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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch21 January 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 18-Jan-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 1,428,924 0.042 10,867,867 0.323(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 343,000 0.010 728,000 0.022Total 1,771,924 0.052 11,595,867 0.345 (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 2,332 34.80Purchase 2,332 34.80Purchase 8,519 34.80Purchase 9,252 34.80Purchase 1,303 34.88Purchase 500 34.88Purchase 1,000 34.88Purchase 197 34.88Purchase 252 34.50Purchase 1,230 34.50Purchase 8,518 34.50Sale -2,808 34.88Sale -10,000 34.80Sale -5,000 34.80Sale -5,000 35.15Sale -4,508 35.14Sale -17 35.14Sale -475 35.14Sale -2 35.13Sale -3,203 35.13Sale -52 35.13Sale -567 35.13Sale -1,176 35.13Sale -1,119 35.12Sale -1,100 35.12Sale -900 35.12Sale -728 35.12Sale -150 35.12Sale -43 35.12Sale -370 35.12Sale -36 35.12Sale -554 35.12Sale -940 35.12Sale -4,060 35.12Sale -4,051 35.13Sale -3,701 35.13Sale -80 35.13Sale -1,795 35.13Sale -1,250 35.13Sale -711 35.13Sale -350 35.13Sale -499 35.13Sale -1,855 35.13Sale -333 35.13Sale -450 35.13Sale -20 35.13Sale -1,000 35.13Sale -2,507 35.13Sale -1,000 35.13Sale -4,690 35.13Sale -6,368 34.73Sale -3,177 34.74Sale -455 34.74Sale -4,330 34.85Sale -500 34.85Sale -100 34.85Sale -250 34.85Sale -683 34.85Sale -500 34.85Sale -150 34.85Sale -500 34.85Sale -287 34.85Sale -2,700 34.85Sale -244 34.86Sale -3,166 34.86Sale -800 34.86Sale -637 34.84Sale -1,000 34.84Sale -54 34.84Sale -2,366 34.84Sale -24,105 34.78Sale -1,906 34.82Sale -6,139 34.82Sale -1 34.84Sale -77 34.84Sale -999 34.84Sale -110 34.84Sale -2,000 34.84Sale -70 34.84Sale -290 34.84Sale -400 34.84Sale -68 34.84Sale -500 34.86Sale -1,500 34.88Sale -2,733 34.88Sale -8,041 34.88Sale -1,242 34.87Sale -1,000 34.87Sale -1,999 34.87Sale -300 34.87Sale -300 34.87Sale -100 34.87Sale -750 34.87Sale -350 34.87Sale -150 34.91Sale -100 34.91Sale -2,694 34.95Sale -97 34.95Sale -361 34.95Sale -3,681 34.95Sale -300 34.95Sale -900 34.96Sale -925 34.96Sale -100 34.97Sale -800 34.97Sale -100 34.98Sale -42 34.99Sale -897 34.58Sale -162 34.58Sale -200 34.58Sale -192 34.58Sale -1,000 34.58Sale -120 34.58Sale -1,000 34.58Sale -300 34.58Sale -2,161 34.58Sale -300 34.58Sale -1,000 34.58Sale -500 34.58Sale -1,000 34.58Sale -316 34.58Sale -285 34.58Sale -500 34.58Sale -200 34.58Sale -150 34.58Sale -143 34.58Sale -380 34.58Sale -200 34.58Sale -500 34.58Sale -1,680 34.58Sale -1,425 34.58Sale -5,000 34.58Sale -389 34.58Sale -33,000 34.85Total Buys:35435 Total Sells:213597(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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 21-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group