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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)21 November 2007 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 9-Nov-2007 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 4,536,128 0.135(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 4,536,128 0.135 (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 2000 42.47Purchase 151 42.85Purchase 4 42.85Purchase 183 42.85Purchase 708 42.22Purchase 663 42.43Purchase 331 42.65Purchase 312 42.72Purchase 426 42.85Purchase 686 42.93Purchase 803 42.87Purchase 1000 42.41Purchase 535 42.79Purchase 465 42.78Purchase 1100 42.79Purchase 300 43.28Purchase 200 43.28Purchase 1150 43Purchase 30000 42.4Purchase 5000 42.25Sale -303 42.31Sale -335 42.48Sale -82 42.84Sale -437 42.12Sale -125 42.12Sale -510 42.34Sale -30 42.34Sale -408 42.28Sale -42 42.28Sale -4954 42.58Sale -619 42.29Sale -23 42.88Sale -1332 42.25Sale -11 42.34Sale -49 42.34Sale -34 42.34Sale -11 42.34Sale -49 42.34Sale -162 42.34Sale -99 42.34Sale -69 42.34Sale -454 42.34Sale -62 42.34Sale -6 42.28Sale -3094 42.25Sale -8152 42.12Sale -28 42.12Sale -213 42.12Sale -65 42.15Sale -657 42.15Sale -46 42.58Sale -6000 42.16Sale -4278 42.15Sale -3000 43Sale -180 42.92Sale -1150 42.85Sale -3000 42.15Sale -194 42.34Sale -2000 42.28Sale -250 43.32Sale -2000 42.15Sale -200 42.12Sale -845 42.12Sale -105 42.34Sale -175 42.34Sale -888 42.34Sale -17 42.34Sale -1202 42.34Sale -2666 42.25Sale -252 42.25Sale -1000 42.86Sale -532 42.3Sale -77 42.85Sale -750 42.25Sale -50 42.38Sale -200 42.32Sale -120 42.32Sale -3601 42.3Sale -560 42.57Sale -250 42.6Sale -300 42.61Sale -700 42.77Sale -112 42.77Sale -205 42.77Sale -3000 42.77Sale -155 42.79Sale -2908 42.38Sale -52 42.32Sale -730 42.32Sale -220 42.32Sale -1000 42.32Sale -994 42.53Sale -42 42.53Sale -3286 42.6Sale -2184 42.79Sale -1591 42.77Sale -88 42.79Sale -356 42.81Sale -1100 42.88Sale -661 42.88Sale -274 42.89Sale -36 42.89Sale -975 42.89Sale -10 42.82Sale -1758 42.82Sale -740 42.75Sale -1561 42.87Sale -800 42.98Sale -1318 42.98Sale -510 42.99Sale -1937 43.01Sale -400 43Sale -263 42.98Sale -161 42.6Sale -100 42.38Sale -500 42.82Sale -500 42.95Sale -600 42.95Sale -300 43Sale -200 43.06Sale -1162 42.88Sale -1370 42.89Sale -230 42.32Sale -603 42.79Sale -111 42.93Sale -1596 42.53Sale -1319 42.54Sale -3000 42.78Sale -111 42.84Sale -2664 43.06Sale -3000 42.83Sale -1000 42.84Sale -5062 43Sale -207 42.98Sale -500 42.32Sale -4270 42.57Sale -500 42.89Sale -785 42.89Sale -200 42.95Sale -2000 42.38Sale -125 42.77Sale -713 42.83Sale -200 42.89Sale -1500 42.88Sale -1000 42.98Sale -733 42.98Sale -6577 42.64Sale -224 42.44Sale -301 42.61Sale -500 42.79Sale -500 42.84Sale -105 42.88Sale -1979 42.89Sale -3214 42.88Sale -1356 42.82Sale -146 42.82Sale -500 42.82Sale -1085 42.88Sale -35 42.98Sale -600 42.98Sale -118 43.01Sale -4222 42.75Sale -383 42.38Sale -1000 42.98Sale -1000 42.98Sale -500 42.98Sale -500 42.57Sale -112 42.63Sale -225 42.77Sale -115 42.87Sale -1236 42.88Sale -350 42.89Sale -989 42.84Sale -1000 42.95Sale -4270 43.05Sale -4270 43.05Sale -92 42.36Sale -3895 42.81Sale -2483 