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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)20 March 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 Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19-03-2008 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 259,328 0.007 7,975,500 0.237(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 259,328 0.007 7,975,500 0.237 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 119 36.59Purchase 170 36.59Purchase 43 36.59Purchase 44 36.59Purchase 46 36.59Purchase 2,578 36.59Purchase 1,000 36.62Purchase 297 36.64Purchase 703 36.64Purchase 801 36.73Purchase 9 36.73Purchase 43 36.73Purchase 3,858 36.73Purchase 1,345 36.72Purchase 271 36.72Purchase 73 36.72Purchase 1,020 36.72Purchase 5,000 36.72Purchase 4,422 36.61Purchase 717 36.61Purchase 211 36.61Purchase 2,289 36.61Purchase 2,000 37.08Purchase 1,542 37.07Purchase 44 37.07Purchase 43 37.07Purchase 871 37.07Purchase 2,500 37.07Purchase 552 37.09Purchase 1,210 37.09Purchase 9 37.09Purchase 1,316 37.09Purchase 53 37.07Purchase 45 37.06Purchase 1,815 37.06Purchase 150 36.94Purchase 5,500 36.87Purchase 1,000 36.87Purchase 1,500 36.85Sale -2,000 36.95Sale -46,316 36.95Sale -89 36.82Sale -2,500 36.82Sale -1,263 36.82Sale -5 36.82Sale -500 36.82Sale -2,500 36.82Sale -108 36.82Sale -270 36.82Sale -556 36.82Sale -2,209 36.82Sale -2,996 37.05Sale -4,004 37.02Sale -600 37.02Sale -400 37.02Sale -8,000 36.88Sale -5,862,500 35.70TOTAL BUYS:45209 TOTAL SELLS:5936816 (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 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 6) European etc. (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 :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONS Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 20-March-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 9) ADVISOR Notes The 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