40.05
Purchase	2,500		40.05
Purchase	63		40.05
Purchase	560		39.99
Purchase	370		39.96
Purchase	490		40.01
Purchase	516		40.02
Purchase	33,000		39.96
Purchase	527		39.97
Purchase	33		39.99
Purchase	497		39.98
Purchase	422		39.98
Purchase	418		39.98
Purchase	229		39.98
Purchase	6		39.98
Purchase	86		39.98
Purchase	261		39.98
Purchase	17,000		39.96
Purchase	1,851		39.95
Purchase	7,165		39.95
Purchase	25		39.95
Purchase	159		39.95
Purchase	6,246		40.20
Purchase	2,500		40.20
Purchase	621		40.20
Purchase	1,000		40.20
Purchase	2,000		40.20
Purchase	975		40.20
Purchase	1,600		40.20
Purchase	20,000		40.20
Purchase	621		40.20
Purchase	1,620		40.20
Purchase	1,000		40.20
Purchase	100		40.20
Purchase	2,000		40.20
Purchase	1,300		40.20
Purchase	200		40.20
Purchase	250		40.20
Purchase	400		40.19
Purchase	1,000		40.19
Purchase	4,327		40.18
Purchase	240		40.18
Purchase	1,500		40.18
Purchase	500		40.18
Purchase	20,044		39.90
Purchase	3,577		39.90
Purchase	1,200		39.90
Purchase	179		39.90
Purchase	19,173		39.88
Purchase	10		39.88
Purchase	1,330		39.88
Purchase	1,200		39.88
Purchase	179		39.88
Purchase	224		39.88
Purchase	2,884		39.88
Purchase	571		39.90
Purchase	206		39.90
Purchase	200		39.90
Purchase	1,000		39.90
Purchase	5,000		39.90
Purchase	5,450		39.95
Purchase	2,147		39.95
Purchase	423		39.95
Purchase	330		39.95
Purchase	236		39.95
Purchase	2,473		39.95
Purchase	66		39.95
Purchase	231		39.95
Purchase	64		39.95
Purchase	557		39.95
Purchase	863		39.95
Purchase	2,432		39.95
Purchase	1,018		39.95
Purchase	1,099		39.95
Purchase	4,335		39.95
Purchase	62		39.95
Purchase	1,379		39.95
Purchase	772		39.95
Purchase	63		39.95
Purchase	1,000		39.95
Purchase	19,882		40.10
Purchase	1,000		40.10
Purchase	1,000		40.10
Purchase	110		40.10
Purchase	2,000		40.10
Purchase	500		40.10
Purchase	12,000		40.10
Purchase	10,000		40.10
Purchase	250		40.10
Purchase	1,565		40.09
Purchase	79		40.08
Purchase	300		40.08
Purchase	700		40.08
Purchase	300		40.08
Purchase	314		40.08
Purchase	500		40.01
Purchase	1,036		40.00
Purchase	435		40.00
Purchase	400		40.00
Purchase	375		40.00
Purchase	500		40.00
Purchase	250		40.00
Purchase	1,000		40.00
Purchase	500		40.00
Purchase	380		40.00
Purchase	550		40.00
Purchase	2,000		40.00
Purchase	6,000		40.00
Purchase	509		40.00
Purchase	150		40.00
Purchase	250		40.00
Purchase	260		40.00
Purchase	375		40.00
Purchase	30		40.00
Purchase	23		39.90
Purchase	1,309		39.90
Purchase	1,360		39.90
Purchase	2,331		39.90
Purchase	6,325		39.90
Purchase	50		39.90
Purchase	1,625		39.90
Purchase	1,776		39.90
Purchase	399		39.90
Purchase	167		39.90
Purchase	1,408		39.90
Purchase	15,000		39.90
Purchase	1,250		39.90
Purchase	15,000		39.90
Purchase	11,865		39.87
Purchase	3,179		39.87
Purchase	6,448		39.90
Purchase	9,052		39.90
Purchase	9,500		39.90
Purchase	350		39.87
Purchase	1,319		39.87
Purchase	747		39.87
Purchase	23		39.87
Purchase	17		39.87
Purchase	7,500		39.87
Purchase	39,295		39.91
Purchase	1,000		39.91
Purchase	79		39.91
Purchase	4,041		39.91
Purchase	85		39.90
Purchase	500		39.90
Purchase	88		39.65
Purchase	300		39.65
Purchase	300		39.65
Purchase	300		39.65
Purchase	500		39.65
Purchase	400		39.65
Purchase	277		39.65
Purchase	800		39.65
Purchase	300		39.65
Purchase	300		39.65
Purchase	900		39.65
Purchase	85		39.65
Purchase	450		39.65
Purchase	4,264		39.64
Purchase	500		39.64
Purchase	3,133		39.64
Purchase	60		39.64
Purchase	107		39.64
Purchase	479		39.64
Purchase	300		39.64
Purchase	86		39.64
Purchase	6		39.64
Purchase	91		39.64
Purchase	974		39.64
Purchase	5,065		39.70
Purchase	187		39.74
Purchase	68		39.74
Purchase	274		39.70
Purchase	26		39.70
Purchase	210		39.70
Purchase	500		39.70
Purchase	300		39.70
Purchase	300		39.70
Purchase	300		39.70
Purchase	25		39.70
Purchase	4,615		39.70
Purchase	300		39.70
Purchase	300		39.70
Purchase	300		39.70
Purchase	300		39.70
Purchase	2,185		39.70
Purchase	3,614		39.78
Purchase	10,682		39.78
