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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)14 March 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 13-03-2008 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 259,821 0.007 2,192,846 0.065(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 259,821 0.007 2,192,846 0.065 (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 10,000 36.38Purchase 3,281 36.37Purchase 1,000 36.37Purchase 3 36.37Purchase 18,876 36.40Purchase 2 36.39Purchase 1,054 36.39Purchase 68 36.38Purchase 6,039 36.56Purchase 1,000 36.56Purchase 1,601 36.56Purchase 1,360 36.56Purchase 4,284 36.91Purchase 568 36.90Purchase 49 36.90Purchase 583 36.90Sale -1,343 36.37Sale -866 36.37Sale -1,567 36.37Sale -3,000 36.37Sale -908 36.37Sale -2,316 36.37Sale -10,000 36.37Sale -47 36.41Sale -1,119 36.41Sale -25 36.50Sale -819 36.50Sale -500 36.59Sale -500 36.59Sale -1,000 36.59Sale -100 36.88Sale -1,000 36.88Sale -8,500 36.93Sale -1,500 36.95Sale -5,000 36.96TOTAL BUYS:49768 TOTAL SELLS:40110 (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) Exercising Product 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 OPTIONS Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 14-March-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 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:
BHP Group