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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)09 May 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 Equities (Australia) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 08-05-2008 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 72,476 0.002 8,385,086 0.25(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 72,476 0.002 8,385,086 0.25 (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/sell Total (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) (AUD)Purchase 23 45.14Purchase 2,631 45.14Purchase 1,604 45.14Purchase 32 45.13Purchase 36 45.12Purchase 173 45.12Purchase 1,100 45.12Purchase 4,233 45.12Purchase 4,235 45.07Purchase 39 45.06Purchase 4,235 45.12Purchase 5,085 45.10Purchase 160 45.10Purchase 261 45.10Purchase 3,445 45.09Purchase 523 45.09Purchase 632 45.09Purchase 59 45.09Purchase 36 45.09Purchase 746 45.09Purchase 3,489 45.09Purchase 1,735 45.07Purchase 2,200 45.07Purchase 300 45.07Purchase 39 45.01Purchase 499 45.08Purchase 36 45.11Purchase 1 45.08Purchase 550 45.07Purchase 33 45.05Purchase 1 45.05Purchase 42 44.99Purchase 1 44.99Purchase 13,800 45.00Purchase 36 45.05Purchase 19 44.93Purchase 29 45.03Purchase 33 45.04Purchase 5 45.05Purchase 32 45.05Purchase 33 44.93Purchase 26 44.85Purchase 28 44.86Purchase 32 44.97Purchase 27 44.97Purchase 23 44.95Purchase 52 44.96Purchase 140 44.96Purchase 2,200 44.96Purchase 9 44.96Purchase 181 44.96Purchase 290 44.96Purchase 163 44.96Purchase 965 44.96Purchase 21 44.95Purchase 27 44.96Purchase 4 45.01Purchase 22 45.01Purchase 25 45.02Purchase 20 44.96Purchase 21 44.95Purchase 23 44.97Purchase 330 44.93Purchase 20 44.92Purchase 19 44.88Purchase 19 44.88Purchase 19 44.87Purchase 18 44.85Purchase 17 44.86Purchase 16 44.90Purchase 15 44.92Purchase 1 44.96Purchase 14 44.95Purchase 14 44.95Purchase -16 45.02Purchase 16 45.02Purchase 1 44.96Purchase 16 44.96Purchase 14 44.95Purchase 16 44.97Purchase 14 44.96Purchase 13 44.98Purchase 1 44.98Purchase 14 45.01Purchase 19 44.97Purchase 16 44.99Purchase 14 45.01Purchase 20 45.03Purchase 22 45.00Purchase 19 45.07Purchase 20 45.08Purchase 4,235 45.04Purchase 1,884 44.99Purchase 1,115 44.99Purchase 2,000 44.99Purchase 507 44.98Purchase 330 44.80Purchase 330 44.74Purchase 500 44.04Purchase 100 44.04Purchase 16 45.02Purchase 65,000 44.84Sale -4 45.01Sale -3,481 44.67Sale -299 44.68Sale -4,996 44.68Sale -4 44.69Sale -99 44.69Sale -8 44.70Sale -65 44.70Sale -470 44.70Sale -1 44.71Sale -577 44.71Sale -40 45.06Sale -10 45.06Sale -300 45.00Sale -3,696 45.00Sale -269 45.00Sale -230 45.00Sale -41 45.00Sale -9,264 45.00Sale -1,988 44.96Sale -1,712 44.96Sale -296 44.96Sale -62 44.82Sale -598 44.82Sale -300 44.60Sale -300 44.44Sale -300 44.25Sale -2,000 44.34TOTAL BUYS:133238 TOTAL SELLS:31410 (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 09-05-2008 Contact name Segal, Debra Telephone number 44 20 7883 4577 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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