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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited18 March 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Morgan Stanley Securities Limited Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 17 March 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP 1,820,116 15.4000 14.6400 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 3,675,241 15.4400 14.6300 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBP e.g. CFDCFD LONG 2,510 14.6500CFD LONG 8,871 15.0636CFD LONG 821,402 15.7970CFD LONG 20,199 14.6485CFD LONG 270,000 15.0411CFD LONG 1,781 15.0734CFD LONG 14,630 15.0734CFD LONG 4,695 15.1641CFD LONG 9,420 15.1641CFD LONG 885 15.1641CFD LONG 20,202 15.1678CFD LONG 351 15.2281CFD LONG 360,000 15.2373CFD LONG 5,000 15.2400CFD LONG 827,000 15.3400CFD LONG 1,013 15.3415CFD SHORT 603 14.8027CFD SHORT 4,951 14.8027CFD SHORT 6,000 14.9747CFD SHORT 95,431 15.0058CFD SHORT 52,000 15.0670CFD SHORT 4,604 15.2307CFD SHORT 15,000 15.2973CFD SHORT 827,000 15.3400CFD SHORT 351 15.4019CFD SHORT 1,013 15.4027 (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 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) GBPN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) GBP N/A N/A N/A 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 Date of disclosure 18 March 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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