42.81Sale -3622 42.81Sale -4697 43.01Sale -1544 42.89Sale -500 42.89Sale -1517 42.38Sale -632 42.38Sale -43 42.38Sale -24 42.38Sale -9 42.38Sale -517 42.38Sale -272 42.39Sale -22 42.39Sale -568 42.39Sale -602 42.3Sale -494 42.3Sale -123 42.23Sale -248 42.36Sale -210 42.46Sale -927 42.46Sale -778 42.53Sale -260 42.53Sale -70 42.55Sale -3368 42.55Sale -410 42.55Sale -10 42.57Sale -60 42.57Sale -175 42.57Sale -72 42.57Sale -126 42.57Sale -10 42.57Sale -20 42.57Sale -22 42.57Sale -119 42.57Sale -15 42.57Sale -453 42.57Sale -427 42.57Sale -1466 42.57Sale -42 42.57Sale -2838 42.64Sale -499 42.64Sale -143 42.64Sale -10 42.64Sale -10 42.64Sale -189 42.64Sale -281 42.64Sale -343 42.64Sale -165 42.64Sale -99 42.78Sale -501 42.78Sale -93 42.77Sale -417 42.77Sale -375 42.77Sale -20 42.81Sale -355 42.81Sale -381 42.83Sale -390 42.84Sale -7 42.84Sale -104 42.84Sale -57 42.84Sale -442 42.84Sale -178 42.85Sale -98 42.85Sale -46 42.85Sale -312 42.88Sale -170 42.88Sale -297 42.88Sale -9 42.88Sale -163 42.88Sale -361 42.88Sale -4270 42.92Sale -1013 42.93Sale -5551 42.9Sale -434 42.89Sale -89 42.89Sale -68 42.89Sale -58 42.89Sale -15 42.89Sale -20 42.89Sale -307 42.89Sale -48 42.89Sale -99 42.89Sale -49 42.89Sale -85 42.89Sale -34 42.89Sale -37 42.89Sale -1652 42.88Sale -3 42.88Sale -25 42.84Sale -24 42.84Sale -174 42.84Sale -174 42.84Sale -393 42.84Sale -351 42.84Sale -72 42.84Sale -73 42.84Sale -82 42.87Sale -230 42.87Sale -939 42.88Sale -401 42.88Sale -540 42.88Sale -53 42.89Sale -407 42.89Sale -683 42.75Sale -640 42.75Sale -2 42.74Sale -40 42.74Sale -15 42.74Sale -401 42.75Sale -381 42.75Sale -248 42.75Sale -265 42.75Sale -4697 42.87Sale -1111 42.87Sale -641 42.87Sale -957 42.87Sale -965 42.88Sale -3008 42.96Sale -389 42.98Sale -589 43.06Sale -5551 43.06Sale -4110 43.06Sale -300 42.92Sale -5 42.92Sale -71 42.92Sale -924 42.92Sale -2629 42.99Sale -67 42.99Sale -74 42.99Sale -859 42.99Sale -851 42.99Sale -516 42.99Sale -3 43.01Sale -227 43.03Sale -1020 43.03Sale -184 43.03Sale -501 43.03Sale -25 43.03Sale -16 43.03Sale -274 43.03Sale -4784 42.36Sale -5932 42.99Sale -233 42.57Sale -2300 42.98Sale -600 42.44Sale -161 42.57Sale -100 42.58Sale -176 42.83Sale -152 42.84Sale -937 42.39Sale -158 42.44Sale -4270 42.44Sale -750 42.46Sale -2383 42.46Sale -1000 42.77Sale -468 42.77Sale -1310 42.84Sale -1000 42.93Sale -4270 42.89Sale -2330 42.84Sale -3552 42.75Sale -2235 42.75Sale -4213 42.74Sale -250 43Sale -1143 42.99Sale -121 42.38Sale -721 42.57Sale -1004 42.39Sale -3000 43.03Sale -2842 42.32Sale -3236 42.57Sale -4377 42.89Sale -1000 42.39Sale -1410 42.39Sale -4017 42.38Sale -1000 42.32Sale -500 42.32Sale -1000 42.32Sale -120 42.54Sale -27 42.57Sale -1000 42.57Sale -160 42.57Sale -3168 42.57Sale -6832 42.57Sale -475 42.61Sale -3000 42.61Sale -300 42.64Sale -670 42.78Sale -2100 42.79Sale -340 42.84Sale -25 42.87Sale -500 42.88Sale -500 42.89Sale -1000 42.89Sale -500 42.89Sale -58 42.88Sale -80 42.95Sale -200 42.98Sale -200 42.98Sale -115 43.06Sale -450 43.06Sale -1000 42.99Sale -500 43.03Sale -516 43Sale -50 42.98Sale -100 42.98Sale -800 42.44Sale -825 42.39Sale -3412 42.96Sale -129 42.39Sale 829 