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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch09 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 branch Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 08-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 9,133,746 0.272(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,645,000 0.049 1,284,000 0.038 Total 8,772,746 0.261 (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 3,702 39.00Purchase 9,086 39.00Purchase 5,000 39.00Purchase 5,000 39.00Purchase 8,748 39.00Purchase 4,225 39.40Purchase 2,816 39.40Sale -2,218 39.00Sale -306 39.00Sale -14,694 39.00Sale -8,000 39.00Sale -2,000 39.00Sale -10,206 39.00Sale -1,689 39.00Sale -887 39.00Sale -2,018 39.15Sale -253 39.15Sale -1,913 39.15Sale -1,160 39.15Sale -255 39.15Sale -1,000 39.15Sale -485 39.15Sale -240 39.19Sale -50 39.19Sale -237 39.19Sale -50 39.19Sale -84 39.19Sale -5,000 39.19Sale -1,020 39.19Sale -367 39.19Sale -128 39.20Sale -1,026 39.20Sale -3,070 39.18Sale -148 39.18Sale -4,827 39.18Sale -940 39.43Sale -501 39.43Sale -481 39.43Sale -862 39.43Sale -1,152 39.43Sale -400 39.43Sale -800 39.43Sale -300 39.43Sale -400 39.43Sale -106 39.43Sale -79 39.43Sale -52 39.43Sale -768 39.43TOTAL BUYS:38577 TOTAL SELLS:70172 (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 derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 9-Jan-2008 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group