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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd29 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 Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP BillitonClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 28-Apr-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 1788644 0.081 15641 0.000(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1788644 0.081 15641 0.000 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares 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)Buy 2675 18.69 (GBP)Buy 2663 18.77 (GBP)Buy 1500 18.74 (GBP)Buy 1300 18.69 (GBP)Buy 1246 18.76 (GBP)Buy 1238 18.76 (GBP)Buy 1200 18.76 (GBP)Buy 1036 18.72 (GBP)Buy 940 18.79 (GBP)Buy 940 18.69 (GBP)Buy 888 18.76 (GBP)Buy 860 18.76 (GBP)Buy 827 18.8 (GBP)Buy 794 18.78 (GBP)Buy 685 18.76 (GBP)Buy 654 18.77 (GBP)Buy 642 18.78 (GBP)Buy 604 18.74 (GBP)Buy 599 18.8 (GBP)Buy 590 18.79 (GBP)Buy 564 18.74 (GBP)Buy 564 18.8 (GBP)Buy 564 18.76 (GBP)Buy 530 18.8 (GBP)Buy 500 18.76 (GBP)Buy 470 18.76 (GBP)Buy 454 18.76 (GBP)Buy 435 18.69 (GBP)Buy 386 18.77 (GBP)Buy 375 18.79 (GBP)Buy 361 18.76 (GBP)Buy 300 18.76 (GBP)Buy 290 18.84 (GBP)Buy 285 18.72 (GBP)Buy 215 18.76 (GBP)Buy 215 18.85 (GBP)Buy 213 18.7 (GBP)Buy 212 18.76 (GBP)Buy 200 18.76 (GBP)Buy 200 18.8 (GBP)Buy 200 18.76 (GBP)Buy 178 18.84 (GBP)Buy 178 18.84 (GBP)Buy 171 18.95 (GBP)Buy 166 18.76 (GBP)Buy 162 18.835 (GBP)Buy 161 18.72 (GBP)Buy 161 18.72 (GBP)Buy 160 18.8 (GBP)Buy 160 18.8 (GBP)Buy 158 18.83 (GBP)Buy 158 18.83 (GBP)Buy 157 18.75 (GBP)Buy 157 18.8 (GBP)Buy 156 18.74 (GBP)Buy 156 18.84 (GBP)Buy 156 18.8 (GBP)Buy 154 18.85 (GBP)Buy 153 18.78 (GBP)Buy 152 18.81 (GBP)Buy 151 18.81 (GBP)Buy 150 18.85 (GBP)Buy 150 18.85 (GBP)Buy 147 18.83 (GBP)Buy 147 18.83 (GBP)Buy 145 18.75 (GBP)Buy 144 18.72 (GBP)Buy 143 18.72 (GBP)Buy 143 18.8 (GBP)Buy 142 18.8 (GBP)Buy 140 18.76 (GBP)Buy 140 18.76 (GBP)Buy 127 18.85 (GBP)Buy 127 18.85 (GBP)Buy 114 18.75 (GBP)Buy 114 18.74 (GBP)Buy 113 18.85 (GBP)Buy 113 18.84 (GBP)Buy 112 18.78 (GBP)Buy 110 18.77 (GBP)Buy 109 18.77 (GBP)Buy 103 18.85 (GBP)Buy 102 18.85 (GBP)Buy 74 18.83 (GBP)Buy 74 18.75 (GBP)Buy 74 18.85 (GBP)Buy 42 18.84 (GBP)Buy 42 18.74 (GBP)Buy 42 18.75 (GBP)Buy 41 18.78 (GBP)Buy 41 18.85 (GBP)Buy 39 18.75 (GBP)Buy 32 18.75 (GBP)Buy 18 18.77 (GBP)Sell 6465 18.77 (GBP)Sell 5896 18.77 (GBP)Sell 2675 18.69 (GBP)Sell 2668 18.74 (GBP)Sell 2663 18.77 (GBP)Sell 2663 18.77 (GBP)Sell 2139 18.76 (GBP)Sell 2135 18.76 (GBP)Sell 1715 18.76 (GBP)Sell 1609 18.73 (GBP)Sell 1480 18.78 (GBP)Sell 1391 18.76 (GBP)Sell 1182 18.78 (GBP)Sell 1128 18.76 (GBP)Sell 1079 18.71 (GBP)Sell 950 18.76 (GBP)Sell 650 18.75 (GBP)Sell 650 18.75 (GBP)Sell 530 18.85 (GBP)Sell 397 18.77 (GBP)Sell 317 18.76 (GBP)Sell 304 18.885 (GBP)Sell 304 18.895 (GBP)Sell 303 18.89 (GBP)Sell 219 18.89 (GBP)Sell 213 18.77 (GBP)Sell 212 18.78 (GBP)Sell 209 18.76 (GBP)Sell 204 18.9 (GBP)Sell 188 18.9 (GBP)Sell 172 18.9 (GBP)Sell 169 18.9 (GBP)Sell 151 18.91 (GBP)Sell 149 18.91 (GBP)Sell 148 18.91 (GBP)Sell 148 18.9 (GBP)Sell 148 18.9 (GBP)Sell 146 18.76 (GBP)Sell 134 18.64 (GBP)Sell 134 18.63 (GBP)Sell 133 18.66 (GBP)Sell 124 18.65 (GBP)Sell 110 18.91 (GBP)Sell 95 18.91 (GBP)Sell 95 18.91 (GBP)Sell 89 18.9 (GBP)Sell 88 18.9 (GBP)Sell 87 18.9 (GBP)Sell 45 18.9 (GBP)Sell 40 18.91 (GBP)Sell 37 18.9 (GBP)Sell 10 18.65 (GBP)Sell 4 18.67 (GBP)TOTAL BUYS:35973 TOTAL SELLS:44994(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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No Date of disclosure 29-Apr-2008 08:57:24Contact name Collins,CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe 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