EPT Disclosure

20th Mar 2008 13:12

RMB Morgan Stanley Limited20 March 2008 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 RMB Morgan Stanley Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19 March 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 1,393,728 (0.06%) 0 (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total 1,393,728 (0.06%) 0 (0.00%) (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 Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities N/A N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR PURCHASE 10,000 234.5000PURCHASE 15,000 235.6000PURCHASE 1,215 238.5000PURCHASE 5,785 238.5000PURCHASE 8,000 238.5000PURCHASE 2,500 239.9900PURCHASE 7 240.0000PURCHASE 7 240.0000PURCHASE 12,500 240.0000PURCHASE 1,999 240.0000PURCHASE 1,184 240.0000PURCHASE 2,500 240.0000PURCHASE 4,317 240.0000PURCHASE 32,762 240.2595PURCHASE 30,000 240.5000PURCHASE 7,582 244.5000PURCHASE 2,418 244.5000PURCHASE 5,000 245.0000PURCHASE 4,000 246.0000PURCHASE 1,000 246.0000PURCHASE 6,780 247.0000PURCHASE 3,220 247.0000PURCHASE 200 249.0000PURCHASE 50 249.0000PURCHASE 105 249.9500PURCHASE 145 250.0000SALE 2,400 247.0000SALE 40,720 238.0091SALE 3,072 239.5000SALE 4,800 239.5000SALE 6,928 239.5000SALE 200 239.5000SALE 3,639 239.9800SALE 1,300 239.9800SALE 50 239.9800SALE 600 240.0000SALE 922 240.0000SALE 2,000 240.0000SALE 1,489 240.0000SALE 30,000 240.0945SALE 5,000 240.5000SALE 934 240.5000SALE 9,066 240.5000SALE 582 240.5000SALE 6,707 240.7000SALE 2,711 240.7000SALE 1,471 241.7500SALE 4,279 241.7500SALE 3,250 241.7500SALE 5,000 245.9900SALE 5,000 246.0000SALE 5,000 246.0000SALE 4,087 246.0000SALE 2,639 247.0000SALE 361 247.0000SALE 1,000 247.0300SALE 9,000 247.0300SALE 1,000 247.1200SALE 9,000 247.1300SALE 2,000 247.4000SALE 66 244.0800SALE 7,100 247.0000SALE 500 247.0000 NUMBER OF BUYS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE158,276 250.0000 234.5000TOTAL NUMBER OF SELLS HIGH PRICE LOW PRICE183,873 247.4000 238.0091 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) ZAR e.g. CFDFUTURES SALE 65,000 247.0100CFD SHORT 810 240.2200 3. 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. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 20 March 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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