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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)22 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 21-Jan-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 253,844 0.007 1,281,088 0.038(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 253,844 0.007 1,281,088 0.038 (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 4,702 33.70Purchase 5,984 33.67Purchase 1,395 33.69Purchase 2,845 33.69Purchase 34 33.69Purchase 5,984 33.67Purchase 728 33.67Purchase 1,000 33.67Purchase 1,062 33.67Purchase 1,484 33.67Purchase 4,511 33.77Purchase -618 33.77Purchase 618 33.77Purchase 4,702 33.79Purchase 500 33.81Purchase 6,337 33.83Purchase 500 33.83Purchase 1 33.83Purchase 1 33.83Purchase 4,075 33.85Purchase 1 33.84Purchase 1,053 33.84Purchase 354 33.85Purchase 3,920 33.83Purchase 4,274 33.84Purchase 236 33.89Purchase 784 33.95Purchase 544 34.05Purchase 335 34.21Purchase 104 34.15Purchase 221 34.21Purchase 1,320 34.20Purchase 684 34.46Purchase 177 34.56Purchase 778 34.60Purchase 618 33.77Purchase 2,000 40.51Sale -500 33.70Sale -672 34.30Sale -152 34.59Sale -250 34.59Sale -500 34.59Sale -1,200 34.59Sale -2,000 34.59Sale -600 34.59Sale -4,274 34.60Sale -25 34.62Sale -2,332 34.60TOTAL BUYS:63248 TOTAL SELLS:12505 (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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 22-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotes 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