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EPT Disclosure

22nd Jul 2008 10:56

RNS Number : 5928Z

Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)

22 July 2008

4FORM 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 disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	21-July-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			8623207	0.257
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total			8623207	0.257

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares	Long	Short
(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase	24,109		38.20
Purchase	111		38.08
Purchase	200		38.08
Purchase	77		38.08
Purchase	10		38.05
Purchase	102		38.05
Purchase	500		38.12
Purchase	2,408		38.18
Purchase	133		38.18
Purchase	1,625		38.18
Purchase	3,166		38.09
Purchase	1,000		38.09
Purchase	7,083		38.07
Purchase	4,166		38.06
Purchase	2,817		38.05
Purchase	1,000		38.05
Purchase	349		38.05
Purchase	2,424		38.00
Purchase	2,000		38.00
Purchase	1,000		38.00
Purchase	1,000		38.00
Purchase	93		38.00
Purchase	150		38.00
Purchase	800		38.01
Purchase	1,698		37.69
Purchase	100		37.69
Purchase	663		37.69
Purchase	5,417		37.70
Purchase	2		37.69
Purchase	1		37.69
Purchase	300		37.69
Purchase	500		37.69
Purchase	500		37.69
Purchase	400		37.69
Purchase	2		37.69
Sale	-4,915		38.16
Sale	-4,350		38.16
Sale	-829		38.16
Sale	-78		38.16
Sale	-6,077		38.16
Sale	-3,000		38.09
Sale	-1,872		38.09
Sale	-244		38.09
Sale	-173		38.05
Sale	-9,483		38.05
Sale	-12,160		38.02
Sale	-222		38.01
Sale	-894		38.01
Sale	-905		38.03
Sale	-1,033		38.07
Sale	-41		38.07
Sale	-244		38.07
Sale	-166		38.00
Sale	-643		38.00
Sale	-3,412		38.00
Sale	-2,649		37.99
Sale	-741		37.99
Sale	-111		37.99
Sale	-23		37.99
Sale	-3,275		37.99
Sale	-2,675		38.00
Sale	-4,027		38.00
Sale	-50		38.04
Sale	-697		38.04
Sale	-5,417		37.70
Sale	-2,624		37.70
Sale	-1,185		37.79
Sale	-1,779		37.88
Sale	-271		37.88
Sale	-1,144		37.92
Sale	-456		38.16
Sale	-308		38.16
Sale	-1,000		38.16
Sale	-3,090		38.16
Sale	-1,034		38.16
Sale	-455		38.16
Sale	-376		38.16
Sale	-910		38.16
Sale	-20		38.16
Sale	-1,102		38.16
Sale	-1,000		38.10
Sale	-2,000		38.10
Sale	-2,000		38.10
Sale	-1		38.09
Sale	-3,087		38.09
Sale	-40		38.09
Sale	-1,780		38.09
Sale	-2,215		38.09
Sale	-42		38.09
Sale	-719		38.09
Sale	-1,578		38.09
Sale	-3,422		38.09
Sale	-757		38.06
Sale	-5,793		38.07
Sale	-5,000		38.07
Sale	-40		38.07
Sale	-156		38.07
Sale	-200		38.11
Sale	-860		38.11
Sale	-366		38.11
Sale	-5,510		38.11
Sale	-377		38.11
Sale	-27		38.11
Sale	-914		38.11
Sale	-2,787		38.05
Sale	-394		38.05
Sale	-937		38.05
Sale	-363		38.05
Sale	-8,607		38.05
Sale	-500		38.05
Sale	-785		38.02
Sale	-228		38.02
Sale	-1		38.02
Sale	-4,971		38.02
Sale	-1,000		38.02
Sale	-100		38.02
Sale	-4,760		38.02
Sale	-995		38.02
Sale	-556		38.05
Sale	-300		38.05
Sale	-900		38.05
Sale	-14,438		38.00
Sale	-4,449		38.00
Sale	-130		38.00
Sale	-263		38.00
Sale	-10,000		38.00
Sale	-640		38.00
Sale	-9		38.00
Sale	-1		38.01
Sale	-22		38.01
Sale	-19,850		38.00
Sale	-9,000		38.00
Sale	-2,827		38.00
Sale	-200		38.00
Sale	-4,000		38.00
Sale	-588		38.00
Sale	-1,000		38.00
Sale	-320		38.00
Sale	-17		38.00
Sale	-5,000		38.00
Sale	-300		38.01
Sale	-200		38.02
Sale	-6		38.02
Sale	-501		38.03
Sale	-1,364		38.03
Sale	-377		38.03
Sale	-3,545		38.03
Sale	-117		38.05
Sale	-3,143		38.05
Sale	-1,518		38.05
Sale	-418		38.05
Sale	-5,000		38.05
Sale	-52		38.05
Sale	-792		38.05
