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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd29 February 2008 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader The Private Banking Division of Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Common Shsdisclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 28-February-2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 40,700 0.004 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 40,700 0.004 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class Of Relevant Security : Long Short (1) Relevant Securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Sale 1000 14.00Sale 1000 14.00 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product 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 7) European etc. (Note 5) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION 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 8.1 attached? (Note 9) No Date of disclosure 29-Feb-2007 Contact name Collins, Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7883 5407 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RIO TINTO Nature of connection (Note 10) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 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