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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)28 November 2007 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 27-Nov-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 3,949,918 0.118(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 3,949,918 0.118 (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 4277 41.9Purchase 12198 41.9Purchase 3502 41.9Purchase 7271 41.9Purchase 1160 41.89Purchase 4400 41.89Purchase 4277 41.85Purchase 980 41.81Purchase 1984 41.69Purchase 3000 41.69Purchase 148 41.69Purchase 530 41.72Purchase 705 41.76Purchase 35 41.76Purchase 1518 41.68Purchase 1767 41.68Purchase 992 41.68Purchase 1421 41.61Purchase 1630 41.61Purchase 1840 41.61Purchase 73 41.61Purchase 937 41.61Purchase 202 41.61Purchase 4277 41.59Purchase 4277 41.58Purchase 677 41.68Purchase 300 41.68Purchase 300 41.68Purchase 3000 41.68Purchase 2179 41.68Purchase 2098 41.67Purchase 1000 41.8Purchase 5132 41.88Purchase 2678 41.88Purchase 100 41.88Purchase 206 41.88Purchase 1721 41.88Purchase 4277 41.88Purchase 2254 41.8Purchase 139 41.8Purchase 79 41.8Purchase 40 41.8Purchase 822 41.8Purchase 943 41.8Purchase 6506 41.95Purchase 1193 41.95Purchase 824 42.03Purchase 31 41.99Purchase 3850 41.99Purchase 1310 41.92Purchase 1000 41.92Purchase 100 41.92Purchase 1867 41.91Purchase 4685 41.91Purchase 20 41.91Purchase 2592 41.95Purchase 4277 41.97Purchase 31 41.87Purchase 4229 41.89Purchase 95 41.89Purchase 381 41.89Purchase 1963 41.85Purchase 4705 42.08Purchase 4277 42.08Purchase 3877 42.1Purchase 400 42.1Purchase 1560 42.06Purchase 3000 42.06Purchase 1000 42.06Purchase 2774 42.04Purchase 1000 42.04Purchase 337 42.04Purchase 166 42.04Purchase 4277 41.96Purchase 799 41.96Purchase 4378 41.96Purchase 170 41.96Purchase 24 41.96Purchase 24 41.96Purchase 3103 41.96Purchase 4199 41.91Purchase 1931 41.91Purchase 277 41.94Purchase 4000 41.94Purchase 95 41.91Purchase 71 41.91Purchase 120 41.91Purchase 1346 41.88Purchase 2907 41.88Purchase 24 41.88Purchase 4277 41.88Purchase 1272 41.88Purchase 3955 41.88Purchase 202 41.88Purchase 2047 41.86Purchase 2200 41.86Purchase 30 41.86Purchase 6 41.84Purchase 3330 41.84Purchase 718 41.84Purchase 1506 41.84Purchase 4705 41.79Purchase 3433 41.77Purchase 2500 41.63Purchase 4310 41.74Purchase 3000 41.74Purchase 437 41.74Purchase 291 41.74Purchase 21316 41.74Purchase 3705 41.72Purchase 1000 41.72Purchase 5000 41.65Purchase 5000 41.65Purchase 166 41.63Purchase 111 41.63Purchase 4000 41.63Purchase 1669 41.58Purchase 369 41.58Purchase 69 41.58Purchase 31 41.58Purchase 1000 41.58Purchase 54 41.55Purchase 3293 41.53Purchase 6843 41.5Purchase 4277 41.5Purchase 310 41.46Purchase 7699 41.45Purchase 3441 41.44Purchase 2500 41.44Purchase 47 41.44Purchase 1000 41.34Purchase 9932 41.3Purchase 49 41.3Purchase 19 41.3Purchase 10000 41.3Purchase 131 41.36Purchase 1000 41.36Purchase 230 41.37Purchase 329 41.37Purchase 1037 41.44Purchase 1095 41.44Purchase 1165 41.44Purchase 250 41.44Purchase 730 41.44Purchase 200 41.35Purchase 1999 41.43Purchase 1 41.43Purchase 1 41.43Purchase 4276 41.43Purchase 4705 41.44Purchase 3 41.37Purchase 3068 41.37Purchase 200 41.35Purchase 600 41.35Purchase 91 41.02Purchase 4395 41.46Purchase 120 41.88Purchase 3478 41.96Purchase 3597 41.85Purchase 3793 41.93Sale -13443 41.95Sale -1290 41.95Sale -6768 41.95Sale -4954 41.78Sale -46 41.78Sale -201 41.89Sale -126 41.85Sale -20 41.86Sale -1349 41.82Sale -2000 41.78Sale -932 41.72Sale -1068 41.72Sale -1000 41.47Sale -168 41.45Sale -168 41.38Sale -19 41.29Sale -107 41.26Sale -29 41.36Sale -207 41.36Sale -396 41.33Sale -359 41.37Sale -85 41.37Sale -365 41.37Sale -449 41.44Sale -460 41.43Sale -481 41.34Sale -92 41.38Sale -183 41.38Sale -190 41.38Sale -455 41.4Sale -429 41.35Sale -447 41.33Sale -392 41.43Sale -150 41.43Sale -455 41.54Sale -372 41.53Sale -473 41.48Sale -487 41.43Sale -530 41.45Sale -569 41.38Sale -2556 41.3Sale -250 41.3Sale -119 41.3Sale -1075 41.3TOTAL BUYS:344754 TOTAL SELLS:45714 (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 derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) no Date of disclosure 28-Nov-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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