Purchase	200		39.76
Purchase	300		39.76
Purchase	600		39.76
Purchase	407		39.76
Purchase	296		39.76
Purchase	2,101		39.76
Purchase	1,400		39.80
Purchase	600		39.80
Purchase	1,000		39.80
Purchase	656		39.94
Purchase	52		39.94
Purchase	75		39.94
Purchase	459		39.94
Purchase	15		39.94
Purchase	3,743		39.94
Purchase	3,517		39.94
Purchase	1,483		39.94
Purchase	478		39.94
Purchase	862		39.94
Purchase	104		39.94
Purchase	5,028		39.94
Purchase	2,162		39.94
Purchase	78		39.94
Purchase	1,203		39.94
Purchase	1,557		39.94
Purchase	5,000		39.94
Purchase	1,134		39.94
Purchase	528		39.94
Purchase	223		39.94
Purchase	49		39.94
Purchase	106		39.94
Purchase	907		39.94
Purchase	1,808		39.94
Purchase	458		39.94
Purchase	3,315		39.94
Purchase	4,400		39.90
Purchase	500		39.90
Purchase	100		39.90
Purchase	101		40.00
Purchase	7,000		40.00
Purchase	1,105		39.99
Purchase	449		39.99
Purchase	1,015		39.99
Purchase	330		39.99
Purchase	238		40.02
Purchase	500		40.02
Purchase	18		40.02
Purchase	72		40.02
Purchase	233		40.02
Purchase	6,510		40.02
Purchase	807		40.02
Purchase	79		39.99
Purchase	62		39.99
Purchase	16		39.99
Purchase	1,212		39.99
Purchase	178		39.99
Purchase	75		39.99
Purchase	9,460		40.00
Purchase	500		40.00
Purchase	40		40.00
Purchase	130		40.00
Purchase	1,650		40.00
Purchase	5,668		40.00
Purchase	13		40.00
Purchase	1,764		40.00
Purchase	775		39.99
Purchase	952		40.05
Purchase	2,000		40.05
Purchase	2,048		40.05
Purchase	1,430		40.05
Purchase	1,985		40.05
Purchase	1,699		40.05
Purchase	15,000		40.05
Purchase	5		40.05
Purchase	96		40.05
Purchase	1,215		40.05
Purchase	2,723		40.03
Purchase	140		40.03
Purchase	15		40.03
Purchase	692		40.03
Purchase	2,120		40.05
Purchase	5,364		40.05
Purchase	1,379		40.04
Purchase	1,000		40.04
Purchase	137		40.02
Purchase	285		40.10
Purchase	8,962		40.10
Purchase	1,378		40.10
Purchase	2,000		40.10
Purchase	1,000		40.10
Purchase	227		40.10
Purchase	113		40.10
Purchase	227		40.10
Purchase	55		40.10
Purchase	11		40.10
Purchase	15		40.10
Purchase	4		40.10
Purchase	4,970		40.10
Purchase	5,000		40.10
Purchase	4,683		40.10
Purchase	57		40.10
Purchase	260		40.10
Purchase	434		39.95
Purchase	219		39.95
Purchase	100		39.95
Purchase	11,533		39.98
Purchase	254		40.00
Purchase	11		40.00
Purchase	500		40.00
Purchase	9,235		40.00
Purchase	10,000		40.00
Purchase	2,587		40.00
Purchase	88		40.00
Purchase	7,325		40.00
Purchase	200		39.95
Purchase	500		39.95
Purchase	6,000		39.95
Purchase	2,547		39.95
Purchase	131		39.88
Purchase	437		39.88
Purchase	1,072		39.88
Purchase	4,048		39.88
Purchase	63		39.88
Purchase	102		39.88
Purchase	179		39.88
Purchase	520		39.88
Purchase	154		39.88
Purchase	51		39.88
Purchase	1,000		40.00
Purchase	1,000		40.00
Purchase	793		40.00
Sale	-2,500		40.13
Sale	-2,500		40.12
Sale	-2,500		40.10
Sale	-585		40.10
Sale	-170		40.10
Sale	-245		40.10
Sale	-9,000		40.11
Sale	-2,000		40.15
Sale	-2,201		39.92
Sale	-147		39.93
Sale	-50		39.93
Sale	-200		39.93
Sale	-375		39.93
Sale	-23		39.93
Sale	-258		39.93
Sale	-1		39.93
Sale	-51		39.93
Sale	-54		39.93
Sale	-340		39.93
Sale	-2,906		40.00
Sale	-300		40.00
Sale	-199		40.00
Sale	-321		40.00
Sale	-174		40.00
Sale	-1,000		40.00
Sale	-380		39.78
Sale	-1,308		39.78
Sale	-710		39.78
Sale	-300		39.78
Sale	-13,000		39.78
Sale	-1,000		39.78
Sale	-500		39.78
Sale	-1,620		39.78
Sale	-5		39.78
Sale	-3,616		39.78
Sale	-2,561		39.78
Sale	-7,966		39.78
Sale	-10,000		39.78
Sale	-6,000		39.78
Sale	-1,034		39.78

TOTAL BUY:785485

TOTAL SEL78100

(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)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (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

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No

Date of disclosure	14-07-2008
Contact name	Carolyn Collins
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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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