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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 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 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 26-03-2008 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 273,761 0.008 8,372,876 0.249(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 273,761 0.008 8,372,876 0.249 (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 4,250 35.31Purchase 2,897 35.31Purchase 1,504 35.31Purchase 2,848 35.31Purchase 6,501 35.31Purchase 6,336 35.35Purchase 56 35.35Purchase 3,000 35.35Purchase 10 35.35Purchase 1,078 35.35Purchase 1,000 35.33Purchase 90 35.33Purchase 107 35.33Purchase 556 35.33Purchase 271 35.33Purchase 3,228 35.33Purchase 283 35.34Purchase 595 35.34Purchase 1,488 35.34Purchase 4,252 35.35Purchase 1,700 35.34Purchase 4,252 35.35Purchase 469 35.34Purchase 95 35.34Purchase 4,157 35.34Purchase 200 35.33Purchase 1,200 35.33Purchase 1,700 35.33Purchase 869 35.33Purchase 4,016 35.34Purchase 16 35.34Purchase 190 35.34Purchase 30 35.34Purchase 1,827 35.33Purchase 1,700 35.33Purchase 2,000 35.33Purchase 4,252 35.32Purchase 8,826 35.32Purchase 1,700 35.32Purchase 2,000 35.32Purchase 4,252 35.34Purchase 4,252 35.32Purchase 1,596 35.31Purchase 123 35.31Purchase 17 35.31Purchase 1,606 35.31Purchase 910 35.31Purchase 912 35.27Purchase 1,374 35.27Purchase 1,796 35.27Purchase 1 35.27Purchase 169 35.27Purchase 7,228 35.27Purchase 118 35.25Purchase 52 35.25Purchase 3,940 35.23Purchase 4,984 35.24Purchase 200 35.23Purchase 1,394 35.24Purchase 2,000 35.23Purchase 3,126 35.22Purchase 2,374 35.22Purchase 2,560 35.23Purchase 125 35.23Purchase 1,400 35.23Purchase 103 35.23Purchase 10 35.23Purchase 22 35.23Purchase 10 35.23Purchase 22 35.23Purchase 340 35.22Purchase 902 35.22Purchase 636 35.22Purchase 1,700 35.20Purchase 1,033 35.22Purchase 3,219 35.21Purchase 4,252 35.21Purchase 180 35.20Purchase 748 35.20Purchase 14 35.18Purchase 552 35.18Purchase 1,394 35.18Purchase 6,719 35.21Purchase 885 35.21Purchase 223 35.23Purchase 96 35.23Purchase 47 35.23Purchase 22 35.22Purchase 22 35.22Purchase 10 35.22Purchase 10 35.22Purchase 3,822 35.22Purchase 2,490 35.21Purchase 5,102 35.21Purchase 1 35.18Purchase 12 35.18Purchase 5 35.18Purchase 89 35.18Purchase 3,633 35.18Purchase 47 35.17Purchase 1,315 35.17Purchase 224 35.17Purchase 1,700 35.17Purchase 4,252 35.18Purchase 1,188 35.17Purchase 170 35.17Purchase 1,565 35.17Purchase 255 35.16Purchase 665 35.17Purchase 340 35.20Purchase 1,360 35.20Purchase 300 35.20Purchase 593 35.20Purchase 1,659 35.20Purchase 3,485 35.14Purchase 71 35.14Purchase 696 35.14Purchase 713 35.13Purchase 116 35.13Purchase 41 35.13Purchase 91 35.13Purchase 2,000 35.22Purchase 2 35.30Purchase 1,275 35.30Purchase 1,000 35.30Purchase 1,000 35.30Purchase 100 35.30Purchase 47 35.30Purchase 1 35.30Purchase 685 35.30Purchase 160 35.30Purchase 37 35.30Purchase 43 35.30Purchase 650 35.29Purchase 502 35.30Purchase 917 35.30Purchase 1,367 35.30Purchase 766 35.29Purchase 1,133 35.29Purchase 315 35.28Purchase 3,400 35.30Purchase 368 35.29Purchase 1,232 35.29Purchase 3,954 35.37Purchase 1,999 35.37Purchase 5,102 35.39Purchase 4,677 35.44Purchase 5,527 35.45Purchase 4,677 35.47Purchase 4,252 35.41Purchase 4,252 35.41Purchase 5,102 35.42Purchase 4,526 35.47Purchase 2,163 35.45Purchase 479 35.45Purchase 1,336 35.38Purchase 190 35.42Purchase 1,642 35.42Purchase 1,055 35.42Purchase 105 35.42Purchase 731 35.42Purchase 731 35.42Purchase 526 35.42Purchase 56 35.42Purchase 33 35.42Purchase 33 35.42Purchase 998 35.58Purchase 1,542 35.58Purchase 2,668 35.58Purchase 1,052 35.58Purchase 4,359 35.58Purchase 5,009 35.58Purchase 4,991 35.57Purchase 5,910 35.60Purchase 4,090 35.59Purchase 5,900 35.60Purchase 4,100 35.60Purchase 140 35.60Purchase 100 35.60Purchase 100 35.60Purchase 3,912 35.57Purchase 4,252 35.59Purchase 3,768 35.59Purchase 1 35.59Purchase 483 35.59Purchase 2,143 35.57Purchase 10 35.57Purchase 22 35.57Purchase 10 35.57Purchase 22 35.57Purchase 2,033 35.57Purchase 862 35.57Purchase 2,252 35.57Purchase 2,000 35.57Purchase 388 35.40Purchase 1,128 35.40Purchase 196 35.40Purchase 3,363 35.41Purchase 500 35.41Purchase 389 35.41Sale -1,551 35.31Sale -880 35.31Sale -2,569 35.31Sale -538 35.31Sale -4,462 35.31Sale -5,000 35.31Sale -10,000 35.31Sale -10,000 35.31Sale -10,000 35.31Sale -725 35.24Sale -275 35.24Sale -1,063 35.29Sale -2,500 35.00Sale -2,500 35.00Sale -532 35.29TOTAL BUYS:326070 TOTAL SELLS:52595 (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 27-March-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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