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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd18 January 2008 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 17-Jan-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 4906068 14.38(GBP) 13.49(GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3) 4241065 14.49 (GBP) 13.46 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD SHORT 500000 13.49CFD SHORT 68870 13.49CFD SHORT 1500000 13.49CFD SHORT 51662 13.49CFD SHORT 30000 13.49CFD SHORT 49543 13.49CFD LONG 15000 13.49CFD SHORT 2273 13.49CFD LONG 2573 13.49CFD SHORT 200000 13.49CFD SHORT 1650 13.49CFD LONG 295000 13.49 (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesnone Date of disclosure 18-Jan-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 6) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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