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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)15 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 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 14-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 1,298,075 0.039 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,298,075 0.039 (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/sell Total (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 4,543 38.30Purchase 500 38.28Purchase 1,848 38.28Purchase 2,617 38.27Purchase 3,622 38.28Purchase 4,064 38.30Purchase 210 38.30Purchase 652 38.28Purchase 1,657 38.27Purchase 1,140 38.30Purchase 300 38.30Purchase 1,000 38.30Purchase 1,834 38.30Purchase 5,264 38.45Purchase 160 38.45Purchase 133 38.45Purchase 213 38.42Purchase 113 38.39Purchase 68 38.39Purchase 500 38.39Purchase 399 38.39Purchase 378 38.39Purchase 271 38.38Purchase 73 38.37Purchase 2,000 38.37Purchase 1,216 38.37Purchase 45 38.37Purchase 2,650 38.37Purchase 414 38.36Purchase 811 38.36Purchase 22 38.36Purchase 133 38.36Purchase 2,441 38.36Purchase 210 38.36Purchase 279 38.36Purchase 297 38.36Purchase 1,770 38.36Purchase 35 38.36Purchase 406 38.37Purchase 14 38.37Purchase 1,000 38.37Purchase 446 38.37Purchase 1,188 38.37Purchase 1,648 38.36Purchase 288 38.35Purchase 53 38.32Purchase 21 38.42Purchase 106 38.47Purchase 2,500 38.43Purchase 1,336 38.44Purchase 1,664 38.44Purchase 2,500 38.44Purchase 836 38.44Purchase 26 38.44Purchase 750 38.44Purchase 59 38.44Purchase 75 38.44Purchase 754 38.44Purchase 790 38.44Purchase 133 38.44Purchase 243 38.44Purchase 1,334 38.44Purchase 127 38.40Purchase 21 38.32Purchase 2,456 38.33Purchase 193 38.27Purchase 500 38.27Purchase 108 38.27Purchase 108 38.27Purchase 236 38.27Purchase 453 38.27Purchase 220 38.27Purchase 10,990 38.35Purchase 65 38.35Purchase 178 38.35Purchase 232 38.35Purchase 425 38.35Purchase 250 38.35Purchase 1,000 38.35Purchase 1,037 38.33Purchase 377 38.30Purchase 550 38.30Purchase 200 38.30Purchase 2,429 38.30Purchase 5,129 38.30Purchase 62 38.29Purchase 1 38.29Purchase 155 38.29Purchase 8,515 38.30Purchase 132 38.29Purchase 2,878 38.29Purchase 87 38.28Purchase 356 38.28Purchase 4,274 38.28Purchase 15 38.27Purchase 71 38.28Purchase 4,274 38.30Purchase 3,155 38.28Purchase 1,048 38.28Purchase 224 38.27Purchase 668 38.27Purchase 3,199 38.25Purchase 1,075 38.25Purchase 1,162 38.23Purchase 220 38.23Purchase 400 38.23Purchase 1,000 38.23Purchase 3,021 38.23Purchase 1,461 38.23Purchase 3 38.23Purchase 4,274 38.21Purchase 4,702 38.22Purchase 1,385 38.22Purchase 3,317 38.22Purchase 1,683 38.22Purchase 2,591 38.22Purchase 4,702 38.21Purchase 322 38.21Purchase 4,274 38.39Purchase 3,367 38.27Purchase 2,545 38.39Sale -390 38.19Sale -53 38.05Sale -500 38.30Sale -341 38.44Sale -311 38.40Sale -200 38.40Sale -50 38.40Sale -484 38.38Sale -3,449 38.38Sale -333 38.38Sale -734 38.39Sale -4,439 38.40Sale -150 38.42Sale -872 38.55Sale -300 38.28Sale -3,747 38.04Sale -600 38.05Sale -2,800 38.05Sale -2,800 38.05 TOTAL BUYS:159954 TOTAL SELLS:22553 (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 15-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 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