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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)03 December 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 30-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 2,323,496 0.069(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 2,323,496 0.069 (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 117 43.43Purchase 241 43.42Purchase 3916 43.42Purchase 5976 43.43Purchase 435 43.43Purchase 2083 43.42Purchase 8 43.42Purchase 2183 43.42Purchase 400 43.33Purchase 1218 43.35Purchase 1000 43.35Purchase 217 43.35Purchase 205 43.35Purchase 39 43.35Purchase 39 43.35Purchase 2356 43.35Purchase 2000 43.35Purchase 2926 43.35Purchase 1748 43.42Purchase 52 43.42Purchase 1000 43.42Purchase 241 43.42Purchase 4701 43.43Purchase 8000 43.43Purchase 111 43.44Purchase 161 43.43Purchase 4002 43.43Purchase 1233 43.42Purchase 4166 43.43Purchase 108 43.43Purchase 859 43.43Purchase 260 43.43Purchase 2000 43.43Purchase 1155 43.43Purchase 2522 43.42Purchase 501 43.42Purchase 1251 43.42Purchase 4274 43.45Purchase 1569 43.46Purchase 5129 43.47Purchase 1000 43.46Purchase 821 43.46Purchase 234 43.46Purchase 150 43.46Purchase 500 43.46Purchase 1832 43.47Purchase 1047 43.47Purchase 180 43.47Purchase 3047 43.47Purchase 2144 43.44Purchase 298 43.44Purchase 3907 43.41Purchase 5129 43.44Purchase 367 43.41Purchase 234 43.41Purchase 524 43.41Purchase 3516 43.41Purchase 4274 43.41Purchase 4274 43.41Purchase 5556 43.40Purchase 1471 43.41Purchase 400 43.41Purchase 1685 43.45Purchase 32 43.45Purchase 512 43.45Purchase 890 43.45Purchase 120 43.45Purchase 2761 43.45Purchase 1040 43.41Purchase 3500 43.41Purchase 4274 43.39Purchase 749 43.38Purchase 240 43.38Purchase 586 43.38Purchase 3425 43.38Purchase 1765 43.36Purchase 2936 43.35Purchase 2200 43.35Purchase 200 43.35Purchase 7 43.35Purchase 2769 43.35Purchase 51 43.35Purchase 4 43.35Purchase 1557 43.35Purchase 29 43.35Purchase 21 43.35Purchase 2047 43.30Purchase 36 43.29Purchase 2191 43.29Purchase 3609 43.30Purchase 665 43.28Purchase 4274 43.28Purchase 2615 43.29Purchase 241 43.29Purchase 20 43.29Purchase 311 43.29Purchase 820 43.29Purchase 19 43.28Purchase 248 43.28Purchase 4274 43.31Purchase 4274 43.35Purchase 154 43.28Purchase 111 43.26Purchase 2898 43.28Purchase 1376 43.27Purchase 250 43.26Purchase 241 43.26Purchase 3629 43.26Purchase 4701 43.27Purchase 4854 43.33Purchase 275 43.33Purchase 221 43.33Purchase 170 43.33Purchase 223 43.33Purchase 16 43.33Purchase 1002 43.33Purchase 2247 43.33Purchase 419 43.33Purchase 160 43.33Purchase 1525 43.33Purchase 1490 43.34Purchase 121 43.34Purchase 240 43.34Purchase 2423 43.34Purchase 507 43.35Purchase 19 43.34Purchase 20 43.34Purchase 3594 43.34Purchase 989 43.34Purchase 124 43.33Purchase 419 43.33Purchase 364 43.33Purchase 364 43.33Purchase 364 43.33Purchase 3494 43.33Purchase 5129 43.33Purchase 277 43.32Purchase 65 43.32Purchase 890 43.32Purchase 174 43.32Purchase 2057 43.32Purchase 1238 43.32Purchase 4274 43.41Purchase 