Sale	-200		38.05
Sale	-18		38.05
Sale	-27		38.06
Sale	-23		38.07
Sale	-39		38.07
Sale	-33		38.07
Sale	-3,815		38.07
Sale	-646		38.07
Sale	-61		38.07
Sale	-912		38.07
Sale	-800		38.07
Sale	-9,090		38.00
Sale	-267		38.00
Sale	-14		38.00
Sale	-455		38.00
Sale	-953		38.00
Sale	-418		37.99
Sale	-13		37.99
Sale	-173		37.99
Sale	-81		37.99
Sale	-12		37.99
Sale	-10		37.99
Sale	-39		37.99
Sale	-455		37.99
Sale	-500		38.00
Sale	-541		38.13
Sale	-459		38.14
Sale	-1,604		38.15
Sale	-400		38.15
Sale	-496		38.15
Sale	-500		38.06
Sale	-14,461		38.00
Sale	-250		38.00
Sale	-3,351		38.00
Sale	-1,000		38.00
Sale	-4,341		38.00
Sale	-15,000		38.00
Sale	-2,650		38.00
Sale	-250		38.00
Sale	-400		38.00
Sale	-180		38.00
Sale	-4		38.01
Sale	-574		38.03
Sale	-42		38.03
Sale	-4		38.03
Sale	-44		38.04
Sale	-1,000		37.70
Sale	-158		37.70
Sale	-200		37.70
Sale	-243		37.70
Sale	-878		37.70
Sale	-1,008		37.70
Sale	-16		37.70
Sale	-5,755		37.70
Sale	-301		37.70
Sale	-3,253		37.70
Sale	-39		37.70
Sale	-10,000		37.70
Sale	-265		37.70
Sale	-400		37.70
Sale	-260		37.70
Sale	-4,000		37.70
Sale	-639		37.70
Sale	-290		37.70
Sale	-656		37.70
Sale	-7		37.70
Sale	-3,400		37.70
Sale	-2,138		37.70
Sale	-60		37.70
Sale	-1,222		37.70
Sale	-150		37.70
Sale	-1,027		37.70
Sale	-160		37.70
Sale	-525		37.70
Sale	-162		37.70
Sale	-67		37.70
Sale	-750		37.70
Sale	-530		37.70
Sale	-2,208		37.70
Sale	-3,051		37.70
Sale	-10,000		37.70
Sale	-250		37.70
Sale	-1,639		37.70
Sale	-945		37.70
Sale	-786		37.70
Sale	-317		37.70
Sale	-510		37.70
Sale	-269		37.70
Sale	-14		37.70
Sale	-360		37.70
Sale	-4,523		37.70
Sale	-10,000		37.70
Sale	-98		37.70
Sale	-800		37.70
Sale	-2,000		37.70
Sale	-102		37.70
Sale	-225		37.70
Sale	-1,128		37.70
Sale	-735		37.70
Sale	-26		37.70
Sale	-1,500		37.71
Sale	-33		37.72
Sale	-26		37.73
Sale	-33		37.73
Sale	-5,000		37.75
Sale	-2,000		37.75
Sale	-200		37.76
Sale	-26		37.76
Sale	-1,452		37.77
Sale	-200		37.77
Sale	-143		37.78
Sale	-303		37.78
Sale	-250		37.78
Sale	-39		37.79
Sale	-33		37.79
Sale	-11		37.79
Sale	-89		37.79
Sale	-891		37.79
Sale	-15,353		37.80
Sale	-500		37.80
Sale	-10		37.80
Sale	-800		37.80
Sale	-17,048		37.80
Sale	-960		37.80
Sale	-18,560		37.80
Sale	-200		37.80
Sale	-1,000		37.80
Sale	-5,000		37.80
Sale	-2,700		37.80
Sale	-64		37.85
Sale	-200		37.85
Sale	-5,419		37.85
Sale	-1,000		37.86
Sale	-38		37.86
Sale	-350		37.87
Sale	-5,000		37.87
Sale	-41		37.88
Sale	-400		37.88
Sale	-40		37.88
Sale	-363		37.88
Sale	-19,422		37.88
Sale	-50		37.90
Sale	-1,000		37.90
Sale	-133		37.91
Sale	-300		37.91
Sale	-207		37.92
Sale	-91		37.92
Sale	-468		37.92
Sale	-89		37.92
Sale	-2,601		37.50
Sale	-1,300		37.50
Sale	-400		37.50
Sale	-1,058		37.50
Sale	-262		37.50
Sale	-250		37.50
Sale	-500		37.50
Sale	-272		37.50
Sale	-1,300		37.50
Sale	-500		37.50
Sale	-5,000		37.50
Sale	-200		37.50
Sale	-1,357		37.50
Sale	-77		38.20
Sale	-75		38.09

TOTAL BUYS:65906

TOTAL SELLS:511652

(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)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (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

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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No

Date of disclosure	22-07-2008
Contact name	Carolyn Collins/ Simon Crawley
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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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