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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd24 December 2007 FORM 38.5 (a)DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERSWITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUSDEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY(Rule 38.5(a) 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 21-Dec-20072. DEALINGS (Note 2)(a) Purchases and salesTotal number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3)3871719 15.46 (GBP) 15.0175 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)3772471 15.48 (GBP) 15.01 (GBP)(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)CFD Long 1000000 15.4 (GBP)CFD Short 3963963 15.4 (GBP)CFD Short 1000000 15.4 (GBP)CFD Short 20000 15.4 (GBP)CFD Short 17932 15.4 (GBP)CFD Short 800 15.4 (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. American, Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price European etc.Expiry received per unitoption etc. (Note 5) date (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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.Date of disclosure 24-Dec-2007 10:36:43Contact name Burford,Glenda BTelephone number 44 20 7888 3599Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) ADVISORNotesThe 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