42.57Sale -829 42.57Sale 959 42.57Sale -959 42.57Sale 1664 42.57Sale -1664 42.57Sale -203 42.63Sale -38 42.63Sale -47 42.63Sale -127 42.63Sale -146 42.79Sale -53 42.79Sale -48 42.75Sale 1537 42.77Sale -1537 42.77Sale -150 42.83Sale -51 42.83Sale -79 42.89Sale -232 42.89Sale 231 42.89Sale -231 42.89Sale 640 42.89Sale -640 42.89Sale 1768 42.89Sale -1768 42.89Sale -85 42.84Sale -87 42.87Sale 2799 42.89Sale -2799 42.89Sale -326 42.95Sale -2 43.06Sale -160 43.05Sale 2844 42.92Sale -2844 42.92Sale 1657 43.01Sale -1657 43.01Sale -4 43.03Sale 604 43.03Sale -604 43.03Sale 1840 43.03Sale -1840 43.03Sale -1163 42.44Sale -1000 42.39Sale -1000 42.32Sale -200 42.57Sale -1008 42.57Sale -100 42.57Sale -500 42.57Sale -1000 42.6Sale -193 42.77Sale -1000 42.77Sale -100 42.77Sale -3609 42.78Sale -51 42.79Sale -719 42.81Sale -2522 42.81Sale -2000 42.81Sale -529 42.81Sale -9 42.84Sale -333 42.85Sale -117 42.87Sale -2000 42.93Sale -1000 42.93Sale -400 42.89Sale -1500 42.89Sale -230 42.89Sale -400 42.89Sale -200 42.89Sale -1000 42.89Sale -1000 42.89Sale -1000 42.87Sale -116 42.96Sale -500 42.98Sale -250 43.06Sale -250 42.99Sale -555 43.01Sale -116 42.98Sale -1 42.38Sale -4697 42.22Sale -2831 42.55Sale -194 42.55Sale -979 42.57Sale -1199 42.57Sale -2274 42.57Sale -4069 42.83Sale -930 42.87Sale -759 42.89Sale -1101 42.89Sale -206 42.75Sale -113 43Sale -207 43Sale -1018 43Sale -20 43Sale -289 43Sale -1860 42.98Sale -1163 43.03Sale -6 43.03Sale -236 43.03Sale -1000 42.39Sale -200 42.57Sale -253 42.38Sale -235 42.38Sale -875 42.63Sale -200 42.77Sale -73 43Sale -2000 43Sale -1000 42.98Sale -25 43.03Sale -600 42.39Sale -3296 42.56Sale -200 42.39Sale -4270 42.79Sale -2086 42.79Sale -7686 42.77Sale -6405 42.79Sale -4071 42.79Sale -661 42.78Sale -120 42.57Sale -200 42.79Sale -500 42.81Sale -4469 42.85Sale -600 42.87Sale -200 42.89Sale -1150 42.96Sale -126 42.92Sale -2 42.43Sale -4695 42.43Sale -1098 42.44Sale -1785 42.44Sale -2712 42.44Sale -500 42.23Sale -3647 42.23Sale -923 42.57Sale -94 42.61Sale -100 42.61Sale -188 42.78Sale -4270 42.92Sale -282 42.84Sale -2871 42.87Sale -330 42.88Sale -900 42.88Sale -1201 42.98Sale -600 42.53Sale -228 42.55Sale -670 42.63Sale -1000 42.63Sale -1000 42.79Sale -1000 42.89Sale -15 42.88Sale -235 42.75Sale -235 42.75Sale -1000 42.88Sale -1291 42.95Sale -700 42.95Sale -29 43.03Sale -3999 42.4Sale -2937 42.4Sale -68 42.4Sale -18849 42.4Sale -494 42.4Sale -1721 42.4Sale -416 42.4Sale -500 42.4Sale -300 42.4Sale -1 42.4Sale -1 42.4Sale -1 42.4Sale -175 42.4Sale -38 42.4Sale -500 42.4Sale -1840 43.03Sale -604 43.03Sale -1657 43.01Sale -2844 42.92Sale -2799 42.89Sale -1768 42.89Sale -640 42.89Sale -231 42.89Sale -1537 42.77Sale -1664 42.57Sale -959 42.57Sale -829 42.57TOTAL BUYS:46017 TOTAL SELLS:528530 (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 derivatives Full 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) Yes Date of disclosure 21-Nov-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DateCALL OPTION Written 165000 0.01(AUD) American 20-Dec-2007 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:
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