129 43.40Purchase 5000 43.40Purchase 4274 43.43Purchase 5858 43.50Purchase 500 43.50Purchase 1000 43.50Purchase 936 43.50Purchase 1706 43.50Purchase 1459 43.43Purchase 1052 43.43Purchase 17 43.43Purchase 1746 43.43Purchase 2114 43.44Purchase 300 43.43Purchase 442 43.43Purchase 1418 43.43Purchase 341 43.43Purchase 184 43.43Purchase 3749 43.43Purchase 3556 43.43Purchase 2000 43.43Purchase 997 43.44Purchase 1757 43.42Purchase 1947 43.42Purchase 321 43.45Purchase 5235 43.45Purchase 461 43.45Purchase 39 43.45Purchase 1000 43.45Purchase 1 43.53Purchase 1784 43.53Purchase 4626 43.50Purchase 1913 43.50Purchase 3990 43.52Purchase 111 43.52Purchase 20 43.52Purchase 1008 43.52Purchase 20 43.50Purchase 7728 43.50Purchase 1716 43.50Purchase 4274 43.50Purchase 3886 43.51Purchase 388 43.50Purchase 5556 43.52Purchase 6160 43.51Purchase 251 43.51Purchase 4274 43.32Purchase 3580 43.30Purchase 500 43.30Purchase 184 43.30Purchase 10 43.30Purchase 255 43.28Purchase 400 43.28Purchase 720 43.28Purchase 1000 43.28Purchase 1070 43.28Purchase 829 43.28Purchase 192 43.22Purchase 6 43.22Purchase 2077 43.22Purchase 649 43.22Purchase 2577 43.08Purchase 1697 43.08Purchase 37 43.05Purchase 125 43.05Purchase 5821 43.05Purchase 207 43.04Purchase 1262 43.04Purchase 240 43.04Purchase 19 43.04Purchase 79 43.04Purchase 19 43.04Purchase 200 43.04Purchase 481 43.04Purchase 1143 43.04Purchase 4701 43.04Purchase 13890 43.09Purchase 2647 43.09Purchase 1279 43.09Purchase 348 43.09Purchase 209 43.05Purchase 2153 43.05Purchase 468 43.04Purchase 355 43.04Purchase 2563 43.04Purchase 240 43.04Purchase 20 43.04Purchase 19 43.04Purchase 100 43.04Purchase 301 43.04Purchase 934 43.04Purchase 211 43.02Purchase 203 43.02Purchase 69 43.02Purchase 149 43.02Purchase 154 43.02Purchase 90 43.00Purchase 150 43.00Purchase 1000 43.00Purchase 354 43.00Purchase 2 43.00Purchase 207 43.00Purchase 62 43.00Purchase 329 42.99Purchase 5556 43.02Purchase 4274 43.06Purchase 1328 43.06Purchase 1208 43.06Purchase 706 43.06Purchase 240 43.06Purchase 1000 43.06Purchase 20 43.06Purchase 19 43.06Purchase 240 43.06Purchase 841 43.06Purchase 4274 43.08Purchase 60 43.03Purchase 1000 43.03Purchase 238 43.03Purchase 2075 43.03Purchase 1242 43.07Purchase 134 43.10Purchase 548 43.10Purchase 22 43.10Purchase 1000 43.10Purchase 70 43.10Purchase 500 43.10Purchase 2000 43.10Purchase 1554 43.07Purchase 1000 43.07Purchase 478 43.07Purchase 2000 43.07Purchase 918 43.07Purchase 700 43.07Purchase 241 43.07Purchase 20 43.07Purchase 19 43.07Purchase 376 43.07Purchase 6411 43.02Purchase 74 43.03Purchase 1000 43.03Purchase 200 43.03Purchase 1222 42.97Purchase 11 42.97Purchase 241 42.97Purchase 20 42.97Purchase 19 42.97Purchase 33 42.97Purchase 108 42.97Purchase 3346 42.97Purchase 3000 42.94Purchase 3873 43.02Purchase 1000 43.02Purchase 241 43.02Purchase 11 43.02Purchase 4 43.02Purchase 978 43.05Purchase 1000 43.05Purchase 233 43.05Purchase 3772 43.05Purchase 1930 43.05Purchase 1898 43.02Purchase 43 43.02Purchase 2333 43.02Purchase 