Credit Suisse Eq Aus - EPT Disclosure

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RNS Number:0592S
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)
10 April 2008


                                                                                                          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 INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader                             Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited

Company dealt in                                            BHP Billiton Limited

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being      Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                             9-04-2008


2.  INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

                                            Long                                   Short
                                            Number               (%)               Number                 (%)

(1) Relevant securities                     186,278              0.0055            8,268,183              0.246
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                       186,278              0.0055            8,268,183              0.246


(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/sell
Total


(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                                                       47,100                                             41.99
Purchase                                                        4,235                                             41.95
Purchase                                                           17                                             41.94
Purchase                                                        5,102                                             41.95
Purchase                                                        2,504                                             41.92
Purchase                                                          198                                             41.92
Purchase                                                        4,161                                             41.94
Purchase                                                        1,792                                             41.94
Purchase                                                        1,000                                             41.97
Purchase                                                          649                                             42.00
Purchase                                                        3,400                                             42.00
Purchase                                                           61                                             42.00
Purchase                                                          142                                             42.00
Purchase                                                          138                                             42.20
Purchase                                                            1                                             42.20
Purchase                                                          113                                             42.20
Purchase                                                          832                                             42.20
Purchase                                                          480                                             42.20
Purchase                                                          966                                             42.20
Purchase                                                          220                                             42.19
Purchase                                                          250                                             42.18
Purchase                                                           93                                             42.14
Purchase                                                       -2,397                                             42.14
Purchase                                                        2,397                                             42.14
Purchase                                                        1,393                                             42.34
Purchase                                                        1,107                                             42.34
Purchase                                                        4,000                                             42.25
Purchase                                                        1,762                                             42.14
Purchase                                                        2,397                                             42.14
Purchase                                                        2,400                                             41.92
Sale                                                             -902                                             41.72
Sale                                                             -227                                             41.90
Sale                                                             -161                                             41.90
Sale                                                              581                                             41.80
Sale                                                             -581                                             41.80
Sale                                                               61                                             41.81
Sale                                                              -61                                             41.81
Sale                                                              536                                             42.08
Sale                                                             -536                                             42.08
Sale                                                              696                                             42.11
Sale                                                             -696                                             42.11
Sale                                                           -1,744                                             42.12
Sale                                                           -2,062                                             41.91
Sale                                                           -2,850                                             41.91
Sale                                                             -770                                             41.94
Sale                                                             -855                                             41.95
Sale                                                             -915                                             41.88
Sale                                                             -320                                             41.88
Sale                                                           -1,226                                             41.80
Sale                                                             -174                                             41.72
Sale                                                             -931                                             41.68
Sale                                                             -995                                             41.72
Sale                                                             -638                                             41.81
Sale                                                             -336                                             41.81
Sale                                                              -14                                             41.84
Sale                                                             -832                                             41.84
Sale                                                             -753                                             41.95
Sale                                                             -687                                             41.92
Sale                                                              -48                                             41.93
Sale                                                             -503                                             41.93
Sale                                                             -777                                             41.90
Sale                                                             -327                                             41.83
Sale                                                             -824                                             41.93
Sale                                                             -803                                             41.89
Sale                                                             -785                                             41.98
Sale                                                             -761                                             41.93
Sale                                                             -649                                             41.88
Sale                                                             -219                                             41.77
Sale                                                             -350                                             41.77
Sale                                                             -127                                             41.77
Sale                                                             -173                                             41.74
Sale                                                             -406                                             41.77
Sale                                                             -478                                             41.78
Sale                                                             -484                                             41.61
Sale                                                              -28                                             41.71
Sale                                                             -432                                             41.72
Sale                                                             -385                                             41.62
Sale                                                             -392                                             41.64
Sale                                                             -266                                             41.67
Sale                                                              -74                                             41.67
Sale                                                             -338                                             41.80
