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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)19 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 Equities (Australia) LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 18-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 1363186 0.041(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 1363186 0.041 (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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 200 39.93Purchase 13705 39.7Purchase 8195 39.7Purchase 110 39.7Purchase 3100 39.7Purchase 1074 39.69Purchase 6888 39.69Purchase 12600 39.69Purchase 16 39.68Purchase 125 39.2Purchase 226 39.22Purchase 156 39.22Purchase 637 39.22Purchase 318 39.22Sale -835 40.0062Sale -3488 39.11Sale -295 39.02Sale -72 39.45Sale -2130 39.45Sale -3000 40.1Sale -125 40Sale -894 39.72Sale -1283 39.72Sale -304 39.72Sale -911 39.69Sale -2500 39.69Sale -366 39.69Sale -500 39.7Sale -200 39.72Sale -375 39.72Sale -3271 39.86Sale -62 39.87Sale -3000 39.7Sale -2306 39.59Sale -704 39.59Sale -795 39.59Sale -2000 39.59Sale -375 39.59Sale -2500 39.59Sale -1000 39.59Sale -250 39.59Sale -70 39.59Sale -14268 39.7Sale -750 39.7Sale -120 39.7Sale -245 39.7Sale -262 39.7Sale -500 39.7Sale -200 39.7Sale -100 39.7Sale -500 39.7Sale -250 39.7Sale -478 39.7Sale -978 39.7Sale -1000 39.7Sale -1750 39.7Sale -1000 39.7Sale -110 39.7Sale -750 39.7Sale -1000 39.7Sale -739 39.7Sale -1673 39.29Sale -1844 39.26Sale -413 39.26Sale -291 39.11Sale -130 39.11Sale -2353 39.11Sale -1083 39.11Sale -1400 39.11Sale -300 39.11Sale -84 39.13Sale -349 39.13Sale -300 39.13Sale -203 39.13Sale -19 39.13Sale -100 39.02Sale -500 39.02Sale -1000 39.02Sale -205 39.02Sale -1000 39.04Sale -1000 39.05Sale -2399 39.05Sale -125 39.05Sale -65 39.05Sale -1250 39.05Sale -1300 39.05Sale -5 39.06Sale -500 39.06Sale -256 39.08Sale -443 39.26Sale -127 39.26Sale -50 39.26Sale -1823 39.26Sale -300 39.26Sale -145 39.29Sale -350 39.29Sale -979 39.29Sale -127 39.29Sale -1726 39.29Sale -5000 39.28Sale -192 39.35Sale -375 39.35Sale -718 39.35Sale -2141 39.35Sale -56 39.36Sale -1000 39.36Sale -343 39.36Sale -175 39.38Sale -5304 39.33Sale -1000 39.35Sale -500 39.35Sale -200 39.36Sale -950 39.45Sale -1000 39.45Sale -728 39.45Sale -2000 39.45Sale -250 39.46Sale -2870 39.45Sale -50 39.5Sale -1149 39.43Sale -1487 39.43Sale -1864 39.44Sale -500 39.46Sale -1947 39.4Sale -5114 39.39Sale -5000 39.31Sale -1557 39.27Sale -1203 39.27Sale -375 39.55Sale -4511 39.55Sale -7429 39.55Sale -150 39.55Sale -1000 39.55Sale -10000 39.54Sale -1421 39.55Sale -250 39.58Sale -7352 39.58Sale -252 39.58Sale -199 39.58Sale -4000 39.58Sale -1000 39.58Sale -4764 39.56Sale -70 39.56Sale -5000 39.55Sale -166 39.56Sale -450 39.73Sale -10000 39.85Sale -1221 39.72 TOTAL BUYS:47350 TOTAL SELLS:189111 (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 INFORMATION :AMENDMENT- SEE OPTIONS 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 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 19-Dec-2007Contact name Collins, CarolynTelephone number 44 20 7888 0241Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR Notes The 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