138 42.97Purchase 4136 42.97Purchase 884 42.98Purchase 5129 43.00Purchase 4145 43.00Purchase 2266 43.00Purchase 3388 43.04Purchase 733 43.04Purchase 500 43.04Purchase 829 43.04Purchase 282 43.04Purchase 1106 43.04Purchase 4274 43.06Purchase 2000 42.98Purchase 899 42.98Purchase 14 42.98Purchase 1332 42.98Purchase 1000 43.11Purchase 1000 43.16Purchase 1000 43.20Purchase 4177 43.21Purchase 97 43.21Purchase 500 43.23Purchase 4274 43.25Purchase 4274 43.25Purchase 1793 43.23Purchase 4190 43.23Purchase 74 43.11Purchase 500 43.11Purchase 1000 43.11Purchase 2700 43.11Purchase 1030 43.00Purchase 3244 43.00Purchase 4176 42.99Purchase 191 42.99Purchase 191 42.99Purchase 500 42.99Purchase 1353 42.99Purchase 699 42.97Purchase 4274 42.98Purchase 389 42.97Purchase 3186 42.97Purchase 2545 43.03Purchase 5000 43.03Purchase 36 43.03Purchase 20 43.03Purchase 92 43.03Purchase 5129 43.03Purchase 4274 43.03Purchase 226 43.05Purchase 4048 43.05Purchase 202 42.96Purchase 400 42.96Purchase 2692 42.96Purchase 980 42.94Purchase 2501 42.94Purchase 2010 42.96Purchase 2264 42.96Purchase 220 42.94Purchase 576 42.94Purchase 567 42.94Purchase 772 42.94Purchase 65 42.94Purchase 115 42.91Purchase 4159 42.91Purchase 4274 42.61Purchase 464 42.57Purchase 272 42.51Purchase 150 42.56Purchase 850 42.56Purchase 423 42.48Purchase 377 42.48Purchase 400 42.51Purchase 53366 42.1583Purchase 261681 42.9108Purchase 2344 43.05Sale -26 43.38Sale -13 43.02Sale -152 43.02Sale -1000 43.16Sale -334 42.94Sale -2501 42.94Sale -10 43.38Sale -2920 43.38Sale -79 43.38Sale -6 43.38Sale -53 43.38Sale -71 43.38Sale -1 43.38Sale -150 43.38Sale -1564 43.38Sale -120 43.38Sale -4585 43.27Sale -260 43.27Sale -155 43.27Sale -1254 43.45Sale -1531 43.44Sale -250 43.44Sale -772 43.44Sale -50 43.44Sale -530 43.44Sale -6367 43.44Sale -10000 43.44Sale -394 43.32Sale -358 43.32Sale -248 43.32Sale -1000 43.28Sale -1000 43.23Sale -3853 43.04Sale -156 43.04Sale -48 43.04Sale -211 43.04Sale -732 43.04Sale -1599 43.02Sale -377 43.02Sale -253 43.02Sale -99 43.02Sale -1700 43.02Sale -995 43.02Sale -73 43.02Sale -73 43.02Sale -105 43.02Sale -250 43.02Sale -22 43.02Sale -38 43.02Sale -1250 43.02Sale -629 42.98Sale -123 42.98Sale -694 42.98Sale -1 42.98Sale -9 42.98Sale -355 42.98Sale -4400 42.98Sale -300 43.00Sale -300 43.00Sale -2000 43.00Sale -52 43.01Sale -700 43.01Sale -140 43.06Sale -30 43.06Sale -75 43.06Sale -192 43.06Sale -821 43.16Sale -124 43.16Sale -2650 43.16Sale -100 43.16Sale -100 43.16Sale -100 43.16Sale -100 43.16Sale -5 43.17Sale -1588 43.15Sale -1731 42.94Sale -466 42.94Sale -161 42.94Sale -176 42.94Sale -968 42.94Sale -300 42.94Sale -200 42.94Sale -100 42.94Sale -464 42.94Sale -100 42.94Sale -1365 42.94Sale -102 42.94Sale -100 42.94Sale -200 42.94Sale -438 42.94Sale -294 42.95Sale -175 42.68Sale -1000 42.50Sale -205 42.45Sale -339 42.45 -343 42.50TOTAL BUYS:887505 TOTAL SELLS:74403 (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 3-Dec-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