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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)27 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 26-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 4248958 0.127(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 4248958 0.127 (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 161 42.11Purchase 839 42.11Purchase 527 42.23Purchase 473 42.23Purchase 1000 42.32Purchase 4245 42.34Purchase 32 42.33Purchase 8127 42.33Purchase 170 42.33Purchase 250 42.33Purchase 465 42.33Purchase 526 42.33Purchase 850 42.33Purchase 399 42.33Purchase 37 42.33Purchase 280 42.33Purchase 1041 42.33Purchase 259 42.33Purchase 849 42.33Purchase 3428 42.33Purchase 4277 42.33Purchase 3 42.36Purchase 1000 42.36Purchase 4985 42.36Purchase 650 42.34Purchase 6844 42.36Purchase 4277 42.35Purchase 238 42.36Purchase 554 42.37Purchase 120 42.37Purchase 3603 42.37Purchase 4277 42.36Purchase 4277 42.36Purchase 3424 42.35Purchase 650 42.35Purchase 3037 42.42Purchase 1000 42.42Purchase 397 42.42Purchase 12 42.42Purchase 279 42.42Purchase 1036 42.42Purchase 344 42.42Purchase 100 42.42Purchase 639 42.42Purchase 5560 42.42Purchase 4183 42.42Purchase 94 42.42Purchase 399 42.42Purchase 500 42.42Purchase 2000 42.42Purchase 2000 42.42Purchase 234 42.42Purchase 920 42.42Purchase 44 42.42Purchase 58 42.42Purchase 455 42.42Purchase 12 42.42Purchase 74 42.42Purchase 2714 42.42Purchase 12 42.42Purchase 3300 42.42Purchase 965 42.42Purchase 234 42.44Purchase 318 42.44Purchase 400 42.44Purchase 1000 42.44Purchase 1000 42.44Purchase 30 42.44Purchase 1000 42.44Purchase 501 42.44Purchase 650 42.44Purchase 711 42.44Purchase 180 42.44Purchase 386 42.44Purchase 1000 42.44Purchase 2000 42.44Purchase 5133 42.44Purchase 366 42.43Purchase 634 42.43Purchase 11191 42.45Purchase 3182 42.45Purchase 335 42.43Purchase 2695 42.45Purchase 1000 42.45Purchase 500 42.43Purchase 393 42.43Purchase 3479 42.41Purchase 1000 42.4Purchase 1000 42.41Purchase 200 42.4Purchase 404 42.4Purchase 37 42.4Purchase 283 42.4Purchase 1053 42.4Purchase 359 42.4Purchase 350 42.4Purchase 16838 42.4Purchase 12 42.4Purchase 235 42.4Purchase 3871 42.4Purchase 4277 42.4Purchase 4277 42.4Purchase 4277 42.34Purchase 99 42.28Purchase 1297 42.28Purchase 18 42.28Purchase 341 42.25Purchase 3936 42.25Purchase 1101 42.25Purchase 200 42.25Purchase 2000 42.25Purchase 976 42.25Purchase 4705 42.23Purchase 12 42.21Purchase 396 42.21Purchase 36 42.21Purchase 278 42.21Purchase 1033 42.21Purchase 137 42.21Purchase 69 42.21Purchase 1000 42.14Purchase 100 42.14Purchase 480 42.14Purchase 415 42.14Purchase 66 42.14Purchase 2290 42.15Purchase 33 42.15Purchase 2382 42.15Purchase 1000 42.11Purchase 38 42.11Purchase 500 42.11Purchase 71 42.11Purchase 434 42.11Purchase 1408 42.11Purchase 307 42.1Purchase 7302 42.14Purchase 1292 42.14Purchase 373 42.14Purchase 34 42.14Purchase 262 42.14Purchase 682 42.14Purchase 4277 42.14Purchase 2467 42.12Purchase 195 42.14Purchase 11 42.14Purchase 28 42.14Purchase 82 42.14Purchase 3961 42.14Purchase 247 42.14Purchase 4030 42.13Purchase 1810 42.12Purchase 1184 42.12Purchase 380 42.12Purchase 2713 42.12Purchase 4277 42.12Purchase 2995 42.11Purchase 349 42.11Purchase 32 42.11Purchase 245 42.11Purchase 656 42.11Purchase 2742 42.13Purchase 3246 42.13Purchase 1781 42.14Purchase 5560 42.16Purchase 4207 42.14Purchase 1999 42.14Purchase 4277 42.15Purchase 5988 42.14Purchase 4277 42.14Purchase 1309 42.14Purchase 49 42.14Purchase 2919 42.14Purchase 2278 42.13Purchase 2181 42.14Purchase 10 42.14Purchase 2086 42.14Purchase 6416 42.16Purchase 5133 42.17Purchase 563 42.17Purchase 315 42.17Purchase 306 42.17Purchase 3093 42.17Purchase 1398 42.17Purchase 5560 42.2Purchase 