Credit Suisse Eq Aus - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:5531S
Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)
17 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 16-04-2008

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 133,094 0.0039 8,346,365 0.248

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 133,094 0.0039 8,346,365 0.248

(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 2,000 42.80
Purchase 2,506 42.80
Purchase 277 42.80
Purchase 1,000 42.80
Purchase 245 42.80
Purchase 21,386 42.80
Purchase 112 43.19
Purchase 568 43.16
Purchase 568 43.16
Purchase 30,000 43.34
Sale -43 43.32
Sale -6,035 43.30
Sale -38 43.30
Sale -17,789 43.30
Sale -2,211 43.30
Sale -3,927 43.34
Sale -39 43.32
Sale -13 43.32
Sale -18 43.32
Sale -209 43.32
Sale -260 43.32
Sale -1,070 43.32
Sale -200 43.32
Sale -148 43.32
Sale -2,000 43.30
Sale -44 43.33
Sale -2,478 43.33
Sale -229 43.13
Sale -22 43.13
Sale -11 43.13
Sale -38 43.13
Sale -2,969 43.10
Sale -2,031 43.10
Sale -1,000 43.05
Sale -1,974 43.00
Sale -526 43.00
TOTAL BUYS:58662

TOTAL SELLS:45322

(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 17-04-2008

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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