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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)19 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 18-03-2008 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 259,678 0.007 2,084,243 0.062(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 259,678 0.007 2,084,243 0.062 (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 2,000 35.70Purchase 1,000 35.63Purchase 1 35.63Purchase 9 35.63Purchase 16 35.63Purchase 3,496 35.63Purchase 1,115 36.13Purchase 481 36.13Purchase 5,515 36.13Purchase 229 36.13Purchase 500 36.13Purchase 90 36.13Purchase 8 36.13Purchase 2 36.13Purchase 60 36.13Purchase 1,000 36.20Purchase 4,284 36.11Purchase 2,600 36.10Purchase 300 36.10Purchase 100 36.10Purchase 68,700 36.14Purchase 169 36.17Purchase 5,400 36.17Purchase 4,284 36.20Purchase 4,284 36.20Purchase 1,375 36.21Purchase 507 36.21Purchase 15 36.21Purchase 4,100 36.20Purchase 2,818 36.20Purchase 12 36.20Purchase 266 36.20Purchase 12 36.20Purchase 1,176 36.20Purchase 4,284 36.20Purchase 1,981 36.07Purchase 470 36.07Purchase 12 36.07Purchase 12 36.07Purchase 25 36.07Purchase 552 36.07Purchase 250 36.07Purchase 3,198 36.07Purchase 2,000 36.24Purchase 28,147 36.28Purchase 250 36.27Purchase 14 36.27Purchase 300 36.27Purchase 500 36.27Purchase 789 36.27Purchase 2,000 36.20Purchase 1,853 36.28Sale -59 35.98Sale 2,652 35.98Sale -2,652 35.98Sale -2,000 35.98Sale -1,000 35.98Sale -2,000 35.98Sale -1,276 36.14Sale -8,724 36.14Sale -5,000 36.14Sale -5,000 36.14Sale -3,700 36.14Sale -5,000 36.14Sale -1,500 36.10Sale -8,000 36.11Sale -500 36.15Sale -5,000 36.14Sale -301 36.14Sale -550 36.14Sale -3,723 36.14Sale -3,681 36.15Sale -595 36.15Sale -5,000 36.15Sale -724 36.15Sale -31 36.17Sale -60 36.17Sale -14 36.17Sale -1 36.17Sale -320 36.17Sale -5,000 36.18Sale -3,408 36.18Sale -1,592 36.18Sale -1 36.28Sale -748 36.20Sale -500 36.20Sale -9,605 36.20Sale -194 36.28Sale -920 36.28Sale -4,886 36.28Sale -1,861 36.29Sale -4,000 36.29Sale -323 36.29Sale -8,816 36.29Sale -2,652 35.98Sale -448 36.87TOTAL BUYS:162561 TOTAL SELLS:108713 (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 19-March-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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