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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 April 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 18-04-2008 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 145940 0.004 8293003 0.247(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 145940 0.004 8293003 0.247 (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) (AUD)Purchase 2,922 42.42Purchase 500 42.29Purchase 550 42.31Purchase 80 42.31Purchase 3 42.31Purchase 6 42.31Purchase 321 42.31Purchase 3,290 42.31Purchase 378 42.29Purchase 303 42.29Purchase 113 42.29Purchase 34 42.29Purchase 114 42.27Purchase 49 42.27Purchase 800 42.27Purchase 3,170 42.27Purchase 2,058 42.26Purchase 72 42.26Purchase 315 42.26Purchase 210 42.26Purchase 2,020 42.26Purchase 4,592 42.27Purchase 508 42.25Purchase 1,000 42.23Purchase 309 42.23Purchase 486 42.23Purchase 485 42.23Purchase 2,665 42.23Purchase 3,708 42.35Purchase 309 42.35Purchase 50 42.35Purchase 933 42.35Purchase 1,093 42.37Purchase 5,097 42.39Purchase 3 42.39Purchase 4,675 42.39Purchase 4,250 42.39Purchase 535 42.38Purchase 744 42.38Purchase 55 42.38Purchase 2,916 42.38Purchase 30 42.37Purchase 1,622 42.37Purchase 28 42.37Purchase 182 42.37Purchase 50 42.37Purchase 1,245 42.37Purchase 4,102 42.37Purchase 309 42.37Purchase 404 42.39Purchase 30 42.47Purchase 1,567 42.54Purchase 200 42.54Purchase 631 42.50Purchase 3,174 42.50Purchase 31 42.50Purchase 1,000 42.50Purchase 45 42.50Purchase 744 42.50Purchase 395 42.50Purchase 517 42.50Purchase 10 42.50Purchase 2,000 42.50Purchase 584 42.50Purchase 669 42.47Purchase 1,306 42.47Purchase 3,038 42.46Purchase 1,212 42.46Purchase 7,650 42.44Purchase 4,150 42.44Purchase 2,636 42.46Purchase 3 42.46Purchase 1,611 42.46Purchase 100 42.44Purchase 5,000 42.44Purchase 196 42.44Purchase 3,624 42.40Purchase 4 42.40Purchase 190 42.40Purchase 53 42.40Purchase 379 42.40Purchase 5,100 42.40Purchase 486 42.39Purchase 485 42.39Purchase 347 42.39Purchase 3 42.39Purchase 25 42.39Purchase 4,200 42.39Purchase 1,250 42.39Purchase 309 42.39Purchase 12 42.39Purchase 738 42.39Purchase 400 42.39Purchase 53 42.37Purchase 211 42.37Purchase 3,716 42.45Purchase 1,000 42.45Purchase 500 42.45Purchase 1,000 42.45Purchase 1,025 42.45Purchase 14 42.44Purchase 163 42.41Purchase 1,000 42.40Purchase 332 42.40Purchase 80 42.40Purchase 144 42.39Purchase 16 42.37Purchase 200 42.37Purchase 200 42.37Purchase 400 42.37Purchase 210 42.37Purchase 2,500 42.35Purchase 4,447 42.43Purchase 534 42.42Purchase 19 42.42Purchase 302 43.15Purchase 2,391 42.39Purchase 329 42.44Purchase 2,245 42.47Purchase 1,852 42.54Sale -98 42.30Sale -2,129 42.74Sale -1,000 42.42Sale -1,396 42.37Sale -7 42.37Sale -300 42.38Sale -297 42.38Sale -347 42.36Sale -34 42.36Sale -403 42.36Sale -4,529 42.36Sale -4,687 42.38Sale -3,900 42.27Sale -100 42.27Sale -1,000 42.27Sale -3,068 42.23Sale -750 42.23Sale -214 42.23Sale -594 42.23Sale -49 42.23Sale -10,672 42.22Sale -34 42.22Sale -121 42.22Sale -1,482 42.25Sale -193 42.28Sale -424 42.28Sale -140 42.30Sale -885 42.30Sale -100 42.30Sale -552 42.30Sale -625 42.30Sale -2,200 42.30Sale -749 42.30Sale -634 42.25Sale -1,000 42.24Sale -3,836 42.22Sale -341 42.22Sale -953 42.22Sale -592 42.22Sale -4,489 42.22Sale -8 42.25Sale -100 42.25Sale -258 42.25Sale -5 42.26Sale -2,000 42.26Sale -18 42.26Sale -20 42.26Sale -62 42.30Sale -517 42.34Sale -2,573 42.38Sale -10,000 42.38Sale -1,050 42.38Sale -2 42.39Sale -5,840 42.40Sale -535 42.40Sale -1,317 42.67Sale -350 42.74Sale -21 42.74Sale -226 42.67Sale -1,206 42.67Sale -1,250 42.69Sale -50 42.70Sale -96 42.70Sale -327 42.70Sale -800 42.70Sale -4,877 42.72Sale -1,168 42.73Sale -245 42.93Sale -755 42.93Sale -2,000 43.04Sale -500 43.10Sale -1,000 43.03Sale -2,491 43.09Sale -9 43.09Sale -300 43.15Sale -3,409 42.22TOTAL BUYS:140680 TOTAL SELLS:100309 (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 :Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 21-04-2008Contact 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