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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd31 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 Securities (Europe) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP BillitonClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 28-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 2,411,289 0.108(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 2,411,289 0.108 (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 ( AU000000BHP4 Long Short)(1) Relevant Securities 189689 ( 0.006 % )(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 0 ( 0 % ) 189689 ( 0.006 % ) (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)Buy 1645 15.62 (GBP)Buy 1643 15.55 (GBP)Buy 1605 15.67 (GBP)Buy 1604 15.77 (GBP)Buy 1534 15.78 (GBP)Buy 1532 15.76 (GBP)Buy 1522 15.61 (GBP)Buy 1412 15.68 (GBP)Buy 1401 15.75 (GBP)Buy 1370 15.68 (GBP)Buy 1367 15.76 (GBP)Buy 1317 15.71 (GBP)Buy 1206 15.66 (GBP)Buy 1200 15.52 (GBP)Buy 1144 15.52 (GBP)Buy 1100 15.57 (GBP)Buy 1007 15.73 (GBP)Buy 1000 15.72 (GBP)Buy 1000 15.7 (GBP)Buy 1000 15.69 (GBP)Buy 1000 15.74 (GBP)Buy 1000 15.7 (GBP)Buy 1000 15.71 (GBP)Buy 978 15.73 (GBP)Buy 916 15.7 (GBP)Buy 910 15.61 (GBP)Buy 900 15.55 (GBP)Buy 900 15.55 (GBP)Buy 887 15.72 (GBP)Buy 676 15.72 (GBP)Buy 670 15.71 (GBP)Buy 629 15.67 (GBP)Buy 625 15.7 (GBP)Buy 600 15.68 (GBP)Buy 600 15.67 (GBP)Buy 588 15.73 (GBP)Buy 571 15.7 (GBP)Buy 563 15.68 (GBP)Buy 563 15.72 (GBP)Buy 551 15.74 (GBP)Buy 543 15.73 (GBP)Buy 514 15.7 (GBP)Buy 500 15.57 (GBP)Buy 500 15.72 (GBP)Buy 500 15.73 (GBP)Buy 500 15.63 (GBP)Buy 500 15.7 (GBP)Buy 488 15.7 (GBP)Buy 477 15.63 (GBP)Buy 437 15.72 (GBP)Buy 388 15.52 (GBP)Buy 362 15.73 (GBP)Buy 362 15.71 (GBP)Buy 362 15.765 (GBP)Buy 330 15.68 (GBP)Buy 313 15.63 (GBP)Buy 307 15.55 (GBP)Buy 303 15.54 (GBP)Buy 292 15.56 (GBP)Buy 285 15.59 (GBP)Buy 281 15.76 (GBP)Buy 267 15.61 (GBP)Buy 267 15.57 (GBP)Buy 264 15.61 (GBP)Buy 252 15.62 (GBP)Buy 245 15.64 (GBP)Buy 240 15.58 (GBP)Buy 236 15.63 (GBP)Buy 220 15.73 (GBP)Buy 209 15.69 (GBP)Buy 200 15.59 (GBP)Buy 200 15.67 (GBP)Buy 190 15.7 (GBP)Buy 181 15.52 (GBP)Buy 176 15.7 (GBP)Buy 170 15.52 (GBP)Buy 168 15.68 (GBP)Buy 147 15.58 (GBP)Buy 146 15.7 (GBP)Buy 146 15.61 (GBP)Buy 135 15.75 (GBP)Buy 135 15.75 (GBP)Buy 124 15.68 (GBP)Buy 112 15.52 (GBP)Buy 112 15.59 (GBP)Buy 105 15.755 (GBP)Buy 100 15.68 (GBP)Buy 94 15.55 (GBP)Buy 88 15.61 (GBP)Buy 88 15.61 (GBP)Buy 79 15.72 (GBP)Buy 70 15.57 (GBP)Buy 67 15.72 (GBP)Buy 65 15.58 (GBP)Buy 43 15.72 (GBP)Buy 32 15.73 (GBP)Buy 28 15.58 (GBP)Buy 20 15.55 (GBP)Buy 11 15.7 (GBP)Buy 9 15.69 (GBP)Sell 1641 15.75 (GBP)Sell 1634 15.75 (GBP)Sell 1611 15.71 (GBP)Sell 1587 15.78 (GBP)Sell 1578 15.77 (GBP)Sell 1547 15.75 (GBP)Sell 1541 15.64 (GBP)Sell 1526 15.67 (GBP)Sell 1521 15.65 (GBP)Sell 1519 15.64 (GBP)Sell 1513 15.69 (GBP)Sell 1511 15.73 (GBP)Sell 1498 15.72 (GBP)Sell 1468 15.66 (GBP)Sell 1462 15.62 (GBP)Sell 1405 15.73 (GBP)Sell 1342 15.73 (GBP)Sell 1287 15.67 (GBP)Sell 1285 15.56 (GBP)Sell 1180 15.71 (GBP)Sell 1162 15.66 (GBP)Sell 1161 15.68 (GBP)Sell 1159 15.72 (GBP)Sell 1137 15.56 (GBP)Sell 1100 15.53 (GBP)Sell 1042 15.51 (GBP)Sell 1034 15.61 (GBP)Sell 1015 15.74 (GBP)Sell 1000 15.62 (GBP)Sell 1000 15.69 (GBP)Sell 1000 15.62 (GBP)Sell 927 15.56 (GBP)Sell 927 15.73 (GBP)Sell 917 15.55 (GBP)Sell 892 15.74 (GBP)Sell 865 15.62 (GBP)Sell 789 15.57 (GBP)Sell 732 15.72 (GBP)Sell 711 15.56 (GBP)Sell 711 15.55 (GBP)Sell 691 15.62 (GBP)Sell 650 15.74 (GBP)Sell 619 15.55 (GBP)Sell 619 15.73 (GBP)Sell 600 15.51 (GBP)Sell 598 15.59 (GBP)Sell 583 15.63 (GBP)Sell 566 15.72 (GBP)Sell 519 15.57 (GBP)Sell 500 15.73 (GBP)Sell 500 15.62 (GBP)Sell 500 15.74 (GBP)Sell 500 15.55 (GBP)Sell 473 15.62 (GBP)Sell 447 15.68 (GBP)Sell 441 15.55 (GBP)Sell 406 15.57 (GBP)Sell 405 15.73 (GBP)Sell 368 15.59 (GBP)Sell 358 15.55 (GBP)Sell 353 15.55 (GBP)Sell 351 15.77 (GBP)Sell 326 15.69 (GBP)Sell 303 15.67 (GBP)Sell 300 15.75 (GBP)Sell 296 15.55 (GBP)Sell 267 15.53 (GBP)Sell 260 15.55 (GBP)Sell 247 15.55 (GBP)Sell 229 15.55 (GBP)Sell 229 15.55 (GBP)Sell 221 15.75 (GBP)Sell 191 15.57 (GBP)Sell 190 15.56 (GBP)Sell 147 15.55 (GBP)Sell 134 15.7 (GBP)Sell 129 15.75 (GBP)Sell 128 15.62 (GBP)Sell 114 15.62 (GBP)Sell 84 15.75 (GBP)Sell 79 15.63 (GBP)Sell 53 15.73 (GBP)Sell 46 15.55 (GBP)Sell 30 15.69 (GBP)Sell 30 15.55 (GBP)Sell 30 15.73 (GBP)Sell 15 15.53 (GBP)Sell 8 15.73 (GBP)Sell 2 15.66 (GBP) (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) No Date of disclosure 31-Dec-2007 12:00:58Contact name Burford,Glenda BTelephone number 44 20 7888 3599Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe 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