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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)05 December 2007 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 INFORMATIONName of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 4-Dec-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 1,808,430 0.054(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1,808,430 0.054 (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 3145 43.1Purchase 4279 43.1Purchase 33509 43.1Purchase 3859 42.88Purchase 77 42.88Purchase 1198 42.88Purchase 4278 42.9Purchase 815 42.9Purchase 389 42.9Purchase 300 42.9Purchase 1577 42.9Purchase 1197 42.9Purchase 2088 42.9Purchase 700 42.9Purchase 400 42.9Purchase 800 42.9Purchase 290 42.9Purchase 5134 42.9Purchase 4706 42.92Purchase 4278 42.95Purchase 4278 42.95Purchase 1000 42.91Purchase 20 43.08Purchase 38 43.08Purchase 2500 43.08Purchase 79 43.07Purchase 1707 43.07Purchase 54 43.07Purchase 17 43.07Purchase 2500 43.07Purchase 4706 43Purchase 4706 43Purchase 1000 43.01Purchase 929 43.17Purchase 17 43.17Purchase 2362 43.17Purchase 19 43.17Purchase 57 43.17Purchase 39 43.17Purchase 855 43.17Purchase 22 43.01Purchase 51 43.01Purchase 2200 43.01Purchase 5000 43.01Purchase 251 42.92Purchase 46 42.92Purchase 180 42.92Purchase 1800 42.92Purchase 4 42.92Purchase 1812 42.92Purchase 38 42.87Purchase 37 42.87Purchase 19 42.87Purchase 519 42.87Purchase 924 42.98Purchase 3354 42.98Purchase 587 42.97Purchase 38 42.97Purchase 38 42.97Purchase 3339 42.97Purchase 2014 42.98Purchase 3000 42.98Purchase 1403 42.98Purchase 4278 42.9Purchase 1700 42.93Purchase 1000 42.93Purchase 3582 42.87Purchase 1000 42.87Purchase 4277 42.87Purchase 1 42.87Purchase 4278 42.82Purchase 29 42.79Purchase 500 42.79Purchase 1700 42.79Purchase 78 42.79Purchase 15 42.79Purchase 98 42.79Purchase 61 42.79Purchase 1244 42.79Purchase 4278 42.79Purchase 4278 42.79Purchase 2340 42.78Purchase 1938 42.78Purchase 4706 42.74Purchase 3264 42.69Purchase 200 42.69Purchase 250 42.69Purchase 4 42.69Purchase 560 42.69Purchase 253 42.68Purchase 57 42.68Purchase 5251 42.68Purchase 4078 42.67Purchase 200 42.67Purchase 50 42.65Purchase 2 42.65Purchase 4100 42.87Purchase 1578 42.93Purchase 276 42.97Purchase 2069 43.08Purchase 60000 43.1862Sale -40933 43.1Sale -8 42.65Sale -3000 43.15Sale -27 42.72Sale -54 42.72TOTAL BUYS:250151 TOTAL SELLS:44022 (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 :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONSAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull 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. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 5-Dec-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISORNotesThe 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