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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd14 November 2007 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 Shares GB0000566504 and AU000000BHP4disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 13-Nov-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and salesTotal number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 2381332 16.16 (GBP) 15.63 (GBP)1188988 41.85 (AUD) 41.85 (AUD) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)1188988 41.85 (AUD) 41.85 (AUD)3379647 16.2537 (GBP) 15.66 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) : for GB0000566504Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) CFD Long 697807 16.2537 (GBP)CFD Long 200000 15.82593 (GBP)CFD Long 152000 15.819381 (GBP)CFD Long 100000 16.01199 (GBP)CFD Long 62000 15.997581 (GBP)CFD Long 21500 15.8 (GBP)CFD Long 600 16 (GBP)CFD Short 100000 15.887 (GBP)CFD Short 100000 15.887 (GBP)CFD Short 79357 15.722103 (GBP)CFD Short 30665 15.8047 (GBP)CFD Short 20837 15.8047 (GBP)CFD Short 17720 15.8047 (GBP)CFD Short 14472 16.11 (GBP)CFD Short 300 15.71 (GBP)CFD Short 300 15.63 (GBP) (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 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Date of disclosure 14-Nov-2007 02:27:08Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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