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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch17 January 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 INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Sydney branchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 16-Jan-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 1,379,847 0.041 10,504,665 0.313(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 340,000 0.01 519,000 0.015Total 1,719,847 0.05 11,023,665 0.328 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Purchase 25,740 37.52Purchase 2,477 37.55Purchase 4,053 37.10Purchase 3,463 37.10Purchase 227 37.10Purchase 2,257 37.10Purchase 7,523 37.55Sale -10,000 37.52Sale -3,500 37.48Sale -1 37.48Sale -3,155 37.48Sale -4,621 37.48Sale -5,000 37.48Sale -379 37.48Sale -2,324 37.55Sale -153 37.55Sale -6,700 37.59Sale -528 37.59Sale -7,772 37.59Sale -7,626 37.60Sale -485 37.64Sale -27,236 37.64Sale -92 37.64Sale -2,187 37.64Sale -300 37.40Sale -39 37.40Sale -1,250 37.40Sale -35 37.40Sale -1 37.40Sale -6,242 37.40Sale -630 37.40Sale -1,503 37.40Sale -2,000 37.40Sale -2,374 37.60Sale -7,523 37.55Sale -3,344 37.48Total Buys:45740 Total Sells:107000 (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 varying Product 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 derivativesNONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 17-Jan-2008Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group