Sale                                                             -348                                             41.78
Sale                                                             -349                                             41.81
Sale                                                             -339                                             41.87
Sale                                                             -310                                             41.85
Sale                                                             -253                                             41.86
Sale                                                              -71                                             41.90
Sale                                                              -17                                             41.96
Sale                                                             -242                                             41.96
Sale                                                             -305                                             41.94
Sale                                                             -318                                             41.92
Sale                                                             -307                                             42.08
Sale                                                             -328                                             41.99
Sale                                                             -352                                             42.00
Sale                                                             -385                                             41.95
Sale                                                             -438                                             41.87
Sale                                                               -5                                             41.91
Sale                                                             -200                                             41.91
Sale                                                             -190                                             41.91
Sale                                                           -1,901                                             41.91
Sale                                                             -292                                             41.92
Sale                                                             -307                                             41.92
Sale                                                             -483                                             41.88
Sale                                                           -2,692                                             41.91
Sale                                                             -198                                             41.92
Sale                                                           -1,000                                             41.92
Sale                                                           -1,110                                             41.92
Sale                                                              -98                                             41.99
Sale                                                             -391                                             41.99
Sale                                                             -496                                             42.03
Sale                                                             -213                                             42.18
Sale                                                             -608                                             42.22
Sale                                                             -511                                             42.20
Sale                                                             -233                                             42.24
Sale                                                             -424                                             42.24
Sale                                                             -636                                             42.24
Sale                                                             -633                                             42.25
Sale                                                             -613                                             42.19
Sale                                                             -672                                             42.15
Sale                                                             -416                                             42.16
Sale                                                              -70                                             42.16
Sale                                                             -105                                             42.16
Sale                                                             -672                                             42.22
Sale                                                             -735                                             42.24
Sale                                                             -687                                             42.23
Sale                                                             -675                                             42.18
Sale                                                             -289                                             42.16
Sale                                                             -453                                             42.16
Sale                                                             -221                                             42.18
Sale                                                              -49                                             42.22
Sale                                                             -619                                             42.22
Sale                                                             -797                                             42.12
Sale                                                              -72                                             42.12
Sale                                                           -2,000                                             42.11
Sale                                                             -200                                             42.12
Sale                                                             -500                                             42.12
Sale                                                              -14                                             42.12
Sale                                                             -324                                             42.12
Sale                                                           -1,390                                             42.12
Sale                                                              -82                                             42.12
Sale                                                             -674                                             42.12
Sale                                                             -895                                             42.22
Sale                                                             -833                                             42.25
Sale                                                             -578                                             42.24
Sale                                                              -18                                             42.24
Sale                                                             -212                                             42.24
Sale                                                             -288                                             42.24
Sale                                                             -552                                             42.33
Sale                                                             -517                                             42.26
Sale                                                           -1,500                                             42.19
Sale                                                           -2,800                                             42.07
Sale                                                           -2,200                                             42.09
Sale                                                           -1,523                                             42.08
Sale                                                             -477                                             42.08
Sale                                                             -375                                             42.13
Sale                                                             -595                                             42.13
Sale                                                              -30                                             42.16
Sale                                                           -5,000                                             42.17
Sale                                                              -76                                             42.34
Sale                                                          -15,000                                             42.28
Sale                                                             -124                                             42.34
Sale                                                             -200                                             42.35
Sale                                                             -696                                             42.11
Sale                                                             -536                                             42.08
Sale                                                              -61                                             41.81
Sale                                                             -581                                             41.80
TOTAL BUYS:86513

TOTAL SELLS:92000


(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 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 unit
option         etc.                 (Note 6)                              European etc.             (Note 4)


(ii)  Exercising

Product 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 :

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

NONE


Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached?  (Note 8)   NO

Date of disclosure                                          10-04-2008

Contact name                                                Collins, Carolyn

Telephone number                                            44 20 7888 0241

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                Rio Tinto Plc

Nature 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/.









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