64 42.17Purchase 4954 42.17Purchase 1863 42.17Purchase 2414 42.17Purchase 4277 42.21Purchase 1479 42.19Purchase 500 42.19Purchase 2298 42.19Purchase 3557 42.17Purchase 720 42.17Purchase 2702 42.19Purchase 1575 42.19Purchase 5560 42.13Purchase 201 42.07Purchase 350 42.07Purchase 500 42.07Purchase 3654 42.07Purchase 4277 42.07Purchase 250 42.16Purchase 988 42.14Purchase 5000 42.13Purchase 3818 42.14Purchase 459 42.14Purchase 4457 42.14Purchase 500 42.14Purchase 3170 42.14Purchase 2210 42.13Purchase 511 42.13Purchase 2776 42.12Purchase 554 42.12Purchase 947 42.12Purchase 3898 42.09Purchase 556 42.09Purchase 4705 42.07Purchase 51 42.06Purchase 200 42.06Purchase 585 42.05Purchase 670 42.05Purchase 580 42.05Purchase 3725 42.05Purchase 380 42.02Purchase 296 42.02Purchase 288 42.02Purchase 5000 42.02Purchase 452 42.02Purchase 865 42.02Purchase 5123 42.02Purchase 45 42.02Purchase 147 41.97Purchase 1981 42Purchase 1000 42Purchase 1000 42Purchase 192 42Purchase 82 42Purchase 2309 42Purchase 180 42Purchase 800 42Purchase 250 42Purchase 500 42Purchase 240 42Purchase 100 42Purchase 191 42Purchase 3183 41.98Purchase 34 41.98Purchase 1060 41.98Purchase 597 41.96Purchase 26 41.96Purchase 1234 41.96Purchase 197 41.96Purchase 250 41.96Purchase 244 41.96Purchase 176 41.96Purchase 10000 41.93Purchase 1 41.93Purchase 257 41.8Purchase 3000 41.8Purchase 941 41.83Purchase 347 41.83Purchase 1000 41.79Purchase 1000 41.81Purchase 1274 41.75Purchase 3431 41.75Purchase 4 41.74Purchase 4701 41.74Purchase 5133 41.74Purchase 4277 41.74Purchase 2435 41.74Purchase 1000 41.74Purchase 842 41.74Purchase 1220 41.72Purchase 3485 41.72Purchase 4705 41.73Purchase 4705 41.73Purchase 4277 41.72Purchase 4158 41.72Purchase 119 41.72Purchase 3014 41.71Purchase 5560 41.71Purchase 4705 41.73Purchase 2911 41.7Purchase 1366 41.7Purchase 2432 41.68Purchase 29 41.68Purchase 1816 41.68Purchase 1263 41.66Purchase 4277 41.67Purchase 6844 41.67Purchase 3434 41.67Purchase 490 41.67Purchase 510 41.67Purchase 141 41.69Purchase 4277 41.7Purchase 500 41.69Purchase 4120 41.69Purchase 3972 41.7Purchase 13 41.7Purchase 18 41.7Purchase 274 41.7Purchase 4277 41.7Purchase 1252 41.6Purchase 4736 41.6Purchase 607 41.61Purchase 144 41.61Purchase 2332 41.61Purchase 4705 41.6Purchase 2237 41.6Purchase 3338 41.61Purchase 4607 41.6Purchase 978 41.59Purchase 300 41.59Purchase 2934 41.59Purchase 518 41.6Purchase 6017 41.6Purchase 422 41.66Purchase 3855 41.66Purchase 1896 41.64Purchase 4705 41.65Purchase 2381 41.64Purchase 1000 41.62Purchase 349 41.61Purchase 399 41.58Purchase 451 41.57Purchase 133 41.5Purchase 4272 41.83Purchase 1556 42.13Purchase 961 42.13Purchase 1634 42.14Purchase 719 42.14Purchase 582 42.45Purchase 10 42.34Purchase 3617 42.34Purchase 631 42.35Purchase 5988 42.33Sale 1000 42.44Sale 1000 42.44Sale 2850 42.35Sale 1169 42.36Sale 455 42.36Sale 376 42.36Sale 7500 42.33Sale 6700 42.34Sale 1060 42.42Sale 1000 42.37Sale 13 42.35Sale 1450 42.35Sale 687 42.36Sale 5000 42.36Sale 1491 42.14Sale 19 42.14Sale 290 42.14Sale 200 42.14Sale 170 42.18Sale 68 42.18Sale 12 42.18Sale 912 42.2Sale 50 42.2Sale 128 41.99Sale 550 41.95Sale 3875 41.93Sale 1500 41.93Sale 239 41.93Sale 165 41.93Sale 119 41.93Sale 1000 41.93Sale 100 41.93Sale 250 41.93Sale 247 41.93Sale 80 41.93Sale 25 41.93Sale 1000 41.93Sale 153 41.93Sale 47 41.93Sale 25 41.93Sale 89 41.93Sale 10 41.93Sale 98 41.93Sale 20 41.93Sale 684 41.93Sale 25 41.93Sale 2 41.93Sale 43 41.93Sale 101 41.93Sale 103 41.93Sale 1 41.85Sale 403 41.85Sale 111 41.78TOTAL BUYS:603829 TOTAL SELLS:44665 (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 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 27-Nov-2007Contact 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