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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd25 April 2008 FORM 38.5 (a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 24-Apr-2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 1815287 19.13 (GBP) 18.245 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3) 1589739 19.18 (GBP) 18.245 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD SHORT 3000 18.49 (GBP)CFD SHORT 23316 18.49 (GBP)CFD SHORT 60000 18.49 (GBP)CFD SHORT 172877 18.49 (GBP)CFD SHORT 5000 18.49 (GBP)CFD SHORT 20000 18.49 (GBP)CFD SHORT 20000 18.49 (GBP)CFD SHORT 6667 18.49 (GBP)CFD SHORT 6666 18.49 (GBP)CFD SHORT 305000 18.49 (GBP)CFD LONG 50000 18.49 (GBP)CFD LONG 46618 18.49 (GBP)CFD LONG 6382 18.49 (GBP)CFD LONG 172877 18.49 (GBP)CFD LONG 4099 18.49 (GBP)CFD LONG 20000 18.49 (GBP)CFD LONG 20000 18.49 (GBP)CFD LONG 20000 18.49 (GBP)CFD LONG 6667 18.49 (GBP)CFD LONG 6666 18.49 (GBP) (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 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full 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. Date of disclosure 25-Apr-2008 09:47:04 Contact name Segal,Debra Telephone number 44 20 7883 4577 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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