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Credit Suisse Sydney Branch18 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 Sydney branchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 17-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 9,689,828 0.289(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 2,505,000 0.075 1,790,000 0.053Total 8,974,828 0.267 (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 6471 40.37Purchase 4115 40.37Purchase 2621 40.37Purchase 37649 40.37Purchase 5582 40.54Purchase 1000 40.54Purchase 400 40.54Purchase 106 40.54Purchase 5 40.54Purchase 2907 40.54Purchase 7554 40.5Purchase 12446 40.5Purchase 55 40.62Purchase 277 40.62Purchase 17 40.62Purchase 705 40.62Purchase 27 40.62Purchase 57 40.62Purchase 18862 40.62Purchase 8109 40.6Purchase 382 40.6Purchase 1509 40.6Purchase 407 40.72Purchase 180 40.72Purchase 3914 40.72Purchase 271 40.72Purchase 54 40.72Purchase 635 40.72Purchase 16 40.72Purchase 544 40.72Purchase 23 40.72Purchase 681 40.72Purchase 3275 40.72Purchase 3081 40.85Purchase 1000 40.85Purchase 1481 40.85Purchase 718 40.85Purchase 85 40.85Purchase 871 40.85Purchase 2000 40.85Purchase 764 40.85Purchase 408 40.83Purchase 906 40.83Purchase 1000 40.83Purchase 57 40.83Purchase 213 40.83Purchase 7416 40.83Purchase 80000 40.8Sale 3388 40.8Sale -3388 40.8Sale -1000 40.8Sale -2359 40.8Sale -10000 40.8Sale -610 40.8Sale -612 40.8Sale -490 40.8Sale -435 40.8Sale -63 40.8Sale -474 40.8Sale -489 40.8Sale -80 40.8Sale -4884 40.8Sale -232 40.8Sale -4884 40.8Sale -9116 40.8Sale -535 40.8Sale -245 40.8Sale -50 40.8Sale -54 40.8Sale -2938 40.8Sale -5000 40.8Sale -348 40.8Sale -725 40.8Sale -15 40.8Sale -788 40.8Sale -186 40.8Sale -3388 40.8TOTAL BUYS:220856 TOTAL SELLS:50000(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 INFORMATIONAgreements, 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) YES Date of disclosure 18-Dec-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS Product Description Written/Purchased No. of Securities Exercise Price Type Expiry DatePUT OPTION WRITTEN 3000 38 American 20/12/2007PUT OPTION WRITTEN 25000 38 American 20/12/2007PUT OPTION PURCHASED 200000 40 American 27/03/2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group