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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)28 February 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) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 27-Feb-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 611,509 0.018 2,952,866 0.088(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 611,509 0.018 2,952,866 0.088 (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 100 39.71Purchase 681 39.55Purchase 4,027 39.55Purchase 320 39.54Purchase 86 39.54Purchase 99 39.54Purchase 3,275 39.54Purchase 500 39.53Purchase 1,809 39.50Purchase 85 39.50Purchase 3,670 39.50Purchase 498 39.47Purchase 320 39.47Purchase 151 39.47Purchase 716 39.45Purchase 3,023 39.45Purchase 579 39.13Purchase 51 39.13Purchase 20 39.13Purchase 2,000 39.15Sale -3,020 39.85Sale -2,000 39.73Sale -4,280 39.74Sale -4,280 39.73Sale -1,559 39.73Sale -119 39.73Sale -2,000 39.73Sale -2,742 39.73Sale -3,499 39.73Sale -735 39.73Sale -26 39.73Sale -20 39.73Sale -1,146 39.71Sale -537 39.71Sale -817 39.71Sale -280 39.67Sale -4,000 39.67Sale -4,280 39.70Sale -4,708 39.70Sale -4,708 39.78Sale -4,708 39.76Sale -4,280 39.78Sale -4 39.76Sale -1,937 39.76Sale -1,891 39.76Sale -2,424 39.78Sale -1,856 39.78Sale -1,786 39.79Sale -2,300 39.79Sale -194 39.79Sale -4,629 39.78Sale -79 39.79Sale -4,280 39.79Sale -1,400 39.78Sale -2,600 39.78Sale -26 39.78Sale -254 39.78Sale -4,427 39.80Sale -260 39.80Sale -21 39.80Sale -144 39.81Sale -2,290 39.81Sale -1,846 39.81Sale -666 39.80Sale -1,395 39.80Sale -1,709 39.80Sale -1,282 39.80Sale -940 39.80Sale -4,280 39.84Sale -5,104 39.83Sale -4,284 39.83Sale -1,000 39.83Sale -4,280 39.80Sale -1,203 39.80Sale -368 39.80Sale -2,709 39.80Sale -120 39.83Sale -160 39.83Sale -4,280 39.84Sale -3,658 39.84Sale -1,478 39.84Sale -436 39.85Sale -4,280 39.84Sale -6,420 39.84Sale -3,700 39.84Sale -376 39.79Sale -532 39.79Sale -500 39.79Sale -4,280 39.77Sale -1,461 39.79Sale -1,822 39.79Sale -1,539 39.79Sale -190 39.79Sale -200 39.76Sale -1,597 39.76Sale -1,956 39.87Sale -464 39.87Sale -40 39.87Sale -207 39.87Sale -2,041 39.87Sale -5,136 39.98Sale -2,000 39.98Sale -2,500 39.97Sale -1,835 39.98Sale -665 39.98Sale -1,291 39.98Sale -1,706 39.98Sale -2,003 39.98Sale -2,000 39.58Sale -2,000 39.53Sale -3,000 39.46Sale -321 39.55Sale -2,179 39.55Sale -876 39.76TOTAL BUYS:22010 TOTAL SELLS:186861 (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 28-Feb-2008Contact 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