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SG Option Europe01 May 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 SG Option EuropeCompany dealt in BHP Billiton plcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 0.5 USD OrdinaryDate of dealing 30 April 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 3,430,611 0.15(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,430,611 0.15 (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 (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 Purchase 910 17.75 Purchase 813 17.75 Purchase 30 17.78 Purchase 30 17.79 Purchase 172 17.82 Purchase 25 17.85 Purchase 18 17.89 Purchase 13227 17.89 Purchase 18 17.92 Purchase 36 17.95 Purchase 30 17.96 Purchase 145361 17.97 Purchase 57 17.98 Purchase 21078 17.99 Purchase 72 17.99 Purchase 51744 18.00 Purchase 49 18.01 Purchase 19 18.03 Purchase 101229 18.03 Purchase 32841 18.05 Purchase 59 18.07 Purchase 18 18.08 Purchase 36 18.10 Purchase 18 18.13 Purchase 18 18.14 Total Purchase 367908 Sale 113 17.78 Sale 543 17.79 Sale 1084 17.80 Sale 1418 17.81 Sale 2003 17.82 Sale 2685 17.83 Sale 2111 17.84 Sale 873 17.85 Sale 756 17.86 Sale 191 17.87 Sale 330 17.88 Sale 4000 17.93 Sale 123304 17.94 Sale 120832 17.95 Sale 1437 17.98 Sale 111 17.99 Sale 21766 18.00 Sale 408 18.02 Sale 111 18.03 Sale 168 18.06 Sale 4354 18.08 Sale 506 18.09 Sale 229 18.10 Sale 330 18.11 Sale 261 18.12 Sale 311 18.13 Total Sale 290235 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (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 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 01 May 2008Contact name Patrick OvermeerTelephone number 0207 676 6885Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio TintoNature 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group